LEWIS, JOHN (a Representative from Georgia)

Addresses

Reading of U.S. Constitution, H59 [6JA]

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 2219), H4745, H4752 [7JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Afghanistan: ensure funds provided for Armed Forces operations are only used for safe and orderly withdrawal of U.S. military forces and Dept. of Defense contractors (see H.R. 780), H1177 (see H.R. 780), H1196 [17FE]

———require the President to transmit a plan with timeframe and completion date and reports with status updates on the transition of U.S. military and security operations to the Government of Afghanistan (see H.R. 1735), H3106 [5MY]

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), H5127 [15JY]

———support efforts to provide humanitarian relief to mitigate the effects of drought and avert famine in the Horn of Africa (see H. Res. 361), H5489 [25JY]

African Growth and Opportunity Act: extend third country fabric program (see H.R. 2493), H4851 [11JY]

Agriculture: promote local and regional farm and food systems (see H.R. 3286), H7258 [2NO]

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), H6415 [22SE]

Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 835), H1580 [4MR]

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 2256), H4364 [21JN]

———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), H6782 [11OC]

Armed Forces: 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), H1768 [11MR]

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

———repeal authority to use against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2859), H5964 [7SE]

———require Presidential negotiation of and entrance into a bilateral status of forces agreement with Afghanistan (see H.R. 651), H1621 [8MR]

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

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 243), H2999 [3MY]

Australia: express condolences to and solidarity with the people struggling with floods and pledge support and assistance (see H. Res. 34), H202 [12JA]

Aviation: ensure air passengers have access to necessary services while on a grounded air carrier and are not unnecessarily held on a grounded air carrier before or after a flight (see H.R. 729), H2216 [31MR]

Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support expansion and development of mentoring programs (see H.R. 2152), H4074 [13JN]

bin Laden, Osama: tribute to President Obama and military and intelligence agencies for successful completion of the operation that led to death in Pakistan (see H. Res. 240), H2999 [3MY]

Capital punishment: abolish under Federal law (see H.R. 3051), H7134 [26OC]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall to honor Martin Luther King, Jr., and recognize Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., for its work to erect a monument to the civil rights leader (see H. Con. Res. 66), H5373 [21JY]

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

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), H3646 (see H.R. 1901), H3684 [25MY]

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

Chisholm, Shirley: anniversary of election to the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 144), H1575 [3MR]

———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), H2410 [6AP]

Civilian Conservation Corps: reestablish (see H.R. 494), H4673 [6JY]

Combating Autism Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2005), H4460 [22JN]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 3067), H7627 [15NO]

Commission To Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities: establish (see H.R. 3653), H8880 [13DE]

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]

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

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

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 20), H3282 [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: permit expungement of records of certain nonviolent criminal offenses (see H.R. 2065), H3868 (see H.R. 2065), H3909 [1JN]

———strengthen enforcement of spousal court-ordered property distributions (see H.R. 583), H4278 [15JN]

Credit: exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that has been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see H.R. 2086), H5897 [5AU]

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

———require certain mortgagees to evaluate loans for modifications and establish a grant program for State and local government mediation programs (see H.R. 1477), H6139 [13SE]

Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 2492), H6855 [12OC]

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

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), H7713 [16NO]

———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), H7069 [25OC]

Dept. of Defense: reduce budget to level provided for fiscal year 2008 and freeze budget at such level (see H.R. 413), H553 [8FE]

Dept. of Education: establish a partnership program in foreign languages (see H.R. 1966), H7208 [1NO]

———establish Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institutes for Sport and Social Impact (see H.R. 2152), H4074 [13JN]

———establish the Honorable Stephanie Tubbs Jones Fire Suppression Demonstration Incentive Program to promote installation of fire sprinkler systems in student housing and dormitories (see H.R. 3250), H7715 [16NO]

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

———provide grants for cardiopulmonary resuscitation and automated external defibrillator training in public elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 3189), H6920 [13OC]

———provide grants for innovative teacher retention programs (see H.R. 1794), H3114 [6MY]

Dept. of HHS: authorize grants to provide treatment for diabetes within minority communities (see H.R. 2799), H6233 [15SE]

———establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 733), H1797 [14MR]

———extend the child and family services program (see H.R. 2790), H5897 [5AU] (see H.R. 2883), H6233 [15SE]

———implement the National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan (see H.R. 2600), H5489 [25JY]

———reauthorize support for graduate medical education programs in children's hospitals (see H.R. 1852), H4530 [23JN]

———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases by expanding comprehensive, age-appropriate sex education in schools (see H.R. 3324), H7256 [2NO]

———require certain standards and enforcement provisions to prevent child abuse and neglect in residential programs (see H.R. 3126), H7009 [24OC]

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]

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 Labor: establish Youth Corps programs and provide for wider dissemination of the Youth Corps model (see H.R. 711), H4278 [15JN]

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

———phase out issuance of special wage certificates to entities providing employment to disabled individuals at rates of pay below the Federal minimum wage (see H.R. 3086), H7627 [15NO]

———provide grants to the National Urban League for an Urban Jobs Program (see H.R. 683), H3161 [10MY]

Dept. of Peace: establish (see H.R. 808), H1250 (see H.R. 808), H1361 [18FE]

Dept. of State: remove People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) from list of foreign terrorist organizations (see H. Res. 60), H2858 [14AP]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resources study on suitability and feasibility of designating the John Hope Franklin Reconciliation Park and certain other sites as a unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 1278), H2213 [31MR]

———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), H1724 [10MR]

———conduct a study of the Colonel Charles Young Home in Xenia, OH, and associated locations to assess potential inclusion in the National Park System (see H.R. 799), H1250 (see H.R. 799), H1361 [18FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish centers of excellence in financial literacy education for young adults and families (see H.R. 300), H513 [26JA]

Dept. of Transportation: delay certain target compliance dates for minimum retroreflectivity level standards applicable to traffic signs (see H.R. 3536), H8075 [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), H8967 [14DE]

———improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of veterans with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (see H.R. 168), H138 [7JA]

Depts. of Justice and Homeland Security: establish programs to help States that have high rates of homicide and other violent crime (see H.R. 1550), H6273 [20SE]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of unemployment status (see H.R. 1113), H2328 [5AP]

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

———establish a National Acquired Bone Marrow Failure Disease Registry and authorize research on acquired bone marrow failure diseases (see H.R. 640), H7928 [29NO]

———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), H5781 [29JY]

District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress and exempt residents from paying Federal income taxes until such voting representation takes effect (see H.R. 266), H7332 [3NO]

———statehood (see H.R. 265), H7332 [3NO]

Ecology and environment: constitutional amendment on the right to a clean, safe, and sustainable environment (see H.J. Res. 33), H5782 [29JY]

Economy: constitutional amendment on the right to full employment and balanced growth (see H.J. Res. 35), H5782 [29JY]

———increase statutory limit on the public debt, increase job creation, and reduce projected medium and long-term Federal budget deficits and debt (see H.R. 2544), H5661 [27JY]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (see H.R. 3743), H10014 [20DE]

———provide subsidized employment for unemployed, low-income adults, summer and year-round employment opportunities for low-income youth, and work-based training for unemployed adults and youth (see H.R. 3425), H7893 [18NO]

———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]

Education: constitutional amendment on the right to a quality public education (see H.J. Res. 29), H5782 [29JY]

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: adjust discretionary spending limits for appropriations for emergency job creation (see H.R. 2857), H6140 [13SE]

———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]

———promote economic self-sufficiency of low-income women through increased participation in high-wage, high-demand occupations (see H.R. 2315), H7009 [24OC]

FAA: extend Airport Improvement Program authority (see H.R. 1893), H3300 [13MY] (see H.R. 2644), H5579 [26JY]

———use Airport and Airway Trust Fund revenue to allow furloughed employees to return to work and provide retroactive pay for the period of their furlough (see H.R. 2744), H5883 [1AU]

Fair Labor Standards Act: establish a base minimum wage for tipped employees (see H.R. 631), H3161 [10MY]

Families and domestic relations: improve the lives of working families by providing medical, child care, and educational assistance and encouraging the establishment of family-friendly workplaces (see H.R. 2346), H5782 [29JY]

———prohibit discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on sexual orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any prospective parent or the child involved (see H.R. 1681), H2998 [3MY]

———provide grants to promote responsible fatherhood and strengthen low-income families (see H.R. 2193), H4460 [22JN]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow employees to take parental involvement leave for educational and extracurricular activities, and clarify leave may be used for medical needs or to assist elderly relatives (see H.R. 1440), H2569 [8AP]

———allow leave to address domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking and their effects, and include domestic partners (see H.R. 3151), H7161 [27OC]

———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), H6506 [3OC]

FDA: ensure safe use of cosmetics (see H.R. 2359), H9928 [16DE]

———improve capacity to prevent drug shortages (see H.R. 2245), H5375 [21JY]

Federal aid programs: ensure seniors, veterans, people with disabilities, and certain governmental retirees receive a one-time payment to compensate for the lack of cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 2590), H5239 [19JY]

———increase AmeriCorps, Job Corps, and Peace Corps funding (see H. Res. 216), H5734 [28JY]

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

Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act: amend grant programs (see H.R. 2269), H5888 [1AU]

Federal Interagency Working Group on Reducing Poverty: establish (see H.R. 3300), H7207 [1NO]

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]

Financial institutions: provide certain credit unions with the authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 1418), H2935 [2MY]

———restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 1489), H6978 [14OC]

Firearms: prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 308), H2412 [6AP]

Food and Nutrition Act: treat the Northern Mariana Islands in the same manner as Guam (see H.R. 1465), H5150 [18JY]

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]

———provide, on an annual basis, an amount equal to at least 1 percent of U.S. gross domestic product for nonmilitary foreign assistance programs (see H. Con. Res. 11), H554 [8FE]

———provide assistance for developing countries to promote quality and universal basic education (see H.R. 2705), H5901 [9AU]

Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see H.R. 639), H680 [10FE]

Government: improve the Federal hiring process (see H.R. 3064), H6456 [23SE]

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

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), H2268 [1AP]

Health: constitutional amendment on the right to high quality health care (see H.J. Res. 30), H5782 [29JY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H3161 [10MY]

———provide for coverage of medically necessary food under Federal health programs and private health insurance (see H.R. 1311), H4279 [15JN]

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

Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 1724), H5781 [29JY]

House of Representatives: provide the District of Columbia a voting seat and the State of Utah an additional seat (see H.R. 267), H7332 [3NO]

———reestablish Page Program (see H. Res. 397), H6273 [20SE]

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

Housing: constitutional amendment on the right to decent, safe, sanitary, and affordable housing (see H.J. Res. 32), H5782 [29JY]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit body-gripping traps in National Wildlife Refuge System (see H.R. 2657), H5579 [26JY]

Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 1537), H2854 [14AP] (see H.R. 1796), H3114 [6MY]

———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: provide for equal access to COBRA continuation health coverage (see H.R. 1028), H2605 [12AP] (see H.R. 2310), H4795 [8JY]

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

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

Iran: 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), H5889 [1AU]

———strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (see H.R. 1905), H4188 [14JN]

Iraq: call for an impartial and independent investigation into the massacre of Iranian opposition members in Camp Ashraf (see H. Res. 332), H5782 [29JY]

———prohibit funding to maintain U.S. Armed Forces and military contractors in Iraq after a certain date (see H.R. 2757), H5920 [16AU]

Japan: express condolences to families of victims and survivors of earthquake and tsunami, commend response efforts, and support international relief efforts (see H. Res. 172), H1908 [16MR]

Jordan, Barbara: tribute (see H. Res. 90), H1253 (see H. Res. 90), H1364 [18FE]

Korean War: call for repatriation of POW/MIA and abductees (see H. Res. 376), H8882 [13DE]

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: prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 3618), H8318 [8DE]

LIHEAP: provide level funding (see H.R. 3626), H8968 [14DE]

Medicare: apply exceptions process fairly for tiered formulary drugs in prescription drug plans (see H.R. 3613), H8318 [8DE]

———deliver a meaningful drug benefit and lower prescription drug prices (see H.R. 999), H5919 [16AU]

———ensure home health agencies can assign appropriate skilled professional to conduct initial assessment visit and complete assessment for beneficiaries requiring rehabilitation therapy (see H.R. 2468), H4792 [8JY]

———exclude customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers to wholesalers from the average sales price for drugs and biologicals (see H.R. 905), H1573 [3MR]

———extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions (see H.R. 2969), H6271 [20SE]

———improve access to, and increase utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits (see H.R. 2020), H6552 [4OC]

———increase payment for chest radiography (x-ray) services that use computer aided detection technology for early detection of lung cancer (see H.R. 1172), H6182 [14SE]

———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), H5581 [26JY]

———provide coverage of custom fabricated breast prostheses following a mastectomy (see H.R. 2233), H6855 [12OC]

———repeal competitive acquisition program for durable medical equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) in a budget neutral manner (see H.R. 1041), H5966 [7SE]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1546), H5399 [22JY]

———require drug manufacturers to provide rebates for drugs dispensed to low-income individuals under the prescription drug benefit program (see H.R. 2190), H5923 [19AU]

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

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), H7208 [1NO]

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

Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, maintain, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 1449), H4577 [24JN]

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

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

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

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

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

National Passport Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 366), H5398 [22JY]

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

Native Americans: provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 27), H1252 (see H.R. 27), H1364 [18FE]

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]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for violators (see H.R. 190), H4529 [23JN]

Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation: authorize establishment of a commemorative work in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 854), H1454 [1MR]

Pensions: provide for private-sector solutions to certain pension funding challenges (see H.R. 1969), H4673 [6JY]

Pharmaceuticals: preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 965), H7008 [24OC]

Political campaigns: reform financing of House of Representatives elections (see H.R. 1404), H2410 [6AP]

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), H6461 [26SE]

———ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 137), H8000 [30NO]

President and Vice President: constitutional amendment on direct popular election (see H.J. Res. 36), H5782 [29JY]

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

Public lands: designate certain portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (see H.R. 1916), H7165 [31OC]

SBA: improve microenterprise technical assistance and capacity building grant program and establish an Office of Youth Entrepreneurship (see H.R. 2809), H7009 [24OC]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1648), H5375 [21JY]

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

———improve high schools and raise graduation rates while ensuring rigorous standards and develop and implement effective school models for struggling students and dropouts (see H.R. 778), H1177 (see H.R. 778), H1196 [17FE]

———provide assistance for the modernization, renovation, and repair of elementary and secondary school buildings and community colleges (see H.R. 2948), H7333 [3NO]

Senior citizens: encourage, enhance, and integrate Silver Alert plans throughout the U.S. (see H.R. 112), H37 [5JA]

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

Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 78), H7893 [18NO]

Social Security: ensure any reform prevents the reduction of benefits or an increase in retirement age (see H. Con. Res. 64), H4946 [12JY]

———establish consistent requirements for the electronic content and format of data used in the administration of certain human services programs (see H.R. 3339), H7330 [3NO]

———expand permissive exclusion from participation in Federal health care programs to individuals and entities affiliated with sanctioned entities (see H.R. 675), H723 [11FE]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 1332), H2266 [1AP]

Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see H.R. 1106), H1842 [15MR]

Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2152), H4074 [13JN]

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), H4456 [22JN]

Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD), Inc.: anniversary (see H. Res. 476), H7928 [29NO]

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), H2216 [31MR]

Tariff Act: increase dollar amount requirements for articles and merchandise under administrative exemptions and entry under regulations provisions (see H.R. 1653), H3063 [4MY]

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), H7579 [14NO]

———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), H8967 [14DE]

———constitutional amendment on progressive taxation (see H.J. Res. 34), H5782 [29JY]

———create jobs through infrastructure investment (see H.R. 992), H1722 [10MR]

———deny certain benefits to oil and gas companies and invest the savings in clean energy programs (see H.R. 1959), H5489 [25JY]

———encourage natural gas vehicle investments and job creation (see H.R. 1380), H2858 [14AP]

———expand rehabilitation credit (see H.R. 2479), H8967 [14DE]

———expand the tip tax credit to employers of cosmetologists and promote tax compliance in the cosmetology sector (see H.R. 1957), H8319 [8DE]

———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see H.R. 2088), H7161 [27OC]

———extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (see H.R. 1893), H3300 [13MY] (see H.R. 2644), H5579 [26JY]

———extend renewal community tax credit program (see H.R. 1428), H2534 [7AP]

———extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 2655), H5579 [26JY]

———extend the research credit and increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit (see H.R. 942), H4187 [14JN]

———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), H5901 [9AU]

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

———modify the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 2082), H4794 [8JY]

———prevent further restriction of Federal income tax deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Res. 25), H2040 [29MR]

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

———provide an investment credit for waste-to-energy facilities (see H.R. 66), H35 [5JA]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1327), H6043 [9SE]

———provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds shall not apply to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of water and sewage facilities (see H.R. 1802), H3411 [24MY]

———qualify formerly homeless youth who are students for purposes of low income housing tax credit (see H.R. 3076), H7258 [2NO]

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

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 428), H469 [25JA]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 674), H3410 [24MY]

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

———treat amounts paid for umbilical cord blood banking services as medical care expenses (see H.R. 1614), H2911 [15AP]

———treat computer technology and equipment as eligible higher education expenses under certain college savings plans and allow certain individuals a credit for contributions to such plans (see H.R. 529), H549 [8FE]

Telecommunications: require accurate disclosure to consumers of the terms and conditions of 4G service and other advanced wireless mobile broadband service (see H.R. 2281), H4795 [8JY]

Territories: clarify application of Federal election laws to certain jurisdictions (see H.R. 3268), H7209 [1NO]

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), H8881 [13DE]

Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorize appropriations and enhance measures to combat trafficking in persons (see H.R. 2830), H6344 [21SE]

Transportation: ensure that all transportation system users can travel safely and conveniently on and across federally funded streets and highways (see H.R. 1780), H4794 [8JY]

———extend surface and air transportation programs (see H.R. 2887), H6140 [13SE]

———prevent and remedy discrimination relating to federally funded transportation projects (see H.R. 2019), H3754 [26MY]

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

Treaties and agreements: enhance reciprocal market access for U.S. domestic producers in the negotiating process of bilateral, regional, and multilateral trade agreements (see H.R. 1749), H3107 [5MY]

Uganda: honor life of David Kato and all who are victims of violence because of their sexual orientation or gender identity (see H. Res. 100), H2858 [14AP]

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), H599 [9FE] (see H.R. 3346), H7330 [3NO]

Veterans: provide housing assistance for very low-income veterans (see H.R. 287), H5734 [28JY]

Voting: constitutional amendment on the right to vote (see H.J. Res. 28), H5782 [29JY]

———require States offering early voting in Federal elections to establish minimum early voting period and prohibit States from imposing certain identification requirements to vote or register to vote (see H.R. 3163), H7258 [2NO]

Water: require use of American iron, steel, and manufactured goods in the construction, alteration, and repair of public water systems and treatment works (see H.R. 1684), H2998 [3MY]

Water pollution: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 1375), H3806 [31MY]

Women: constitutional amendment on equality of rights and reproductive rights (see H.J. Res. 31), H5782 [29JY]

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

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

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

Year for People of African Descent: support (see H. Res. 41), H5127 [15JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Assets for Independence Act: reauthorize and approve applications to operate new demonstration programs, renew existing programs, and enhance program flexibility (see H.R. 1623), H2911 [15AP]

Crime: save money and reduce tragedies through teen dating abuse prevention grants (see H.R. 3515), H7927 [29NO]

Dept. of Defense: post on departmental website the cost to each taxpayer of the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Libya (see H.R. 3088), H6551 [4OC]

Dept. of HHS: provide grants to support job creation initiatives under the Social Services Block Grants Program (see H.R. 3701), H9925 [16DE]

Dept. of Justice: award grants to prevent or alleviate community violence by providing education, mentoring, and counseling services to children, teachers, families, and community leaders (see H.R. 3054), H6455 [23SE]

———establish the National Parents Corps Program (see H.R. 3055), H6455 [23SE]

Dept. of State: authorize the Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange Initiative focusing on peace and nonviolence in global conflict resolution (see H.R. 3056), H6455 [23SE]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of the West Hunter Street Baptist Church in Atlanta, GA (see H.R. 1521), H2665 [13AP]

Human rights: express that the U.S. should become an international human rights leader by ratifying and implementing certain core international conventions (see H. Res. 312), H4327 [16JN]

Kennedy, John F.: authorize use of Capitol rotunda for an event marking anniversary of inaugural address (see H. Con. Res. 6), H102 [6JA]

Motor vehicles: improve safety of motorcoaches (see H.R. 873), H1523 [2MR]

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

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

Social Security: modernize income eligibility standards for Federal foster care benefits (see H.R. 2063), H3805 [31MY]

Taxation: allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 1190), H1984 [17MR]

———establish Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund to receive payments of taxpayers conscientiously opposed to war, ensure that such revenue is used for non-military purposes, and improve revenue collection (see H.R. 1191), H1984 [17MR]

———exclude from income amounts received from certain unlawful discrimination claims and allow income averaging for backpay and frontpay awards from such claims (see H.R. 3195), H6920 [13OC]

———provide a credit for costs of certain infertility treatments (see H.R. 3522), H7998 [30NO]

———provide an exclusion from gross income for AmeriCorps educational awards (see H.R. 1816), H3159 [10MY]

Constitutional authority statements

Assets for Independence Act: reauthorize and approve applications to operate new demonstration programs, renew existing programs, and enhance program flexibility (H.R. 1623), H2915 [15AP]

Crime: save money and reduce tragedies through teen dating abuse prevention grants (H.R. 3515), H7928 [29NO]

Dept. of Defense: post on departmental website the cost to each taxpayer of the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Libya (H.R. 3088), H6551 [4OC]

Dept. of HHS: provide grants to support job creation initiatives under the Social Services Block Grants Program (H.R. 3701), H9927 [16DE]

Dept. of Justice: award grants to prevent or alleviate community violence by providing education, mentoring, and counseling services to children, teachers, families, and community leaders (H.R. 3054), H6457 [23SE]

———establish the National Parents Corps Program (H.R. 3055), H6457 [23SE]

Dept. of State: authorize the Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange Initiative focusing on peace and nonviolence in global conflict resolution (H.R. 3056), H6457 [23SE]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of the West Hunter Street Baptist Church in Atlanta, GA (H.R. 1521), H2666 [13AP]

Motor vehicles: improve safety of motorcoaches (H.R. 873), H1525 [2MR]

Social Security: modernize income eligibility standards for Federal foster care benefits (H.R. 2063), H3806 [31MY]

Taxation: allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (H.R. 1190), H1987 [17MR]

———establish Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund to receive payments of taxpayers conscientiously opposed to war, ensure that such revenue is used for non-military purposes, and improve revenue collection (H.R. 1191), H1987 [17MR]

———exclude from income amounts received from certain unlawful discrimination claims and allow income averaging for backpay and frontpay awards from such claims (H.R. 3195), H6921 [13OC]

———provide a credit for costs of certain infertility treatments (H.R. 3522), H7999 [30NO]

———provide an exclusion from gross income for AmeriCorps educational awards (H.R. 1816), H3161 [10MY]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2112), H4149 [14JN]

Armed Forces: direct the President, pursuant to the War Powers Resolution, to remove the U.S. Armed Forces from Afghanistan (H. Con. Res. 28), H1938 [17MR]

Budget: cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit (H.R. 2560), H5197 [19JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2021 (H. Con. Res. 34), H2867 [15AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: WIC funding, H4149 [14JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), H3694 [26MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2219), H4745, H4746 [7JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2219), consideration (H. Res. 320), H4478 [23JN]

———require posting on a public website the cost to each U.S. taxpayer of the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Libya, H4745, H4746 [7JY]

Dept. of HUD: rescind unobligated funding for FHA Refinance Program and terminate the program (H.R. 830), H1693 [10MR]

———rescind unobligated funding for the Emergency Mortgage Relief Program and terminate the program (H.R. 836), H1694 [10MR]

Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), H8804 [13DE]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), Senate amendments, H9969 [20DE]

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), consideration (H. Res. 487), H8269 [8DE]

———provide additional time to issue achievable standards for cement manufacturing facilities (H.R. 2681), E1776 [5OC]

———provide additional time to issue achievable standards for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process heaters, and incinerators (H.R. 2250), E1776 [5OC]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 2), H295 [19JA]

Kennedy, John F.: authorize use of Capitol rotunda for an event marking anniversary of inaugural address (S. Con. Res. 2), H207 [18JA]

Motor vehicles: improve safety of motorcoaches (H.R. 873), E397 [2MR]

National Public Lands Day: observance, E1723 [26SE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 2), H295 [19JA]

Taxation: create jobs by providing payroll tax relief for middle class families and businesses and ensure protection of Social Security trust fund, H8269 [8DE]

———modify calculation of modified adjusted gross income for purposes of determining eligibility for certain healthcare-related programs, H7650 [16NO]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (H.R. 674), Senate amendment, H7650 [16NO]

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), H188 [12JA]

U.S. Institute of Peace: funding, H3694 [26MY]

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

———require improvement of labor rights and security for workers before approval and implementation, H6796 [12OC]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation, H8269 [8DE], H8804 [13DE]

———provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (H.R. 3346), H7642 [16NO]

Veterans: reduce unemployment by ensuring training and transition assistance and providing incentives to employers for hiring veterans, H7650 [16NO]

Voting: impact of State voting reform laws labeled as ``voter suppression'' legislation, H5156 [19JY], H7196 [1NO]

Remarks in House relative to

Presidential Medal of Freedom: recipient, E303 [18FE]

———tribute to recipients, E235 [15FE]

Tributes

Britt, Ted D., E961 [26MY]

Davis-Correia, Martina, E2217 [8DE]

Shuttlesworth, Fred L., H6667 [6OC]