WILSON, FREDERICA S. (a Representative from Florida)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Africa: advance mutual interests of the U.S. and Africa with respect to the promotion of trade and investment and the advancement of socioeconomic development and opportunity (see H.R. 656), H2268 [1AP]

———support efforts to provide humanitarian relief to mitigate the effects of drought and avert famine in the Horn of Africa (see H. Res. 361), H5661 [27JY]

al Shabaab (terrorist organization): condemn practice of child conscription in the Horn of Africa (see H. Res. 159), H1665 [9MR]

Ali, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 401), H1252 (see H.R. 401), H1364 [18FE]

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), H7208 [1NO]

Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 835), H10016 [20DE]

Animals: establish a grant program to encourage use of assistance dogs by certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans (see H.R. 943), H1797 [14MR]

———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), H9946 [19DE]

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), H3344 [23MY]

Armed Forces: appropriate funds to ensure prompt payment of death gratuity payments upon the death of members when a funding gap caused by the failure to enact interim or full-year appropriations for the Armed Forces occurs (see H.R. 1469), H2570 [8AP]

———authorize members to designate anyone as the person authorized to direct disposition of the remains of the member if the member dies while on active duty (see H.R. 1046), H1844 [15MR]

———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), H2108 [30MR]

———expand matters covered by preseparation counseling (see H.R. 535), H1797 [14MR]

———improve prevention and response to sexual assaults (see H.R. 3435), H8262 [7DE]

———provide behavioral health services to members of Reserve components necessary to meet pre-deployment and post-deployment readiness and fitness standards (see H.R. 948), H1797 [14MR]

Australia: express condolences to and solidarity with the people struggling with floods and pledge support and assistance (see H. Res. 34), H2109 [30MR]

Bankruptcy: amend laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (see H.R. 1587), H7999 [30NO]

Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 36), H202 [12JA]

Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc.: revise Federal charter to reflect a change in eligibility requirements (see H.R. 2815), H8136 [5DE]

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

Capitol Building and Grounds: designate a room of the Capitol Visitor Center as the ``Gabriel Zimmerman Meeting Room'' (see H. Res. 364), H5661 [27JY]

Cargo transportation: invest in and improve the U.S. freight transportation system (see H.R. 1122), H1988 [17MR]

Caribbean-American Heritage Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 289), H3869 (see H. Res. 289), H3910 [1JN]

Children and youth: create and encourage the creation of jobs for youth (see H.R. 1901), H3759 [26MY]

Chisholm, Shirley: tribute (see H. Res. 451), H7207 [1NO]

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), H8728 [12DE]

Committee on Deficit Reduction (Joint, Select): express that any legislative language approved should not reduce benefits for Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid recipients (see H. Con. Res. 72), H5923 [19AU]

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

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1588), H4673 [6JY]

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

Correctional institutions: provide for an effective HIV/AIDS program in Federal prisons (see H.R. 3547), H8075 [1DE]

Cote d'Ivoire: provide humanitarian support in response to political crisis and support democracy (see H. Res. 85), H681 [10FE]

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: adjust certain home loans and forgive certain student loans (see H. Res. 365), H5923 [19AU]

———provide enhanced mortgage-backed and asset-backed security investor protections to prevent foreclosure fraud (see H.R. 1783), H8262 [7DE]

———require certain mortgagees to evaluate loans for modifications and establish a grant program for State and local government mediation programs (see H.R. 1477), H7999 [30NO]

Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 2492), H9946 [19DE]

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), H6978 [14OC]

Dallas Mavericks (basketball team): tribute (see H. Res. 311), H4327 [16JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: convey to Miami-Dade County, FL, federally owned land comprising the Subtropical Horticulture Research Station (see H.R. 2825), H6238 [19SE]

———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 Commerce: establish a Make It in America Block Grant Program (see H.R. 1912), H3301 [13MY]

Dept. of Education: assure comparability of opportunity for educationally disadvantaged students (see H.R. 1294), H9945 [19DE]

———establish a grant program for automated external defibrillators in schools (see H.R. 1377), H2327 [5AP]

———establish an awards program recognizing excellence exhibited by public school system employees providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through higher education (see H.R. 1704), H10016 [20DE]

———establish grant program to hire and retain school social workers in high-need local educational agencies (see H.R. 1138), H8728 [12DE]

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

———make State child abuse and neglect grant funding contigent on enactment of laws making it a felony to fail to report child abuse to law enforcement or State child protective services agencies (see H.R. 3486), H7890 [18NO]

———provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1195), H5581 [26JY]

———provide grants to States to establish maternal mortality review committees on pregnancy-related deaths (see H.R. 894), H3161 [10MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: accept additional documentation when considering application for veterans status of an individual who performed service in the merchant marines during World War II (see H.R. 1288), H10016 [20DE]

———make emergency preparedness planning and implementation grants to local educational agencies in areas under high threat of terrorism, disasters, or health emergencies (see H.R. 1128), H1905 [16MR]

Dept. of HUD: authorize funds to prevent housing discrimination through the use of nationwide testing and increase funds for the Fair Housing Initiatives Program (see H.R. 284), H1525 [2MR]

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

———provide grants to State and local governments to carry out programs to provide mediation between mortgagees and mortgagors facing foreclosure (see H.R. 1131), H8076 [1DE]

———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: authorize grant funds to be used for Troops-to-Cops Program (see H.R. 715), H1908 [16MR]

———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]

Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust Fund (see H.R. 870), H1797 [14MR]

———permit establishment of Job Corps centers in U.S. territories (see H.R. 2395), H4575 [24JN]

Dept. of State: remove People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) from list of foreign terrorist organizations (see H. Res. 60), H3344 [23MY]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a study of alternatives for commemorating and interpreting the role of the Buffalo Soldiers in the early years of the national parks (see H.R. 1022), H1988 [17MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: allow amounts under the Troubled Assets Relief Program to be used to provide legal assistance to homeowners to avoid foreclosure (see H.R. 1238), H8076 [1DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: deem certain service in the organized military forces of the Philippines and the Philippine Scouts to have been active service for benefit purposes (see H.R. 210), H5087 [14JY]

———exempt reimbursements of expenses for accident, theft, loss, or casualty loss from annual income determinations relative to veterans' pensions (see H.R. 923), H2108 [30MR]

———improve comprehensive service programs for homeless veterans (see H.R. 2559), H5125 [15JY]

———improve disability compensation evaluation procedures for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder or mental health conditions related to military sexual trauma (see H.R. 930), H1797 [14MR]

———prevent from prohibiting use of dogs on Dept. property (see H.R. 1154), H2109 [30MR]

———reduce period of time for which a veteran must be totally disabled before survivors are eligible for certain benefits (see H.R. 813), H1844 [15MR]

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

Disasters: reauthorize Federal natural hazards reduction programs (see H.R. 1379), H2327 [5AP]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of unemployment status (see H.R. 1113), H1988 [17MR]

Diseases: address HIV/AIDS in the African-American community (see H.R. 1462), H4577 [24JN]

———provide for an evidence-based strategy for voluntary screening for HIV/AIDS and other common sexually transmitted infections (see H.R. 1774), H5923 [19AU]

———reduce disparities and improve access to diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer for underserved populations and men with a family history of prostate cancer (see H.R. 2159), H4185 [14JN]

———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]

———urge Congress to consider and pass critical jobs legislation to address the crisis facing communities of color and nationwide (see H. Res. 348), H5018 [13JY]

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: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address their own health needs and the health needs of their families (see H.R. 1876), H3411 [24MY]

———establish the Detroit Jobs Trust Fund (see H.R. 2920), H6552 [4OC]

FAA: extend Airport Improvement Program authority (see H.R. 2644), H5897 [5AU]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to care for a same-sex spouse, domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, or grandparent with a serious health condition (see H.R. 2364), H4573 [24JN]

Federal employees: authorize presentation of a U.S. flag at the funeral of Federal civilian employees who are killed while performing official duties or because of their status as a Federal employee (see H.R. 2061), H4188 [14JN]

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

Federal Interagency Working Group on Reducing Poverty: establish (see H.R. 3300), H7333 [3NO]

Federal Railroad Administration: require a percentage of funding be expended through small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals (see H.R. 3513), H7927 [29NO]

FEMA: establish Office of Disability Integration and Coordination (see H.R. 2849), H5964 [7SE]

Financial institutions: adjust dollar limits on check hold policies (see H.R. 1660), H2913 [15AP]

———permit certain current loans that would otherwise be treated as non-accrual loans as accrual loans for certain purposes (see H.R. 1723), H6233 [15SE]

———provide certain credit unions with the authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 1418), H8319 [8DE]

———restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 1489), H7627 [15NO]

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), H8125 [2DE]

———limit possession, sale, and other disposition by persons convicted of misdemeanor sex offenses against children (see H.R. 505), H1580 [4MR]

———prohibit knowing possession of a firearm near a venue at which a Member of Congress is performing an official and representational duty or campaigning for public office (see H.R. 367), H1392 [28FE]

———restrict ability of a person with certain Federal firearms license revocations, denials, or notices, to transfer business inventory firearms (see H.R. 263), H1252 (see H.R. 263), H1364 [18FE]

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]

Freedom of Information Act: clarify that the personal privacy exemption is explicitly limited to individuals and not corporate entities (see H.R. 484), H1252 (see H.R. 484), H1364 [18FE]

FTC: establish the Office for the Prevention of Fraud Targeting Seniors (see H.R. 773), H1797 [14MR]

Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 460), H7627 [15NO]

Government: prohibit Members of Congress and the President from receiving pay during Government shutdowns (see H.R. 819), H2535 [7AP]

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

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 104), H1252 (see H.R. 104), H1364 [18FE]

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

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H4075 [13JN]

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

Housing: require home inspections conducted for property with federally related mortgages be conducted by State-licensed or certified home inspectors and include such inspections in settlement statements (see H.R. 2191), H4277 [15JN]

Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 1537), H5127 [15JY] (see H.R. 1796), H3114 [6MY]

———cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see H.R. 1842), H5150 [18JY]

———provide for naturalization of certain high school graduates (see H.R. 218), H1252 (see H.R. 218), H1364 [18FE]

———reinstate judicial review of processes, restore earlier definition of aggravated felony, prevent automatic detention for certain minor crimes, and allow legal immigrants to appeal deportation (see H.R. 713), H2108 [30MR]

———temporarily expand the V nonimmigrant visa category to include Haitians whose petition for a family-sponsored immigrant visa was approved on or before Haitian earthquake (see H.R. 3297), H7206 [1NO]

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

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), H4673 [6JY]

Japan: commend for extending official apology to former U.S. POW from the Pacific War and moving forward in planning to invite surviving members to Japan (see H. Res. 333), H4674 [6JY]

———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]

Johnson-Brown, Hazel W.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 88), H7713 [16NO]

Jordan, Barbara: tribute (see H. Res. 90), H724 [11FE]

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

Law enforcement: modify prohibition on disrupting military funerals (see H.R. 961), H2858 [14AP]

Medicaid: require coverage of optometrists (see H.R. 1219), H5581 [26JY]

Medicare: deliver a meaningful drug benefit and lower prescription drug prices (see H.R. 999), H1797 [14MR]

———ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H7831 [17NO]

———repeal competitive acquisition program for durable medical equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) in a budget neutral manner (see H.R. 1041), H6673 [6OC]

———study issues on access to intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) for beneficiaries in all care settings and establish demonstration project on benefits of coverage to administer IVIG in the home (see H.R. 1845), H3344 [23MY]

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

Middle East: reaffirm support for a negotiated solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and oppose a unilateral declaration of a Palestinian state (see H. Res. 268), H4367 [21JN]

Minimum wage: provide for calculation based on the Federal poverty threshold for a family of 2, as determined by the Bureau of the Census (see H.R. 283), H1525 [2MR]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 2954), H6231 [15SE]

Mother's Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 1736), H5087 [14JY]

Motor vehicles: ban use of hand-held mobile devices while driving (see H.R. 2333), H5087 [14JY]

NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 19), H1178 (see H. Con. Res. 19), H1197 [17FE]

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

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 51), H554 [8FE]

National Clinicians HIV/AIDS Testing and Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 362), H5373 [21JY]

National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws: establish (see H.R. 623), H2412 [6AP]

National Dance Day: designate (see H. Res. 342), H4748 [7JY]

National Foster Care Month: designate (see H. Res. 242), H3282 [12MY]

National Minority Donor Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 136), H5375 [21JY]

National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 83), H1180 (see H. Res. 83), H1200 [17FE]

Nelson Mandela International Day: observance (see H. Res. 353), H5126 [15JY]

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

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

Peace Corps: anniversary (see H. Res. 11), H1581 [4MR]

———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), H4527 [23JN]

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

Peace Corps Month: designate (see H. Res. 11), H1581 [4MR]

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), H4366 [21JN]

———ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 137), H6183 [14SE]

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

Puerto Rico: increase number of military service academy appointees (see H.R. 1000), H1797 [14MR]

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]

SBA: provide for low interest loans for small businesses in major disaster areas (see H.R. 3042), H8728 [12DE]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1648), H9928 [16DE]

———direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary schools to make information available on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 458), H1252 (see H.R. 458), H1364 [18FE]

———end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 998), H2667 [13AP]

———provide assistance for the modernization, renovation, and repair of elementary and secondary school buildings and community colleges (see H.R. 2948), H9946 [19DE]

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

Social Security: ensure any reform prevents the reduction of benefits or an increase in retirement age (see H. Con. Res. 64), H5286 [20JY]

———establish a point of order against any effort to reduce benefits, raise the retirement age, or create private retirement accounts (see H.R. 1118), H1905 [16MR]

———improve old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program, provide cash relief for years when annual cost-of-living increases do not take effect, and provide benefit protection (see H.R. 539), H1797 [14MR]

SSI: modify certain requirements for countable resources and income (see H.R. 2103), H3985 [2JN]

States: extend authority to make supplemental grants for population increases in certain States under the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families (see H.R. 2277), H4578 [24JN]

Taxation: allow seniors with Social Security and pension income to file income tax form 1040S without regard to amount of interest or taxable income (see H.R. 1058), H3111 [5MY]

———encourage natural gas vehicle investments and job creation (see H.R. 1380), H2605 [12AP]

———establish tax-preferred Small Business Start-up Savings Accounts (see H.R. 1730), H7830 [17NO]

———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), H5897 [5AU]

———extend qualified school construction and zone academy bonds, treat zone academy bonds as specified tax credit bonds, and modify private business contribution requirement for zone academy bonds (see H.R. 2394), H6552 [4OC]

———increase, extend, and make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 1738), H9946 [19DE]

———modify the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 2082), H5928 [26AU]

———permit disclosure of certain tax return information for purposes of missing or exploited children investigations (see H.R. 1978), H7892 [18NO]

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

———provide market-based manufacturing incentives (see H.R. 3495), H7890 [18NO]

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 1002), H3758 [26MY]

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), H8320 [8DE]

Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 1639), H7830 [17NO]

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

———provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (see H.R. 589), H2039 [29MR]

Voting: constitutional amendment on the right to vote (see H.J. Res. 28), H7831 [17NO]

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), H8000 [30NO]

Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: establish (see H. Res. 184), H2216 [31MR]

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

———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), H4748 [7JY]

———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), H7069 [25OC]

Year for People of African Descent: support (see H. Res. 41), H1581 [4MR]

Year of the Girl: designate (see H. Res. 460), H7627 [15NO]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Budget Control Act: protect education programs from budget cuts (see H.R. 2726), H5883 [1AU]

———protect Medicaid from budget cuts (see H.R. 2724), H5883 [1AU]

———protect Medicare from budget cuts (see H.R. 2725), H5883 [1AU]

———protect Social Security, SSI, Medicare, Medicaid, and education programs from budget cuts (see H.R. 2727), H5883 [1AU]

———protect Social Security and SSI programs from budget cuts (see H.R. 2723), H5883 [1AU]

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

Credit: establish a mandatory mediation process for servicers of residential mortgages and borrowers (see H.R. 3595), H8260 [7DE]

Dept. of Transportation: withhold a portion of Federal-aid Highway funds to States that do not enact a law establishing penalties for using a cell phone while driving with a minor in the vehicle (see H.R. 2575), H5149 [18JY]

Disasters: ensure availability and affordability of homeowners' insurance coverage for catastrophic events (see H.R. 2582), H5238 [19JY]

Employment: create a pilot program to award grants to local governments and community-based organizations to create jobs (see H.R. 2574), H5149 [18JY]

Haiti: halt removal of aliens to Haiti until a report is made to Congress on the status of humanitarian, reconstruction, and development efforts following earthquake (see H.R. 3507), H7898 [22NO]

Hear My Cry Day: designate (see H. Res. 371), H5488 [25JY]

Constitutional authority statements

Budget Control Act: protect education programs from budget cuts (H.R. 2726), H5886 [1AU]

———protect Medicaid from budget cuts (H.R. 2724), H5886 [1AU]

———protect Medicare from budget cuts (H.R. 2725), H5886 [1AU]

———protect Social Security, SSI, Medicare, Medicaid, and education programs from budget cuts (H.R. 2727), H5886 [1AU]

———protect Social Security and SSI programs from budget cuts (H.R. 2723), H5886 [1AU]

Children and youth: require State child welfare agencies to promptly report information on missing or abducted children to law enforcement authorities (H.R. 3741), H10015 [20DE]

Credit: establish a mandatory mediation process for servicers of residential mortgages and borrowers (H.R. 3595), H8261 [7DE]

Dept. of Transportation: withhold a portion of Federal-aid Highway funds to States that do not enact a law establishing penalties for using a cell phone while driving with a minor in the vehicle (H.R. 2575), H5150 [18JY]

Disasters: ensure availability and affordability of homeowners' insurance coverage for catastrophic events (H.R. 2582), H5239 [19JY]

Employment: create a pilot program to award grants to local governments and community-based organizations to create jobs (H.R. 2574), H5150 [18JY]

Haiti: halt removal of aliens to Haiti until a report is made to Congress on the status of humanitarian, reconstruction, and development efforts following earthquake (H.R. 3507), H7898 [22NO]

Remarks

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H1218 [18FE]

Davis, Alvin A.: Macy's, Inc., Florida Dept. of Education State Teacher of the Year award recipient, E1476 [1AU]

Economy: importance of job creation, H612 [10FE], H1677 [10MR], H1806 [15MR], H3226 [12MY]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), Senate amendments, H9977 [20DE]

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), H4902 [12JY]

———prohibit increase in cap on National Flood Insurance Program premium rate increases, H4902 [12JY]

Haiti: measure progress of relief, recovery, reconstruction, and development efforts following earthquake (H.R. 1016), H3128, H3130 [10MY]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: health-care related provisions implementation funding, H1218 [18FE]

Jack and Jill of America, Inc.: anniversary of Columbia, MD, chapter Jack and Jill of America Beautillion Ball, E753 [15AP]

Links, Inc.: anniversary of Miami-Dade County, FL, chapter, E1163 [22JN]

National Voices for Equality Education and Enlightenment (organization): tribute, E1167 [22JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: implementation funding, H1218 [18FE]

Votes: position on missed, H232 [18JA], H1480 [2MR], H2194 [31MR], H5132 [18JY], H5343 [21JY], E560 [30MR], E1848 [13OC]

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

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H5149 [18JY]

Tributes

Afanador, Isabel, E762 [15AP]

Anderson, Nichole Armstrong, E422 [4MR]

Carroll, Jennifer, E688 [8AP]

Castillo, Roger, E330 [28FE]

Chambers, Frances Reeves Jollivette, E1802 [6OC]

Enright, Eubie, E676 [8AP]

Haworth, Amanda, E333 [28FE]

Lewis, Henry, III, E682 [8AP]

Meek, Carrie P., H6356 [22SE]

Rice, Donna L. Daniels, E753 [15AP]

Wilson, Rilya, E1717 [23SE]