CARNAHAN, RUSS (a Representative from Missouri)

Addresses

Reading of U.S. Constitution, H58 [6JA]

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), H3699 [26MY]

States: preserve authority to make determinations relating to water quality standards (H.R. 2018), H4986 [13JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Africa: support efforts to provide humanitarian relief to mitigate the effects of drought and avert famine in the Horn of Africa (see H. Res. 361), H5285 [20JY]

Agriculture: promote local and regional farm and food systems (see H.R. 3286), H7402 [7NO]

AID: provide assistance to expand, improve, support, and promote higher education in the countries of sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 2792), H5892 [2AU]

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), H4795 [8JY]

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

Armed Forces: appropriate funds necessary to ensure that members continue to receive pay when a funding gap caused by the failure to enact interim or full-year appropriations for the Armed Forces occurs (see H.R. 1297), H2572 [8AP]

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

———designate the Honor and Remember Flag as an official symbol to recognize and honor members who died in the line of duty (see H.R. 546), H1770 [11MR]

———encourage commercial air carriers to provide certain benefits to members traveling on official military orders and are being deployed or are returning from an overseas deployment (see H. Con. Res. 60), H4327 [16JN]

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

———permanently extend period of mortgage foreclosure protections (see H.R. 544), H1844 [15MR]

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

Bi-State Development Agency: grant congressional consent to an amendment to interstate compact between Missouri and Illinois extending maturity dates of issued bonds (see H.J. Res. 70), H4575 [24JN]

Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 36), H726 [11FE]

Business and industry: establish a pilot program to facilitate education and training programs in the field of advanced manufacturing (see H.R. 1716), H3060 [4MY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: designate a room of the Capitol Visitor Center as the ``Gabriel Zimmerman Meeting Room'' (see H. Res. 364), H5897 [5AU]

CERCLA: provide for use of funds in the Superfund program for their intended purposes and ensure adequate resources for cleanup of hazardous substances (see H.R. 1596), H3305 [13MY]

———provide that manure is not considered a hazardous substance or pollutant (see H.R. 2997), H7892 [18NO]

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), H2575 [11AP]

Combating Autism Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2005), H5966 [7SE]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H8188 [6DE]

Community colleges: recognize valuable contributions and encourage local partnerships to train and revitalize U.S. workforce, inspire entrepreneurship, educate skilled workers, and invest in local communities (see H. Res. 474), H8968 [14DE]

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), H8881 [13DE]

Consumers: protect from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels (see H.R. 964), H1844 [15MR]

———require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1588), H3344 [23MY]

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), H1727 [10MR]

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

Corps of Engineers: take into account all available hydrologic data in conducting Missouri River basin operations (see H.R. 2579), H7892 [18NO]

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

Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 2492), H5489 [25JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish the Eva M. Clayton Fellows Program to provide fellowships on the eradication of world hunger and malnutrition (see H.R. 3437), H7929 [29NO]

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

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

———establish Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Fund (see H.R. 502), H924 [15FE]

Dept. of Defense: develop and implement a plan to provide chiropractic health care services and benefits as part of the TRICARE program (see H.R. 409), H7008 [24OC]

Dept. of Education: award grants to establish pediatric early literacy programs for health care providers and facilities (see H.R. 820), H1456 [1MR]

———establish a partnership program in foreign languages (see H.R. 1966), H7999 [30NO]

———establish Innovation Inspiration school grant program (see H.R. 2247), H6506 [3OC]

———improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see H.R. 885), H7714 [16NO]

———provide grants to State educational agencies and institutions of higher education to strengthen elementary and secondary computer science education (see H.R. 3014), H7009 [24OC]

———provide training and support for principals to assist in turning around lowest performing schools (see H.R. 1524), H7332 [3NO]

Dept. of Energy: create clean energy jobs and set efficiency standards for small-duct high-velocity air conditioning and heat pump systems (see H.R. 1499), H2603 [12AP]

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

Dept. of HHS: collaborate with other departments on epilepsy education and awareness programs (see H. Res. 298), H4530 [23JN]

———establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 733), H2108 [30MR]

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

———expand and enhance adult day programs for people with multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other neurological diseases or conditions to improve respite services for caregivers (see H.R. 883), H5966 [7SE]

———implement the National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan (see H.R. 2600), H6467 [29SE]

———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]

———reauthorize support for graduate medical education programs in children's hospitals (see H.R. 1852), H4673 [6JY]

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

———revise and expand the 340B Drug Pricing Program to improve provision of discounts on drug purchases for certain safety net providers (see H.R. 2674), H8077 [1DE]

———revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 751), H5127 [15JY]

Dept. of HUD: create livable communities through coordinated public investment and streamlined regulations (see H.R. 3325), H7627 [15NO]

———provide Federal grants to urban areas for the rehabilitation of critically needed recreational areas and facilities and development of improved recreation programs (see H.R. 709), H922 [15FE]

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]

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]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H3343 [23MY]

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

———establish and maintain national clearinghouse for alcohol and controlled substances testing records of commercial motor vehicle operators (see H.R. 2459), H6467 [29SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy (see H.R. 198), H4673 [6JY]

———clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 812), H7714 [16NO]

———deem certain service in Reserve components as active service for purpose of certain administered laws (see H.R. 1025), H5286 [20JY]

———establish an open burn pit registry to ensure that Armed Forces members exposed to toxic chemicals and fumes in Afghanistan or Iraq receive information regarding such exposure (see H.R. 3337), H7893 [18NO]

———improve comprehensive service programs for homeless veterans (see H.R. 2559), H6098 [12SE]

———prevent from prohibiting use of dogs on Dept. property (see H.R. 1154), H1982 [17MR]

———provide expedited procedures for consideration of certain veterans claims (see H.R. 2377), H6674 [6OC]

———provide for certain requirements relative to immunization of veterans (see H.R. 1930), H8262 [7DE]

———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), H7578 [14NO]

———require provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans at all departmental medical centers (see H.R. 329), H7332 [3NO]

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

Disabled: provide certified trainers of service animals access to the same public transportation and public accommodations afforded disabled persons with service animals (see H.R. 1878), H6922 [13OC]

Disasters: provide temporary tax relief for areas damaged by Southern severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding (see H.R. 2321), H4526 [23JN]

Diseases: establish a National Acquired Bone Marrow Failure Disease Registry and authorize research on acquired bone marrow failure diseases (see H.R. 640), H6457 [23SE]

———extend Postal Service authority to issue a semipostal to raise funds for breast cancer research (see H.R. 466), H7008 [24OC]

———promote increased awareness, diagnosis, and treatment of atrial fibrillation to address the high morbidity and mortality rates and to prevent avoidable associated hospitalizations (see H. Res. 295), H4674 [6JY]

———provide grants to schools for the development of asthma management plans and the purchase of asthma medications and devices for emergency use (see H.R. 1692), H3112 [5MY]

———require a Federal commitment to Alzheimer's disease research to advance breakthrough treatments for people with the disease (see H.R. 1897), H4673 [6JY]

Economy: create jobs and invest in communities through rehabilitation of abandoned and foreclosed residential and commercial properties (see H.R. 3502), H7890 [18NO]

———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: ensure schools have physical education programs that meet minimum requirements for physical education (see H.R. 422), H9928 [16DE]

———improve foreign language instruction (see H.R. 1994), H4946 [12JY]

———increase assessment accuracy to better measure student achievement and provide States with greater flexibility on assessment design (see H.R. 507), H8967 [14DE]

———provide for a system of professional learning to continuously improve educator effectiveness, student achievement, and overall school and system performance (see H.R. 2211), H4326 [16JN]

———stimulate collaboration with respect to, and provide for coordination and coherence of, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education initiatives (see H.R. 3373), H7397 [4NO]

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), H7069 [25OC]

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]

Enhancing Education Through Technology Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3614), H8318 [8DE]

EPA: award grants to water system owners or operators to increase resiliency or adaptability to any ongoing or forecasted changes to hydrologic conditions (see H.R. 2738), H5883 [1AU]

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

FAA: extend Airport Improvement Program authority (see H.R. 2644), H5579 [26JY]

FDA: improve priority review voucher incentive program for expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric diseases (see H.R. 3059), H6782 [11OC]

Federal Property and Administrative Services Act: extend number of years that multiyear contracts may be entered into for purchase of advanced biofuel (see H.R. 1847), H5734 [28JY]

FERC: prohibit from requiring removal or modification of existing structures or encroachments in licenses (see H.R. 3244), H7007 [24OC]

Financial institutions: enhance ability of community banks to foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost small businesses, and increase individual savings (see H.R. 1697), H6855 [12OC]

———provide certain credit unions with the authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 1418), H2533 [7AP]

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

Foreign countries: take action against certain judgment-evading foreign states and state-owned corporations of such states (see H.R. 1798), H3114 [6MY]

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

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

Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see H.R. 639), H1988 [17MR]

———prevent importation of merchandise into the U.S. in a manner that evades antidumping and countervailing duty orders (see H.R. 3057), H6456 [23SE]

Forest Service: protect certain roadless areas (see H.R. 3465), H7829 [17NO]

Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 460), H7893 [18NO]

Government: prohibit Members of Congress and the President from receiving pay during Government shutdowns (see H.R. 819), H1580 [4MR]

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 104), H3000 [3MY]

Hawaii: express the policy of the U.S. toward Native Hawaiians and provide a process for the reorganization and recognition of the Native Hawaiian government (see H.R. 1250), H2105 [30MR]

Health: provide for human stem cell research, including embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 2376), H6673 [6OC]

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), H4750 [7JY]

Higher Education Act: expand teacher loan forgiveness (see H.R. 85), H4187 [14JN]

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

House of Representatives: require that excess amounts from Members' official allowances be applied to Federal debt reduction (see H.R. 262), H471 [25JA]

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), H4946 [12JY]

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

Iran: condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of religious prisoners (see H. Res. 134), H7627 [15NO]

———strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (see H.R. 1905), H5932 [30AU]

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), H5782 [29JY]

Kenya: provide compensation to relatives of Foreign Service members and U.S. citizens who were killed as a result of the bombing of the U.S. Embassy in Kenya on August 7, 1998 (see H.R. 2881), H6273 [20SE]

Lance Corporal Drew W. Weaver Post Office Building, St. Charles, MO: designate (see H.R. 3248), H7007 [24OC]

Lance Corporal Matthew P. Pathenos Post Office Building, Chesterfield, MO: designate (see H.R. 3247), H7007 [24OC]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 21), H1390 [28FE]

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

Medicare: clarify application of secondary payer rules (see H.R. 1063), H4329 [16JN]

———deliver a meaningful drug benefit and lower prescription drug prices (see H.R. 999), H1908 [16MR]

———extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions (see H.R. 2969), H7892 [18NO]

———improve access to, and increase utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits (see H.R. 2020), H4794 [8JY]

———permit coverage of certain covered part D drugs for uses that are determined to be for medically accepted indications based upon clinical evidence in peer reviewed medical literature (see H.R. 1055), H1769 [11MR]

———provide coverage of comprehensive Alzheimer's disease and other dementia diagnosis and services to improve care and outcomes by increasing detection, diagnosis, care, and planning (see H.R. 1386), H7830 [17NO]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1546), H7892 [18NO]

Members of Congress: prevent payment if the public debt limit is reached and clarify pay would not be recouped retroactively (see H.R. 2653), H5782 [29JY]

———reduce rates of basic pay (see H.R. 204), H102 [6JA]

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), H4530 [23JN]

Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3510), H10017 [20DE]

National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 433), H7135 [26OC]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 433), H7135 [26OC]

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

National Infrastructure Development Bank: establish (see H.R. 402), H7257 [2NO]

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

National Underserved Veterans Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 445), H7008 [24OC]

Native Americans: provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 27), H138 [7JA]

NIH: establish a pediatric research consortia (see H.R. 1080), H1840 [15MR]

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

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2970), H6552 [4OC]

Peace Corps: issue semipostal stamp (see H.R. 384), H435 [24JA]

Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation: authorize establishment of a commemorative work in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 854), H1621 [8MR]

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), H4673 [6JY]

———ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 137), H2935 [2MY]

Power resources: prevent Federal residential and commercial mortgage lending regulators from adopting policies that contravene established State and local property assessed clean energy (PACE) laws (see H.R. 2599), H6674 [6OC]

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

Public lands: designate lands in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness and wild and scenic rivers and establish Northern Rockies Wildlife Habitat and Corridors Information System and Program (see H.R. 3334), H7400 [4NO]

Public works: ensure that transportation and infrastructure projects using Federal financial assistance are constructed with steel, iron, and manufactured goods produced in the U.S. (see H.R. 3533), H8074 [1DE]

Renewable energy: include algae-based biofuel in the renewable fuel program and include such fuels in the cellulosic biofuel producer tax credit (see H.R. 1149), H1982 [17MR]

———provide support to develop career and technical education programs of study and facilities (see H.R. 2207), H6011 [8SE]

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

———direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary schools to make information available on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 458), H5965 [7SE]

———end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 998), H2605 [12AP]

———provide assistance for the modernization, renovation, and repair of elementary and secondary school buildings and community colleges (see H.R. 2948), H6626 [5OC]

———require educational agencies participating in certain school lunch and child nutrition programs to require students to receive a certain amount of nutrition education per year (see H.R. 576), H9928 [16DE]

Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security (see H.R. 456), H924 [15FE]

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

Small business: repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations (see H.R. 4), H513 [26JA]

———repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations and impose a surcharge on high income taxpayers (see H.R. 417), H513 [26JA]

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

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 1332), H4076 [13JN]

Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see H.R. 1106), H1988 [17MR]

Specialist Peter J. Navarro Post Office Building, Ballwin, MO: designate (see H.R. 3246), H7007 [24OC]

St. Louis Cardinals (baseball team): tribute (see H. Res. 464), H7578 [14NO]

Taxation: allow an offset against income tax refunds to pay for restitution and other State judicial debts that are past due (see H.R. 1416), H5127 [15JY]

———allow manufacturing businesses to establish tax-free manufacturing reinvestment accounts to assist them in providing for new equipment and facilities and workforce training (see H.R. 110), H2108 [30MR]

———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), H8322 [9DE]

———encourage natural gas vehicle investments and job creation (see H.R. 1380), H2536 [7AP]

———establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), H7626 [15NO]

———expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see H.R. 1244), H5781 [29JY]

———expand rehabilitation credit (see H.R. 2479), H5240 [19JY]

———expand the incentives for the rehabilitation of older buildings including owner-occupied residences (see H.R. 2555), H5125 [15JY]

———extend and expand tax relief for national disasters (see H.R. 2718), H7134 [26OC]

———extend and expand the deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 3148), H6781 [11OC]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H5019 [13JY]

———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see H.R. 2088), H5087 [14JY]

———extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (see H.R. 2644), H5579 [26JY]

———extend the Build America Bonds program (see H.R. 747), H1621 [8MR]

———extend the work opportunity credit for employers of recently discharged veterans (see H.R. 865), H4852 [11JY]

———make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 687), H6415 [22SE]

———make equitable the exclusion from gross income of parking and transportation fringe benefits and provide for a common cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 2412), H5782 [29JY]

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

———modify depreciation recovery period for energy-efficient cool roof systems (see H.R. 2962), H7400 [4NO]

———prevent further restriction of Federal income tax deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Res. 25), H1581 [4MR]

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

———provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 2866), H7400 [4NO]

———reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain small producers (see H.R. 1236), H3062 [4MY]

———reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1675), H2933 [2MY]

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

Terrorism: award Congressional Gold Medals in honor of the men and women who perished as a result of the terrorist attacks on the U.S. on September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 3421), H8262 [7DE]

Transportation: advance use of cleaner construction equipment on Federal-aid highway and public transportation construction projects to improve air quality near construction sites (see H.R. 3122), H8000 [30NO]

———encourage use of advanced technologies for transportation projects receiving Federal funding (see H.R. 2089), H3985 [2JN]

———enhance employer involvement in transportation planning and create and expand commuter benefit programs (see H.R. 260), H141 [11JA]

———permit vanpool contractors providing public transportation to purchase rolling stock and credit certain expenditures toward local matching share of public transportation projects costs (see H.R. 596), H599 [9FE]

Trucking industry: increase effectiveness of Federal oversight of motor carriers by reforming regulations relative to licensed brokers (see H.R. 2357), H4573 [24JN]

Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2453), H4748 [7JY]

U.S. Court of Federal Claims: confer jurisdiction to hear, determine, and render final judgment on any claim against the U.S. to receive compensation for the taking of certain lands in Missouri (see H.R. 197), H102 [6JA]

U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 886), H7069 [25OC]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (see H.R. 3346), H7330 [3NO]

Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 333), H353 [19JA]

———provide housing assistance for very low-income veterans (see H.R. 287), H1525 [2MR]

Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3001), H8077 [1DE]

Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 3658), H8965 [14DE]

Water pollution: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 1375), H5127 [15JY]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 69), H5661 [27JY]

———recognize the disparate impact of climate change on women and the efforts of women globally to address climate change (see H. Con. Res. 84), H7331 [3NO]

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), H8967 [14DE]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines (see H.R. 2447), H6415 [22SE]

Year of the Girl: designate (see H. Res. 460), H7893 [18NO]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Transportation: establish a Smart Communities Technology Initiative to develop programs for large scale installation and operation of intelligent transportation systems (see H.R. 995), H1723 [10MR]

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

Public Works and Economic Development Act: amend relative to grants for economic adjustment (see H.R. 3296), H7206 [1NO]

Taxation: allow credit for amounts paid by a spouse of an Armed Forces member for a new State license or certification required due to permanent change in duty station of such member to another State (see H.R. 3046), H6455 [23SE]

Transportation: provide flexibility in use of Federal funding for certain transit functions to local entities (see H.R. 3200), H6920 [13OC]

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

Women: honor and support women in North Africa and the Middle East (see H. Res. 258), H3160 [10MY]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Transportation: establish a Smart Communities Technology Initiative to develop programs for large scale installation and operation of intelligent transportation systems (H.R. 995), H1725 [10MR]

Public buildings: produce high-performance Federal buildings through an improved approach to building utilization, design, construction, and operations and maintenance (H.R. 3371), H7398 [4NO]

Public Works and Economic Development Act: amend relative to grants for economic adjustment (H.R. 3296), H7208 [1NO]

Taxation: allow credit for amounts paid by a spouse of an Armed Forces member for a new State license or certification required due to permanent change in duty station of such member to another State (H.R. 3046), H6456 [23SE]

Transportation: provide flexibility in use of Federal funding for certain transit functions to local entities (H.R. 3200), H6921 [13OC]

U.S. Office for Contingency Operations: establish (H.R. 3660), H8966 [14DE]

Letters

Energy Information Administration Commercial Building Energy Consumption Survey funding: Lynn G. Bellenger, American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc., H4997 [13JY]

———several commercial real estate and energy efficiency organizations, H4997 [13JY]

Motions

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), H713 [11FE]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H1073 [17FE], H1462 [2MR]

Remarks

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 44), H1463 [2MR]

———making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H1074 [17FE]

Armed Forces: Afghanistan security forces funding, H3706 [26MY]

———withdrawal of troops from Iraq, H10000 [20DE]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: recognize victims of Omarska concentration camp, E843 [10MY]

Brain Awareness Week: observance, E516 [17MR]

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance, E1918 [24OC]

Budget: allocation of funds, H2336 [6AP]

———cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit (H.R. 2560), H5502 [26JY]

———deficit, H1463 [2MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2021 (H. Con. Res. 34), E730 [15AP]

Christopher S. Bond U.S. Courthouse, Jefferson City, MO: designate (S. 846), H6289 [21SE]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2838), H7348 [4NO]

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), H710 [11FE]

———ensure committees reviewing existing, pending, and proposed Federal regulations place a high priority on protecting food supply, water quality, and safety of children's toys, H710 [11FE]

Congress: importance of bipartisanship, H5502 [26JY]

Controlled Substances Act: place synthetic drugs in Schedule I indicating high potential for abuse, no current accepted medical use, and lack of accepted safety for use under medical supervision (H.R. 1254), E2224 [12DE]

Corps of Engineers: emergency flood control and disaster relief funding through rescission of unobligated economic stimulus funding for high-speed and intercity passenger rail projects, E1327 [14JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), H3706 [26MY]

Dept. of Energy: Energy Information Administration Commercial Building Energy Consumption Survey funding, H4996 [13JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2017), E1019 [2JN]

Dept. of Justice: Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funding, H1074 [17FE]

Dept. of State: anniversary of Au Pair Program, E1041 [3JN]

Economy: impact of Government regulations, H710 [11FE]

———importance of job creation, H1463 [2MR]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), H8816 [13DE], H8982 [15DE]

———provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and modernize country's infrastructure, and provide pathways back to work for those looking for jobs (H.R. 12), H6793 [12OC], H7221 [2NO], H7641 [16NO]

Employment: importance of manufacturing jobs, H3170 [11MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2354), H4996 [13JY], E1327 [14JY]

EPA: clarify authority to determine and regulate water quality standards of water passing through several States, H4960 [13JY]

———preserve authority to regulate waters in areas that the President has declared a disaster due to flooding and to other waters that contributed to the flooding, H4986 [13JY]

FEMA: Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program and Staffing for Adequate Fire and Response (SAFER) grants funding, E1019 [2JN]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H2336 [6AP]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 2), H220 [18JA]

International Women's Day: observance, E469 [14MR]

Medicare: reform, H3815 [1JN], H4376 [22JN], H4869 [12JY]

Middle East: reaffirm support for a negotiated solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and oppose a unilateral declaration of a Palestinian state (H. Res. 268), H4630 [6JY]

NLRB: clarify membership criteria for collective bargaining units and timing of elections of labor organizations (H.R. 3094), H7967 [30NO]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 2), H220 [18JA]

Public debt: increase statutory limit, H5301 [21JY]

———increase statutory limit (H.R. 1954), H3815 [1JN]

Ships and vessels: increase State authority to impose more protective operational requirements on ballast water discharges from commercial vessels within State resource waters, H7348 [4NO]

———regulate discharges from commercial vessels, H7348 [4NO]

St. Louis, MO: anniversary of Lemay Fire District, E2211 [8DE]

St. Louis Society for the Blind and Visually Impaired: anniversary, E627 [4AP]

States: preserve authority to make determinations relating to water quality standards (H.R. 2018), H4986 [13JY]

———preserve authority to make determinations relating to water quality standards (H.R. 2018), consideration (H. Res. 347), H4960 [13JY]

Tornadoes: express condolences for victims, commend first responders, and provide assistance to Joplin, MO, H3307 [23MY]

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), H168 [12JA]

Turkey: end religious discrimination, safeguard Christian heritage, and return confiscated church properties (H. Res. 306), E2276 [15DE]

———express condolences to those affected by earthquake and pledge support in rescue and recovery efforts, E1974 [1NO]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation, H8982 [15DE]

University of Missouri: anniversary of homecoming, H6959 [14OC]

Votes: correction, E997 [31MY]

———position on missed, E1291 [12JY]

Reports filed

Nomination To Be U.N. General Assembly U.S. Representative: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6460 [12OC]

Tributes

Anderson, Katherine, H8993 [15DE]

Chatfield, Gail, E1659 [20SE], E1874 [14OC]

David-Wilp, Sudha, E1012 [1JN]

Feldhaus, Jerry, E617 [4AP]

Hunt, Joseph J., E622 [4AP]