SCHOCK, AARON (a Representative from Illinois)

Amendments

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H792 [14FE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), H3598 [25MY]

EPA: establish a temporary prohibition against revising any national ambient air quality standard for coarse particulate matter and limit Federal regulation of nuisance dust in certain areas (H.R. 1633), H8287 [8DE]

FEMA: extend authorization of National Flood Insurance Program to achieve reforms to improve financial integrity of program and increase role of private markets in management of flood insurance risk (H.R. 1309), H4899 [12JY]

Patents: reform (H.R. 1249), H4495 [23JN]

Appointments

House Commission on Congressional Mailing Standards, H2902 [15AP]

Ronald Reagan Centennial Commission, H528 [8FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions and provide for conscience protections (see H.R. 3), H553 [8FE]

Alcoholic beverages: support State based alcohol regulation (see H.R. 1161), H2536 [7AP]

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), H6626 [5OC]

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: rescind unobligated stimulus funds and require that such funds be used for Federal budget deficit reduction (see H.R. 620), H679 [10FE]

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 2256), H8728 [12DE]

———prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes (see H.R. 1513), H9945 [19DE]

Arizona: preserve multiple use land management policy relative to uranium mining (see H.R. 3155), H7134 [26OC]

Armed Forces: ensure that Reserve members who have served on active duty or performed certain active service receive credit toward early receipt of non-regular service retired pay (see H.R. 181), H397 [20JA]

———prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 1092), H5781 [29JY]

Bodai, Balazs (Ernie): award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3003), H6342 [21SE]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 2), H40 [5JA]

———establish the Grace Commission II to review and make recommendations regarding cost control in the Federal Government (see H.R. 779), H1177 (see H.R. 779), H1196 [17FE]

Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (see H.R. 3179), H8322 [9DE]

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

Chicago, IL: provide for a feasibility study before carrying out any Federal action relating to the Chicago Area Water System (see H.R. 2432), H5966 [7SE]

Children and youth: require parental consent to release records of home-schooled students (see H.R. 2910), H6979 [14OC]

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), H1456 [1MR]

Colombia: support citizens in aftermath of flooding, renew Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act extension, promote economic growth, and reinforce fight against drug trafficking (see H. Res. 77), H1989 [17MR]

Combating Autism Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2005), H4673 [6JY]

Committee on Deficit Reduction (Joint, Select): require to conduct business in a manner open to the public (see H.R. 2796), H6011 [8SE]

Commodity Exchange Act: clarify definition of swap dealer (see H.R. 3527), H7998 [30NO]

Computers: advance cybersecurity research, development, and technical standards (see H.R. 2096), H4188 [14JN]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1588), H3063 [4MY]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 217), H134 [7JA]

Courts: restrict Federal court jurisdiction over abortion-related cases by establishing that human life begins at fertilization (see H.R. 212), H133 [7JA]

CPSC: exempt off-highway vehicles from certain lead prohibitions (see H.R. 412), H468 [25JA]

Credit: exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that has been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see H.R. 2086), H4794 [8JY]

Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 2492), H9928 [16DE]

———prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 2299), H4750 [7JY]

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

Dept. of Education: award grants for support of full-service community schools (see H.R. 1090), H6182 [14SE]

———establish a competitive grant program to foster expansion and replication of excellent public charter schools (see H.R. 1525), H3987 [2JN]

———establish grants to support evidence-based social and emotional learning programming (see H.R. 2437), H6979 [14OC]

———improve academic content standards for physical education (see H.R. 1057), H3162 [10MY]

———prohibit from overreaching into academic affairs and financial aid program eligibility (see H.R. 2117), H4366 [21JN]

———reauthorize District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program for vouchers to provide school choice (see H.R. 471), H554 [8FE]

Dept. of HHS: establish permanent national surveillance systems for multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other neurological diseases and disorders (see H.R. 2595), H5284 [20JY]

———implement the National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan (see H.R. 2600), H6233 [15SE]

———provide liability protections for volunteer practitioners at health centers (see H.R. 1629), H2912 [15AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: modify requirements for the visa waiver program (see H.R. 959), H5019 [13JY]

Dept. of Justice: 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), H3221 [11MY]

Dept. of State: address inefficiencies in the visa processing system that discourage overseas business and leisure travel to the U.S. (see H.R. 3039), H6782 [11OC]

———designate Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps as a foreign terrorist organization (see H.R. 3698), H9925 [16DE]

———remove People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) from list of foreign terrorist organizations (see H. Res. 60), H509 [26JA]

Dept. of the Interior: establish an environmentally sound oil and gas leasing program for exploration, development, and production of resources of the Coastal Plain of Alaska (see H.R. 49), H924 [15FE]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H684 [10FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit hiring of additional employees to enforce individual health insurance mandate (see H.R. 434), H1621 [8MR]

———provide taxpayers a receipt for an income tax payment which itemizes the portion of the payment which is allocable to various Government spending categories (see H.R. 1527), H2665 [13AP]

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

———prohibit provision of grants or funds to State or local governments for any program to check helmet usage or create checkpoints for a motorcycle riders (see H.R. 904), H1770 [11MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy (see H.R. 198), H1252 (see H.R. 198), H1364 [18FE]

———enter into contracts with health care providers to improve access to health care for veterans who have difficulty receiving treatment at departmental facilities (see H.R. 3723), H9926 [16DE]

———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), H601 [9FE]

———require provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans at all departmental medical centers (see H.R. 329), H6233 [15SE]

Developing countries: protect girls through prevention of child marriage (see H.R. 3357), H7330 [3NO]

Diseases: expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to pulmonary fibrosis (see H.R. 2505), H10017 [20DE]

———extend Postal Service authority to issue a semipostal to raise funds for breast cancer research (see H.R. 466), H2605 [12AP]

———require a Federal commitment to Alzheimer's disease research to advance breakthrough treatments for people with the disease (see H.R. 1897), H9946 [19DE]

Drugs: increase penalties for operators of pill mills (see H.R. 1065), H3344 [23MY]

Education: develop 21st century readiness initiatives that assist students in acquiring skills to think critically and solve problems, communicate, collaborate with others, and create and innovate (see H.R. 2536), H10017 [20DE]

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), H1392 [28FE]

Employment: reform and strengthen the workforce investment system (see H.R. 2295), H5888 [1AU]

English language: reaffirm as official language of U.S., establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. laws (see H.R. 997), H1723 [10MR]

EPA: consider the impact on employment levels and economic activity prior to issuing a regulation, policy statement, or guidance, or implementing any new or substantially altered program (see H.R. 1872), H3870 (see H.R. 1872), H3911 [1JN]

———establish a temporary prohibition against revising any national ambient air quality standard for coarse particulate matter and limit Federal regulation of nuisance dust in certain areas (see H.R. 1633), H3870 (see H.R. 1633), H3911 [1JN]

———exempt components used in manufacture of hunting and recreational shooting ammunition and fishing tackle from regulation under the Toxic Substances Control Act (see H.R. 1558), H3304 [13MY]

———exempt regulation of greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act (see H.R. 97), H138 [7JA]

———prohibit from regulating fossil fuel combustion waste (see H.R. 1391), H3646 (see H.R. 1391), H3684 [25MY]

Executive departments: reduce number of civil service positions (see H.R. 657), H722 [11FE]

Executive Office of the President: require a report and congressional hearings on responsibilities, authorities, and powers of certain unconfirmed officials or advisers (see H. Con. Res. 3), H138 [7JA]

———require preparation of a quadrennial National Manufacturing Strategy (see H.R. 1366), H2326 [5AP]

FAA: prevent dissemination to the public of certain information on noncommercial flights of private aircraft owners and operators (see H.R. 2897), H6097 [12SE]

FCC: prevent repromulgation of the Fairness Doctrine requiring fair and balanced broadcasting of controversial issues (see H.R. 642), H680 [10FE]

———prohibit from further regulating the Internet (see H.R. 96), H256 [18JA]

Federal agencies and departments: provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (see H.R. 10), H393 [20JA]

Federal employees: limit circumstances in which official time may be used by a Federal employee (see H.R. 122), H104 [6JA]

Federal Housing Finance Agency: submit quarterly reports to Congress during the conservatorship of Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac (see H.R. 31), H2039 [29MR]

FEMA: ensure fair treatment of existing levees and flood control structures under the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 764), H2108 [30MR]

———provide a moratorium on the issuance of flood insurance rate maps to assist property owners in adapting to flood insurance rate map changes (see H.R. 700), H1797 [14MR]

FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3548), H8124 [2DE]

Financial institutions: improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 3461), H8126 [2DE]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 822), H2039 [29MR]

———facilitate establishment of additional or expanded public target ranges in certain States (see H.R. 3065), H6983 [18OC]

Foreign countries: take action against certain judgment-evading foreign states and state-owned corporations of such states (see H.R. 1798), H5019 [13JY]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H507 [26JA]

GPO: eliminate mandatory printing of bills and resolutions for use by Congress (see H.R. 292), H256 [18JA]

———establish and maintain a public website allowing access to electronic copies of all congressionally mandated reports (see H.R. 1974), H5286 [20JY]

GSA: transfer administrative jurisdiction, custody, and control of a building in the District of Columbia to the National Gallery of Art and relocate the FTC from such building (see H.R. 690), H1844 [15MR]

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 104), H2108 [30MR]

Health: improve access to emergency medical services (see H.R. 157), H6415 [22SE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 397), H513 [26JA]

———reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform (see H.R. 5), H684 [10FE]

———repeal mandate that employers provide health insurance for employees (see H.R. 1744), H3759 [26MY]

———repeal mandate that individuals purchase health insurance (see H.R. 21), H138 [7JA]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal (see H.R. 397), H513 [26JA]

———repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 2), H103 [6JA]

Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1815), H9946 [19DE]

House Rules: require authorizing committees to hold annual hearings on GAO investigative reports on the identification, consolidation, and elimination of duplicative Government programs (see H. Res. 142), H1797 [14MR]

Housing: enable Federal and State chartered banks and thrifts to meet the credit needs of homebuilders, and provide liquidity and ensure stable credit for meeting the need for new homes (see H.R. 1755), H5888 [1AU]

Insurance: allow enforcement of State disclosure laws and access to courts for covered Holocaust-era insurance policy claims (see H.R. 890), H2412 [6AP]

———preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H2935 [2MY]

———provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce (see H.R. 371), H5019 [13JY]

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: prohibit U.S. contributions (see H.R. 680), H724 [11FE]

Iran: strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (see H.R. 1905), H3759 [26MY]

Iraq: ensure that humanitarian protections are upheld for the residents of Camp Ashraf (see H. Res. 231), H3759 [26MY]

IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 2569), H6415 [22SE]

Jesse M. Donaldson Post Office, Shelbyville, IL: designate (see H.R. 1686), H3112 [5MY]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: develop a strategy for assisting stateless children (see H.R. 1464), H4946 [12JY]

Labor unions: ensure the right of employees to a secret-ballot election conducted by the NLRB (see H.R. 972), H3344 [23MY]

Law enforcement officers: encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue Alert plans throughout U.S. to disseminate information when an officer is seriously injured or killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 365), H6098 [12SE]

Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2139), H4035 [3JN]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 21), H4530 [23JN]

March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 3187), H7009 [24OC]

Medicaid: direct electronic health record incentive payments to federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 1187), H3112 [5MY]

Medicare: change rules relative to enrollment of residents of Puerto Rico under part B (see H.R. 1357), H3344 [23MY]

———ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H7159 [27OC]

———establish a payment option to freely contract, without penalty, for fee-for-service items and services, while allowing beneficiaries to use their benefits (see H.R. 1700), H9946 [19DE]

———modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see H.R. 2108), H7009 [24OC]

———preserve access to ambulance services (see H.R. 1005), H2412 [6AP]

———preserve access to urban Medicare-dependent hospitals (see H.R. 1656), H6098 [12SE]

———promote medication therapy management under the part D prescription drug program (see H.R. 891), H5150 [18JY]

———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]

———provide for payment for services of qualified radiologist assistants (see H.R. 3032), H6458 [23SE]

———provide payment for anesthesia services by anesthesiologists in certain rural hospitals in the same manner as for services by anesthesiologist assistants and certified registered nurse anesthetists (see H.R. 1044), H8967 [14DE]

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

Members of Congress: deny retirement benefits if an individual is convicted of certain offenses (see H.R. 2162), H4185 [14JN]

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), H3759 [26MY]

Moldova: extend normal trade relations status (see H.R. 1463), H8319 [8DE]

Monuments and memorials: ensure that memorials commemorating the service of the U.S. Armed Forces may contain religious symbols (see H.R. 290), H553 [8FE]

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

National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their families can register certain firearms (see H.R. 420), H6010 [8SE]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: retain ban on lobbying State legislators using Federal tax dollars and urge focus on motorcycle crash prevention and rider education and training (see H. Res. 239), H3162 [10MY]

National Mediation Board: apply the same procedures, including voting standards, to direct decertification of a labor organization as is applied to elections to certify a representative (see H.R. 3538), H8075 [1DE]

New Zealand: express condolences to those affected by earthquake and pledge support in rescue and recovery efforts (see H. Res. 139), H2040 [29MR]

NLRB: clarify membership criteria for collective bargaining units and timing of elections of labor organizations (see H.R. 3094), H6979 [14OC]

OAS: withhold a percentage of U.S. contributions for every permanent council meeting held where provisions of the Inter-American Democratic Charter are not invoked relative to Venezuelan constitutional reforms (see H.R. 2542), H6415 [22SE]

OMB: establish the Federal Real Property Disposal Pilot Program (see H.R. 665), H1726 [10MR]

Outer Continental Shelf: lift moratorium on oil and gas drilling, leasing, and exploration on certain portions (see H. Res. 44), H554 [8FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow waiver of certain requirements when the requirement would result in a significant decrease in access to coverage or significant increase in premiums or other costs (see H.R. 984), H3111 [5MY]

———protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services (see H.R. 1179), H6098 [12SE]

———repeal (see H.R. 2), H103 [6JA] (see H.R. 397), H513 [26JA]

———repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 1370), H4187 [14JN]

———repeal certain limitations on health care benefits (see H.R. 605), H2917 [15AP]

———repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (see H.R. 1173), H5399 [22JY]

———repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 452), H1726 [10MR]

Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation: authorize establishment of a commemorative work in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 854), H2535 [7AP]

Pesticides: clarify congressional intent regarding regulation of use of pesticides in or near navigable waters (see H.R. 872), H1770 [11MR]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 137), H4279 [15JN]

POW: provide certain processes and limitations relative to detention of certain individuals by the U.S. (see H.R. 968), H1988 [17MR]

Power resources: expand domestic fossil fuel production, develop more nuclear power, and expand renewable electricity (see H.R. 909), H1573 [3MR]

———use revenues from offshore energy production to create jobs, reduce the deficit, invest in clean and renewable energy, clean up the environment, and rebuild infrastructure (see H.R. 1861), H5019 [13JY]

Public welfare programs: reauthorize and amend the program of block grants to States under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 3659), H8965 [14DE]

Puerto Rico: increase number of military service academy appointees (see H.R. 1000), H1908 [16MR]

Reagan, Ronald: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 497), H1580 [4MR]

Roads and highways: amend laws relative to vehicle weight limitations applicable to the interstate system (see H.R. 763), H3986 [2JN] (see H.R. 801), H1908 [16MR]

Ronald Reagan Centennial Commission: extend termination date (see H.R. 1308), H2265 [1AP]

Safe Drinking Water Act: amend relative to consumer confidence reports by community water systems (see H.R. 1340), H7134 [26OC]

Small business: repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations (see H.R. 4), H200 [12JA] (see H.R. 144), H138 [7JA]

Social Security: expand permissive exclusion from participation in Federal health care programs to individuals and entities affiliated with sanctioned entities (see H.R. 675), H924 [15FE]

———prohibit the display of account numbers on Medicare cards (see H.R. 1509), H5240 [19JY]

———protect information received related to deceased individuals (see H.R. 3475), H7889 [18NO]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 1332), H5240 [19JY]

———repeal Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program maintenance of effort requirements (see H.R. 1683), H3162 [10MY]

———repeal the windfall elimination provision and protect the retirement of public servants (see H.R. 2797), H5895 [5AU]

SSI: clarify that the value of certain funeral and burial arrangements are not to be considered available resources (see H.R. 935), H3304 [13MY]

States: provide special standing for State government officials to challenge proposed regulations issued in conjunction with the implementation of Federal laws (see H.R. 455), H506 [26JA]

Sudan: continue restrictions unless the President certifies that Sudan is no longer engaged in training, harboring, supplying, financing, or supporting in any way the Lord's Resistance Army (see H.R. 895), H1908 [16MR]

Syria: support peaceful demonstrations and universal freedoms and condemn human rights violations (see H. Res. 296), H4035 [3JN]

Tariff: recreational performance outerwear (see H.R. 2071), H7627 [15NO]

Taxation: allow certain Puerto Rico corporations to elect to be treated as domestic corporations (see H.R. 3020), H7134 [26OC]

———allow for annual elections to accelerate alternative minimum tax credits in lieu of bonus depreciation (see H.R. 3123), H7400 [4NO]

———allow seniors with Social Security and pension income to file income tax form 1040SR without regard to amount of interest or taxable income (see H.R. 1058), H4794 [8JY]

———clarify domestic production activities deduction rules relating to allowance deduction by U.S. contract manufacturers (see H.R. 2780), H7999 [30NO]

———clarify that bonus depreciation is not a cost allocated to a contract under the percentage of completion method for long-term contracts (see H.R. 3366), H8320 [8DE]

———exempt certain shipping from harbor maintenance tax (see H.R. 1533), H7999 [30NO]

———expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see H.R. 1244), H4794 [8JY]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H4750 [7JY]

———extend look-through treatment of payments between related controlled foreign corporations (see H.R. 2735), H7400 [4NO]

———extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 2655), H7999 [30NO]

———extend the research credit and increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit (see H.R. 942), H2108 [30MR]

———increase, extend, and make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 1738), H4946 [12JY]

———increase alternative tax liability limitation for small property and casualty insurance companies (see H.R. 2198), H4277 [15JN]

———increase participation in medical flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 1004), H1770 [11MR]

———make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 3661), H10017 [20DE]

———make permanent rule providing 5-year amortization of expenses incurred in creating or acquiring music or music copyrights (see H.R. 3343), H8728 [12DE]

———make permanent the deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals in computing self-employment taxes (see H.R. 880), H3111 [5MY]

———make permanent the individual income tax rates for capital gains and dividends (see H.R. 3091), H7400 [4NO]

———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1964), H3870 (see H.R. 1964), H3911 [1JN]

———modify depreciation recovery period for energy-efficient cool roof systems (see H.R. 2962), H7898 [22NO]

———permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, and retail improvement property (see H.R. 1265), H6098 [12SE]

———permanently extend the subpart F exemption for active financing income (see H.R. 749), H1666 [9MR]

———permanently extend treatment of certain farming business machinery and equipment as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 1747), H3411 [24MY]

———permit disclosure of certain tax return information for purposes of missing or exploited children investigations (see H.R. 1978), H4188 [14JN]

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

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1327), H4577 [24JN]

———provide for a designation of tax overpayments to reduce the public debt (see H.R. 2214), H7161 [27OC]

———repeal certain shipping investment withdrawal rules and provide an incentive to reinvest foreign shipping earnings in the U.S. (see H.R. 1031), H2858 [14AP]

———repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 1259), H3411 [24MY]

———repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 436), H1040 (see H.R. 436), H1071 [16FE]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 674), H2216 [31MR]

———temporarily provide the work opportunity credit to small businesses which hire unemployed individuals (see H.R. 1663), H4366 [21JN]

———terminate ethanol tax credits (see H.R. 2231), H4327 [16JN]

———treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, and exercise as amounts paid for medical care (see H.R. 2649), H6098 [12SE]

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 1002), H1908 [16MR]

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), H7929 [29NO]

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

Transportation: limit claims relative to decisions to issue permits, licenses, and approvals for highway and public transportation capital projects (see H.R. 2426), H5240 [19JY]

Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2453), H9432 [15DE]

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act: ensure that actions taken by regulatory agencies are subject to such Act (see H.R. 373), H3646 (see H.R. 373), H3684 [25MY]

Venezuela: designate as a state sponsor of terrorism (see H. Res. 247), H6416 [22SE]

Veterans: exclude those convicted of certain sex offenses from receiving burial-related benefits and funeral honors available to certain veterans, Armed Forces members, and related individuals (see H.R. 2355), H4852 [11JY]

———expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 333), H4851 [11JY]

Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 3658), H9929 [16DE]

World War I: establish a commission to observe centennial and rededicate certain memorials as the National World War I Memorial and the National World War I Museum and Memorial (see H.R. 938), H2572 [8AP]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H3281 [12MY]

———award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines (see H.R. 2447), H6922 [13OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: prohibit the use of stimulus funds for signage indicating that a project is being carried out using those funds (see H.R. 389), H395 [20JA]

Charles `Chip' Lawrence Chan Post Office Building, Peoria, IL: designate (see H.R. 2548), H5086 [14JY]

Congressional Research Service: provide with the authority to obtain information directly from Federal agencies (see H.R. 2571), H5125 [15JY]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit use of funds to transfer individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and certain other enemy belligerents to the U.S. (see H.R. 513), H509 [26JA]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of the archeological site and surrounding land of the New Philadelphia, IL, town site (see H.R. 1563), H2855 [14AP]

Dept. of Transportation: promulgate a rule to improve the daytime and nighttime visibility of agricultural equipment that may be operated on a public road (see H.R. 843), H1390 [28FE]

Federal Program Sunset Commission: establish (see H.R. 606), H679 [10FE]

Medicare: ensure eligibility of certain professionals practicing in rural health clinics for electronic health records and quality improvement incentives (see H.R. 3458), H7828 [17NO]

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

Tariff Act: increase dollar amount requirements for articles and merchandise under administrative exemptions and entry under regulations provisions (see H.R. 1653), H2913 [15AP]

Taxation: allow credits for establishment of franchises with veterans (see H.R. 2888), H6096 [12SE]

———expand rehabilitation credit (see H.R. 2479), H4793 [8JY]

———facilitate program-related investments by private foundations (see H.R. 3420), H7578 [14NO]

———increase limitation on the amount of charitable contributions of ordinary income property taken into account in determining the charitable contribution deduction for any trade or business (see H.R. 2592), H5239 [19JY]

———make members of health care sharing ministries eligible to establish health savings accounts (see H.R. 3728), H9945 [19DE]

———modify incentives for production of biodiesel (see H.R. 2238), H4327 [16JN]

———modify the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 2082), H3869 (see H.R. 2082), H3910 [1JN]

———treat automatic fire sprinkler systems under certain deduction guidelines and as 15-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 1792), H3109 [5MY]

U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement: expedite submission to Congress (see H. Res. 251), H3061 [4MY]

Constitutional authority statements

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: prohibit the use of stimulus funds for signage indicating that a project is being carried out using those funds (H.R. 389), H397 [20JA]

Charles `Chip' Lawrence Chan Post Office Building, Peoria, IL: designate (H.R. 2548), H5087 [14JY]

Congressional Research Service: provide with the authority to obtain information directly from Federal agencies (H.R. 2571), H5127 [15JY]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit use of funds to transfer individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and certain other enemy belligerents to the U.S. (H.R. 513), H513 [26JA]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of the archeological site and surrounding land of the New Philadelphia, IL, town site (H.R. 1563), H2857 [14AP]

Dept. of Transportation: promulgate a rule to improve the daytime and nighttime visibility of agricultural equipment that may be operated on a public road (H.R. 843), H1392 [28FE]

Federal Program Sunset Commission: establish (H.R. 606), H681 [10FE]

Medicare: ensure eligibility of certain professionals practicing in rural health clinics for electronic health records and quality improvement incentives (H.R. 3458), H7829 [17NO]

———exempt blood glucose self-testing equipment and supplies furnished by small retail community pharmacies from competitive acquisition programs (H.R. 1936), H3343 [23MY]

Tariff Act: increase dollar amount requirements for articles and merchandise under administrative exemptions and entry under regulations provisions (H.R. 1653), H2916 [15AP]

Taxation: allow credits for establishment of franchises with veterans (H.R. 2888), H6097 [12SE]

———expand rehabilitation credit (H.R. 2479), H4794 [8JY]

———facilitate program-related investments by private foundations (H.R. 3420), H7578 [14NO]

———increase limitation on the amount of charitable contributions of ordinary income property taken into account in determining the charitable contribution deduction for any trade or business (H.R. 2592), H5239 [19JY]

———make members of health care sharing ministries eligible to establish health savings accounts (H.R. 3728), H9945 [19DE]

———modify incentives for production of biodiesel (H.R. 2238), H4329 [16JN]

———modify the work opportunity credit (H.R. 2082), H3870, H3911 [1JN]

———treat automatic fire sprinkler systems under certain deduction guidelines and as 15-year property for purposes of depreciation (H.R. 1792), H3111 [5MY]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H728 [14FE]

Remarks

Charles `Chip' Lawrence Chan Post Office Building, Peoria, IL: designate (H.R. 2548), H5721 [28JY]

Dept. of Defense: allow option to defer concurrent deployments for certain servicemembers in dual military families, H3602 [25MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), H3602 [25MY]

EPA: consider impact on employment levels and economic activity of agricultural industry prior to issuance of any new environmental rules or regulations, H8288, H8289 [8DE]

———establish a temporary prohibition against revising any national ambient air quality standard for coarse particulate matter and limit Federal regulation of nuisance dust in certain areas (H.R. 1633), H8288, H8289 [8DE]

FEMA: allow for a possible fourth and fifth year suspension of mandatory purchase of flood insurance coverage for certain communities making adequate progress in construction of flood protection systems, H4899 [12JY]

———extend authorization of National Flood Insurance Program to achieve reforms to improve financial integrity of program and increase role of private markets in management of flood insurance risk (H.R. 1309), H4899 [12JY]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 2), H301 [19JA]

Journal: question of approval, H728 [14FE]

Patents: eliminate the transitional program for covered business method patents requiring a post-grant administrative review, H4496, H4497 [23JN]

———reform (H.R. 1249), H4496, H4497 [23JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 2), H301 [19JA]

Peoria, IL: anniversary of Congregation Agudas Achim, E2005 [4NO]

———establish September 11th Remembrance Day, E1588 [9SE]

Springfield, IL: Lincoln Magnet School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1781 [5OC]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision, E105 [25JA]

Taxation: terminate taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns and party conventions (H.R. 359), H487 [26JA]

U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement: approve and implement (H.R. 3078), H6796 [12OC]

Subpoena Notices

U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois, H6985 [21OC]

Tributes

Gebur, Ron, H3602 [25MY]

Mowbray, Bob, E1430 [28JY]

Reagan, Ronald, H582 [9FE], E207 [11FE]