ELLISON, KEITH (a Representative from Minnesota)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), H3675 [25MY], H3703 [26MY]

Dept. of HUD: rescind funding for the Neighborhood Stabilization Program and terminate the program (H.R. 861), H1875, H1878 [16MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: terminate authority to provide new assistance under the Home Affordable Modification Program while preserving assistance that was already offered (H.R. 839), H2007 [29MR]

EPA: provide additional time to issue achievable standards for cement manufacturing facilities (H.R. 2681), H6555 [4OC], H6604 [5OC]

———provide additional time to issue achievable standards for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process heaters, and incinerators (H.R. 2250), H6553 [4OC], H6706 [11OC]

Financial Stability Oversight Council: strengthen review authority of regulations issued by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (H.R. 1315), H5329 [21JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal mandatory funding provided to States to establish American Health Benefit Exchanges (H.R. 1213), H2964 [3MY]

Appointments

House Democracy Partnership, H527 [8FE]

Articles and editorials

ACORN Did Nothing Wrong. So Says the Congressional Watchdog Office, John D. Atlas, NJ.com (Internet site), H3950 [2JN]

ACORN Workers Cleared of Illegality by Outside Probe, Frank James, NPR.org (Internet site), H3949 [2JN]

All You Need To Know About the ACORN Scandal and Who Is Behind It, Mike Stark, Huffington Post (Internet site), H3950 [2JN]

Federal Judge Denies First Amendment in ACORN Worker Lawsuit, Brad Friedman, BradBlog.com (Internet site), H3951 [2JN]

House Ban on ACORN Grants Is Ruled Unconstitutional, Janie Lorber, New York (NY) Times, H3949 [2JN]

James O'Keefe Denied Permission To Travel Outside New Jersey, Associated Press (news service), H3951 [2JN]

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), H3162 [10MY]

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), H5489 [25JY]

Agriculture: promote local and regional farm and food systems (see H.R. 3286), H7206 [1NO]

Ali, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 401), H3220 [11MY]

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), H5782 [29JY]

———prohibit certain interstate conduct relative to exotic animals and prohibit certain computer-assisted remote hunting (see H.R. 2210), H5928 [26AU]

———prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes (see H.R. 1513), H2664 [13AP]

———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), H7892 [18NO]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 139), H3161 [10MY]

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), H1580 [4MR]

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), H7332 [3NO]

———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), H3000 [3MY]

———direct the President, pursuant to the War Powers Resolution, to remove the U.S. Armed Forces from Afghanistan (see H. Con. Res. 28), H1665 [9MR]

———improve prevention and response to sexual assaults (see H.R. 3435), H7713 [16NO]

———lift statutory bans on denying servicewomen coverage for abortions in cases of rape or incest and preventing use of private funds for abortions at U.S. military facilities (see H.R. 2085), H3984 [2JN]

———limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under authorizations for use of military force (see H.R. 3702), H10017 [20DE]

———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), H6043 [9SE]

———require Presidential negotiation of and entrance into a bilateral status of forces agreement with Afghanistan (see H.R. 651), H681 [10FE]

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

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]

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), H923 [15FE]

Bahrain: limit issuance of a letter of offer relative to a certain proposed sale of defense articles and services to Bahrain (see H.J. Res. 80), H7400 [4NO]

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

Business and industry: require employers to keep records on non-employees who perform labor or services for remuneration and provide a special penalty for employers who misclassify employees (see H.R. 3178), H7715 [16NO]

Buy American Act: strengthen requirements applicable to airports, highways, high-speed rail, trains, and transit (see H.R. 613), H679 [10FE]

Capital punishment: abolish under Federal law (see H.R. 3051), H6455 [23SE]

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

Children and youth: create and encourage the creation of jobs for youth (see H.R. 1901), H3300 [13MY]

———prepare disconnected youth for a competitive future by improving existing education, workforce, and support programs for high school dropouts (see H.R. 2358), H4573 [24JN]

———prevent States from prohibiting male circumcision (see H.R. 2400), H4575 [24JN]

———promote minimum State requirements for prevention and treatment of concussions caused by participation in school sports (see H.R. 469), H4278 [15JN]

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

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

———prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 1397), H2935 [2MY]

Colleges and universities: improve education and prevention related to campus sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking (see H.R. 2016), H5734 [28JY]

———require institutions that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see H.R. 1048), H5734 [28JY]

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]

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), H6011 [8SE]

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

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H2412 [6AP]

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), H7714 [16NO]

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

Controlled Substances Act: exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marijuana (see H.R. 1831), H3217 [11MY]

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), H3162 [10MY]

Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 192), H553 [8FE]

Corporations: constitutional amendment to exclude from rights given to natural persons, prohibit corporate spending on elections, and affirm power of Congress and States to regulate corporations and elections (see H.J. Res. 90), H8320 [8DE]

Correctional institutions: provide alternate release date for certain nonviolent offenders (see H.R. 223), H1844 [15MR]

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

———require facilities holding Federal prisoners under a Federal contract to make certain information available to the public (see H.R. 74), H1844 [15MR]

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

Courts: establish a meaningful opportunity for parole or similar release for child offenders sentenced to life in prison (see H.R. 3305), H7333 [3NO]

———provide for deferred sentencing and the possibility of dismissal for drug offenders (see H.R. 2567), H5240 [19JY]

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

———exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that has been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see H.R. 2086), H6233 [15SE]

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

———prohibit use of consumer credit checks against prospective and current employees for the purpose of making adverse employment decisions (see H.R. 321), H353 [19JA]

Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 2492), H6988 [21OC]

Cuba: discontinue Radio Marti and Television Marti broadcasts (see H.R. 1317), H2572 [8AP]

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), H6976 [14OC]

Dept. of Education: allow local educational agencies to use certain grants for professional development activities that train school personnel about restorative justice and conflict resolution (see H.R. 415), H5936 [2SE]

———authorizing appropriations for improving basic programs operated by local educational agencies (see H.R. 864), H4794 [8JY]

———award grants to establish pediatric early literacy programs for health care providers and facilities (see H.R. 820), H2572 [8AP]

———create a demonstration project to fund additional secondary school counselors in certain troubled schools to reduce dropout rates (see H.R. 667), H723 [11FE]

———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), H4581 [28JN]

———improve academic content standards for physical education (see H.R. 1057), H2536 [7AP]

———improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see H.R. 885), H5087 [14JY]

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

———provide education for homeless children and youths (see H.R. 1253), H4366 [21JN]

Dept. of Energy: develop a rare earth materials program and amend the National Materials Minerals Policy, Research and Development Act (see H.R. 618), H2108 [30MR]

Dept. of HHS: authorize grants for training and support services for Alzheimer's disease patients and their families (see H.R. 2798), H6233 [15SE]

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

———collaborate with other departments on epilepsy education and awareness programs (see H. Res. 298), H6043 [9SE]

———establish a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee (see H.R. 2557), H7715 [16NO]

———establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 733), H4278 [15JN]

———establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see H.R. 2187), H4277 [15JN]

———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), H2108 [30MR]

———provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1195), H2536 [7AP]

———provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1426), H3162 [10MY]

———provide grants to States to establish maternal mortality review committees on pregnancy-related deaths (see H.R. 894), H4037 [3JN]

———provide protections for consumers against excessive, unjustified, or unfairly discriminatory increases in insurance premium rates (see H.R. 416), H468 [25JA]

———reform and modernize the Office of Refugee Resettlement (see H.R. 1475), H3000 [3MY]

———revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 751), H1176 (see H.R. 751), H1195 [17FE]

Dept. of HUD: 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: authorize Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention establishment of a public awareness campaign noting the link between dropping out of school and incarceration (see H.R. 906), H1573 [3MR]

———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), H6674 [6OC]

———classify human trafficking as a violent crime for purposes of the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program (see H.R. 2982), H7258 [2NO]

———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), H7332 [3NO]

———provide grants to nonprofit organizations that carry out child-parent visitation programs for children with incarcerated parents (see H.R. 2464), H4792 [8JY]

———reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program (see H.R. 2800), H6233 [15SE]

Dept. of Labor: 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), H7209 [1NO]

Dept. of Peace: establish (see H.R. 808), H2039 [29MR]

Dept. of State: authorize the Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange Initiative focusing on peace and nonviolence in global conflict resolution (see H.R. 3056), H6674 [6OC]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a global rare earth element assessment (see H.R. 1314), H2265 [1AP]

———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), H1988 [17MR]

———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), H3304 [13MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 812), H6673 [6OC]

———provide expedited procedures for consideration of certain veterans claims (see H.R. 2377), H5734 [28JY]

———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), H1907 [16MR]

Developing countries: authorize assistance for affordable housing and sustainable urban development in developing countries (see H.R. 2180), H4186 [14JN]

———protect girls through prevention of child marriage (see H.R. 3357), H7579 [14NO]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of unemployment status (see H.R. 1113), H1905 [16MR]

———take steps to counter the growth in anti-Muslim sentiments, targeted rhetorical attacks, and violence against the Muslim, Arab, Sikh, and South Asian American communities (see H. Res. 283), H3756 [26MY]

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

———ensure access to, and education about, screening and treatment services for breast cancer (see H. Res. 234), H4279 [15JN]

———establish a National Acquired Bone Marrow Failure Disease Registry and authorize research on acquired bone marrow failure diseases (see H.R. 640), H7332 [3NO]

———establish a national screening program, and provide States the option to increase screening for the prevention, early detection, and timely treatment of colorectal cancer under Medicaid (see H.R. 912), H2040 [29MR]

———expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to pulmonary fibrosis (see H.R. 2505), H7208 [1NO]

———extend Postal Service authority to issue a semipostal to raise funds for breast cancer research (see H.R. 466), H2934 [2MY]

———issue a semipostal stamp for the fight against colorectal cancer (see H.R. 893), H2039 [29MR]

———require a Federal commitment to Alzheimer's disease research to advance breakthrough treatments for people with the disease (see H.R. 1897), H4459 [22JN]

———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]

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), H10016 [20DE]

———statehood (see H.R. 265), H10016 [20DE]

Drugs: apply reduced sentences for certain cocaine based offenses retroactively for certain offenders (see H.R. 2316), H4526 [23JN]

Ecology and environment: constitutional amendment on the right to a clean, safe, and sustainable environment (see H.J. Res. 33), H7831 [17NO]

Economy: constitutional amendment on the right to full employment and balanced growth (see H.J. Res. 35), H7831 [17NO]

———create jobs and reduce the deficit through fair tax rates, cutting defense spending, strengthening Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security, and infrastructure investment (see H.R. 3638), H8879 [13DE]

———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), H5240 [19JY]

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

———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), H7831 [17NO]

———strengthen communities through English literacy and civic education for new citizens (see H.R. 1617), H2911 [15AP]

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), H924 [15FE]

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]

———create an emergency jobs program (see H.R. 2914), H6180 [14SE]

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

———promote economic self-sufficiency of low-income women through increased participation in high-wage, high-demand occupations (see H.R. 2315), H4526 [23JN]

EPA: establish a program that tests chemicals found in drinking water to determine whether they are endocrine disruptors and the extent of their ability to interfere with human hormones (see H.R. 553), H1392 [28FE]

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

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), H4527 [23JN]

———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]

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]

FDA: improve capacity to prevent drug shortages (see H.R. 2245), H5286 [20JY]

———prevent approval of genetically-engineered fish (see H.R. 521), H6139 [13SE]

Federal employees: provide a corporate responsibility investment option under the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 2130), H6011 [8SE]

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

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

FEMA: establish a grant program for first responder agencies that experience an extraordinary financial burden resulting from the deployment of employees (see H.R. 3260), H7893 [18NO]

Financial institutions: ensure that customers can immediately close accounts at insured depository institutions on demand and without cost, and that consumers receive any balance in accounts immediately (see H.R. 3077), H6782 [11OC]

———restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 1489), H6415 [22SE]

Firearms: ensure that individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System and require a background check for every firearm sale (see H.R. 1781), H3108 [5MY]

———prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 308), H254 [18JA]

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 assistance for developing countries to promote quality and universal basic education (see H.R. 2705), H6098 [12SE]

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

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]

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

Government: express that the President should make every effort to negotiate passage of an increase in the statutory debt limit or, failing that, use constitutional authority to pay U.S. debts (see H. Con. Res. 68), H5811 [30JY] (see H. Con. Res. 69), H5885 [1AU]

GSA: convey a parcel of real property in the District of Columbia to house a National Women's History Museum (see H.R. 1269), H4673 [6JY]

Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 192), H553 [8FE]

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

Health: constitutional amendment on the right to high quality health care (see H.J. Res. 30), H7831 [17NO]

———enhance and further research of prevention and treatment of eating disorders and improve access to treatment (see H.R. 1448), H2605 [12AP]

———national policy to provide health care, control costs, and enhance the quality of the health care system (see H.R. 1200), H4279 [15JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H723 [11FE]

———provide for medical neutrality protecting medical facilities and personnel during armed conflict and establish accountability for violations of the principle of medical neutrality (see H.R. 2643), H5579 [26JY]

Higher Education Act: expand teacher loan forgiveness (see H.R. 85), H2039 [29MR]

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), H3305 [13MY]

House of Representatives: provide the District of Columbia a voting seat and the State of Utah an additional seat (see H.R. 267), H10016 [20DE]

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

Housing: allow homeowners of moderate-value homes who are subject to mortgage foreclosure proceedings to remain in their homes as renters (see H.R. 1548), H2854 [14AP]

———constitutional amendment on the right to decent, safe, sanitary, and affordable housing (see H.J. Res. 32), H7831 [17NO]

Houston (TX) Forward Times: anniversary (see H. Res. 160), H1725 [10MR]

Immigration: allow companies to attract foreign graduates of U.S. universities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, and reform and create new immigration categories to stimulate the economy (see H.R. 2161), H4674 [6JY]

———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]

———cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see H.R. 1842), H4187 [14JN]

———reaffirm U.S. commitment to protecting refugees who are fleeing persecution (see H.R. 2185), H4367 [21JN]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 864), H4794 [8JY]

Insurance: provide for equal access to COBRA continuation health coverage (see H.R. 1028), H1724 [10MR] (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]

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]

Iraq: prohibit funding to maintain U.S. Armed Forces and military contractors in Iraq after a certain date (see H.R. 2757), H5884 [1AU]

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), H1842 [15MR]

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

Law enforcement officers: encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue Alert plans throughout U.S. to disseminate information when an officer is seriously injured or killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 365), H5965 [7SE]

Master Sergeant Daniel L. Fedder Post Office, Pine City, MN: designate (see H.R. 3220), H6976 [14OC]

Medicaid: extend the period of temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage (see H.R. 3542), H9946 [19DE]

———remove exclusion from medical assistance of items and services for patients in mental institutions (see H.R. 340), H2108 [30MR]

———require coverage of optometrists (see H.R. 1219), H2667 [13AP]

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

———apply frailty adjustment under the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) payment rules to certain specialized Medicare Advantage plans for special needs individuals (see H.R. 3691), H9430 [15DE]

———ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2267), H4364 [21JN]

———provide comprehensive cancer patient treatment education and conduct research to improve cancer symptom management (see H.R. 3622), H8318 [8DE]

———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), H3063 [4MY]

———require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2248), H6011 [8SE]

———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), H6458 [23SE]

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]

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

Motor vehicles: protect consumers from discriminatory State taxes on motor vehicle rentals (see H.R. 2469), H4792 [8JY]

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), H434 [24JA]

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), H1392 [28FE]

National Congress on Your Corner Day: designate (see H. Res. 58), H509 [26JA]

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

National Infrastructure Development Bank: establish (see H.R. 402), H433 [24JA]

National Kidney Cancer and Kidney Health Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 166), H2293 [4AP]

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

National security: call for adoption of smart security platform for the 21st century (see H. Res. 19), H3646 (see H. Res. 19), H3684 [25MY]

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), H3161 [10MY]

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

Norway: condemn terrorist attacks in Oslo and Utoya Island and express condolences and support to those affected by the attack (see H. Res. 379), H5733 [28JY] (see H. Res. 380), H5782 [29JY]

Nuclear weapons: recognize nonproliferation options for nuclear understanding to keep everyone safe (NO NUKES) (see H. Res. 21), H5966 [7SE]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for violators (see H.R. 190), H5888 [1AU]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow an earlier start for State health care coverage innovation waivers (see H.R. 439), H2039 [29MR]

———establish a public health insurance option (see H.R. 191), H40 [5JA]

Peace Corps: anniversary (see H. Res. 11), H204 [12JA]

———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), H5489 [25JY]

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

Peace Corps Month: designate (see H. Res. 11), H204 [12JA]

Pharmaceuticals: preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 965), H3162 [10MY]

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

———require shareholder authorization before a public company may make certain political expenditures (see H.R. 2517), H5018 [13JY]

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), H3344 [23MY]

———ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 137), H4530 [23JN]

———reform (see H.R. 1262), H3646 (see H.R. 1262), H3684 [25MY]

Power resources: establish a program to provide for workforce training and education at community colleges in sustainable energy (see H.R. 1881), H3279 [12MY]

President and Vice President: constitutional amendment on direct popular election (see H.J. Res. 36), H7831 [17NO]

Product safety: ban use of bisphenol A in food and beverage containers (see H.R. 432), H553 [8FE]

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), H3301 [13MY]

———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), H7329 [3NO]

Real estate: proposed settlement between Dept. of Justice, State attorneys general, and mortgage services relative to mortgage fraud and the economic crisis (see H. Con. Res. 85), H7331 [3NO]

Refugees: victims of torture treatment programs funding (see H.R. 2404), H5782 [29JY]

Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 1574), H3063 [4MY]

Safe Drinking Water Act: repeal exemption for hydraulic fracturing (see H.R. 1084), H1841 [15MR]

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), H2912 [15AP]

———direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary schools to make information available on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 458), H5781 [29JY]

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

———end use of corporal punishment (see H.R. 3027), H6413 [22SE]

———provide assistance for the modernization, renovation, and repair of elementary and secondary school buildings and community colleges (see H.R. 2948), H6231 [15SE]

———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), H2039 [29MR]

Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security (see H.R. 776), H4279 [15JN]

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

Social Security: eliminate abstinence-only education programs (see H.R. 1085), H1841 [15MR]

———extend eligibility period for SSI benefits for refugees, asylees, and certain other humanitarian immigrants (see H.R. 3083), H7209 [1NO]

Sri Lanka: commend U.N. efforts to implement human rights accountability, call for investigation of war crimes and other human rights violations, and allow greater freedom of movement (see H. Res. 177), H2858 [14AP]

SSI: extend rule relative to eligibility for benefits for certain aliens and victims of trafficking (see H.R. 2763), H6344 [21SE]

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

States: recognize and clarify authority to regulate medical aspects of intrastate air ambulance services (see H.R. 1117), H4794 [8JY]

Stillwater, MN: authorize a replacement for the lift bridge with necessary taxpayer protection measures to promote fiscal responsibility (see H.R. 3434), H7713 [16NO]

Supreme Court: permit televising of proceedings (see H.R. 3572), H9432 [15DE]

Syria: support peaceful demonstrations and universal freedoms and condemn human rights violations (see H. Res. 296), H4330 [16JN]

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), H2935 [2MY]

———constitutional amendment on progressive taxation (see H.J. Res. 34), H7831 [17NO]

———eliminate certain tax expenditures and evaluate effectiveness of remaining tax expenditures (see H.R. 2495), H4851 [11JY]

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

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H6098 [12SE]

———extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (see H.R. 2644), H5897 [5AU]

———extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 2655), H6979 [14OC]

———increase and extend deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 694), H2572 [8AP]

———increase tax rates for millionaires and billionaires (see H.R. 1124), H1905 [16MR]

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

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1327), H5374 [21JY]

———provide Federal contracting preferences for, and a reduction in income tax rates on, patriot corporations (see H.R. 1163), H1983 [17MR]

———qualify formerly homeless youth who are students for purposes of low income housing tax credit (see H.R. 3076), H6505 [3OC]

———reduce tobacco smuggling (see H.R. 3186), H6919 [13OC]

———repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies (see H.R. 601), H1040 (see H.R. 601), H1071 [16FE]

———restore credit lost from replacement of the making work pay credit with the employee payroll tax cut (see H.R. 772), H5928 [26AU]

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

Telecommunications: make more spectrum available to, facilitate development of a wireless broadband network for, and provide standards for spectrum needs of public safety agencies (see H.R. 607), H1180 (see H.R. 607), H1199 [17FE]

Television: establish signal quality and content requirements for the carriage of public, educational, and governmental channels and preserve support for such channels (see H.R. 1746), H6626 [5OC]

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), H7929 [29NO]

Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorize appropriations and enhance measures to combat trafficking in persons (see H.R. 2830), H6467 [29SE]

Transportation: improve national freight transportation system by leveraging investments and promoting partnerships that advance interstate and foreign commerce (see H.R. 1338), H3987 [2JN]

———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]

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

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), H6182 [14SE]

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), H2109 [30MR]

Ukraine: independence anniversary and support for continued political and economic development (see H. Res. 401), H6922 [13OC]

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), H7929 [29NO]

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. 303), H1907 [16MR]

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

Water pollution: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 1375), H2327 [5AP]

Women: constitutional amendment on equality of rights and reproductive rights (see H.J. Res. 31), H7831 [17NO]

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

———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 members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H1844 [15MR]

———award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines (see H.R. 2447), H6674 [6OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: enhance mortgage, mortgage foreclosure, installment contract, and eviction protections during a funding gap caused by the failure to enact interim or full-year appropriations (see H.R. 2654), H5579 [26JY]

Corporations: constitutional amendment to clarify authority of Congress and the States to regulate the expenditure of funds for political activity by corporations (see H.J. Res. 92), H8187 [6DE]

Dept. of Labor: make grants to States, local governments, and Indian tribes to create employment opportunities for unemployed and underemployed residents in distressed communities (see H.R. 2368), H4574 [24JN]

Employment: reduce the deficit and restore the middle class by creating jobs (see H.R. 2855), H5964 [7SE]

Foreign policy: express that a Global Marshall Plan holds the potential to demonstrate the commitment of the U.S. to peace and prosperity through poverty reduction (see H. Res. 157), H1665 [9MR]

Housing: extend protection of interests of tenants in the case of any foreclosure on any dwelling or residential real property and establish a right of action to enforce compliance with such protections (see H.R. 3619), H8318 [8DE]

Liberia: adjust immigration status of certain nationals (see H.R. 1293), H2214 [31MR]

Social Security: ensure any reform prevents the reduction of benefits or an increase in retirement age (see H. Con. Res. 64), H4793 [8JY]

Voting: prohibit election officials from requiring individuals to provide photo identification as a condition of obtaining or casting a ballot or registering to vote in an election for Federal office (see H.R. 3316), H7256 [2NO]

———require States to permit individuals to register to vote in an election for Federal office on the date of the election (see H.R. 3317), H7256 [2NO]

Constitutional authority statements

Armed Forces: enhance mortgage, mortgage foreclosure, installment contract, and eviction protections during a funding gap caused by the failure to enact interim or full-year appropriations (H.R. 2654), H5580 [26JY]

Corporations: constitutional amendment to clarify authority of Congress and the States to regulate the expenditure of funds for political activity by corporations (H.J. Res. 92), H8187 [6DE]

Dept. of Labor: make grants to States, local governments, and Indian tribes to create employment opportunities for unemployed and underemployed residents in distressed communities (H.R. 2368), H4576 [24JN]

Employment: reduce the deficit and restore the middle class by creating jobs (H.R. 2855), H5965 [7SE]

Housing: extend protection of interests of tenants in the case of any foreclosure on any dwelling or residential real property and establish a right of action to enforce compliance with such protections (H.R. 3619), H8319 [8DE]

Liberia: adjust immigration status of certain nationals (H.R. 1293), H2215 [31MR]

Voting: prohibit election officials from requiring individuals to provide photo identification as a condition of obtaining or casting a ballot or registering to vote in an election for Federal office (H.R. 3316), H7257 [2NO]

———require States to permit individuals to register to vote in an election for Federal office on the date of the election (H.R. 3317), H7257 [2NO]

Factsheets

Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) Democratic Members, H7968 [30NO]

Letters

Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act: Edward Wytkind, AFL-CIO Transportation Trades Dept., H7967 [30NO]

———William Samuel, AFL-CIO, H7968 [30NO]

Motions

Dept. of HUD: rescind funding for the Neighborhood Stabilization Program and terminate the program (H.R. 861), H1874 [16MR]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2112), H4095, H4140 [14JN]

Appropriations: deem House-passed Government funding legislation passed under certain conditions and prohibit Members of Congress and the President from receiving pay during Government shutdowns (H.R. 1255), consideration (H. Res. 194), H2219, H2220, H2221 [1AP]

———making continuing, H675 [10FE], H6311 [21SE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 44), consideration (H. Res. 115), H1408, H1409 [1MR]

———making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H838 [15FE], H1133, H1151 [17FE], H1202, H1343 [18FE], H1408 [1MR], H1901 [16MR], H2004, H2007 [29MR]

Arab countries: support democracy efforts, H7012 [25OC]

Arizona: facilitate efficient extraction of mineral resources in southeast Arizona by authorizing and directing an exchange of Federal and non-Federal land (H.R. 1904), H7096 [26OC]

Armed Forces: authorize limited use in support of NATO mission in Libya (H.J. Res. 68), H4544 [24JN]

———prohibit funding to support military operations in Libya, H4693 [7JY]

Budget: allocation of funds, H675 [10FE], H802 [15FE]

———comply with cut-as-you-go requirement, H22 [5JA]

———cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit, H5745, H5746 [29JY]

———deficit, H344 [19JA], H675 [10FE], H7584 [15NO]

———impact of entitlement programs, H675 [10FE]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2021 (H. Con. Res. 34), H2821 [14AP], H2866, H2867, H2868 [15AP], H3371 [24MY]

CFTC: funding, H4095 [14JN]

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), H676 [10FE]

———instruct certain committees to report legislation replacing health care reform legislation (H. Res. 9), H367 [20JA]

Credit: provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan, H6910 [13OC]

Davis-Bacon Act: wage rate requirement administration funding, H1343 [18FE]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H8306-H8309 [8DE]

Dept. of Agriculture: WIC funding, H4140 [14JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), H3676 [25MY], H3694 [26MY]

———boards and commissions funding, H838 [15FE]

———LHA 7 amphibious warship program funding, H3676 [25MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2219), H4693 [7JY]

Dept. of Education: prohibit funding to implement gainful employment rule applicable to certain proprietary or for-profit colleges, H1151 [17FE]

Dept. of HHS: convert funding for graduate medical education in qualified teaching health centers from direct appropriations to an authorization of appropriations (H.R. 1216), H3371 [24MY]

———study possible delays and potential enrollment reductions into Health Benefit Exchanges resulting from repeal of mandatory funding provided to States to establish American Health Benefit Exchanges, H2964, H2965 [3MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2017), H3842 [1JN], H3948, H3949 [2JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2017), consideration (H. Res. 287), H3817, H3818 [1JN]

Dept. of HUD: provide findings for the need and efficacy of the Neighborhood Stabilization Program, H1878, H1879 [16MR]

———provide list of Neighborhood Stabilization Program Round Three funding allocations potentially at risk from termination of the program, H1875, H1876 [16MR]

———rescind funding for the Neighborhood Stabilization Program and terminate the program (H.R. 861), H1865, H1874, H1875, H1876, H1878, H1879 [16MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: detail flaws of the Home Affordable Modification Program and delineate savings incurred upon termination, H2004, H2007 [29MR]

———detail Home Affordable Modification Program funding disbursement and number of permanent and active modifications, H2007 [29MR]

———terminate authority to provide new assistance under the Home Affordable Modification Program while preserving assistance that was already offered (H.R. 839), H1999, H2004, H2007 [29MR]

District of Columbia: eliminate congressional review of newly-passed District laws (H.R. 506), H9003 [15DE]

———local government shutdown relative to budget process, H9003 [15DE]

———provide full voting representation in Congress and exempt residents from paying Federal income taxes until such voting representation takes effect (H.R. 266), H9003 [15DE]

Economy: create jobs and reduce the deficit through fair tax rates, cutting defense spending, strengthening Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security, and infrastructure investment (H.R. 3638), H8914 [14DE]

———express sense of the House of Representatives on legislation to provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H. Res. 501), H9990 [20DE]

———impact of Government regulations, H6910 [13OC]

———importance of job creation, H423, H425 [24JA], H559 [9FE], H838 [15FE], H1529 [3MR], H1901 [16MR], H3169 [11MY], H4757 [8JY], H6105 [13SE], H7096 [26OC], H7322, H7323 [3NO], H8306 [8DE]

———national objectives priority assignments, H7584 [15NO]

———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), H6591 [5OC], H6636 [6OC], H6795 [12OC], H6908, H6909, H6910 [13OC], H8059 [1DE]

Egypt: support democracy, universal rights, and the peaceful transition to a representative government, H746 [14FE]

Employment: importance of manufacturing jobs, H423, H425 [24JA]

———tribute to public service employees, H7272 [3NO]

EPA: delay implementation of rules on maximum achievable control technology and cross-State air pollution produced by powerplants, H6385, H6386 [22SE]

———include findings for health costs and benefits to standards for cement manufacturing facilities, H6590 [5OC]

———provide additional time to issue achievable standards for cement manufacturing facilities (H.R. 2681), H6590, H6604 [5OC]

———provide additional time to issue achievable standards for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process heaters, and incinerators (H.R. 2250), H6636 [6OC], H6706 [11OC]

———require analyses of the cumulative and incremental impacts of certain rules and actions (H.R. 2401), H6385, H6386 [22SE]

———require publication of notice in Federal Register estimating public health impact of delaying standards for cement manufacturing facilities, H6604 [5OC]

———set date for compliance with standards and requirements for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process heaters, and incinerators as earlier than five years if such regulations create jobs, H6706 [11OC]

FEMA: Disaster Relief Fund funding, H6311 [21SE]

———Disaster Relief Fund funding through reductions in Dept. of Energy Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program funding, H6311 [21SE]

———Urban Areas Security Initiative funding, H3842 [1JN]

FRS: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau funding through reductions in IRS enforcement funding, H1133 [17FE]

Government: prohibit from awarding contracts, grants, or other agreements to, providing any other Federal funds to, or engaging in activities that promote certain indicted organizations, H3948, H3949 [2JN]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 2), H344 [19JA]

House Rules: amend and adopt (H. Res. 5), H22 [5JA]

———same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration of certain legislation (H. Res. 382), H5745, H5746 [29JY]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 754), motion to recommit, H3292 [13MY]

———prioritize funding to combat terrorism, H3292 [13MY]

Kenya: support efforts of troops to battle terrorism in Somalia, H7834 [18NO]

LIHEAP: funding, H802 [15FE]

Medicare: reform, H3371 [24MY], H3818 [1JN]

Minneapolis, MN: express condolences to tornado victims and commend efforts of first responders, H3816 [1JN]

National objectives: economic recovery, H8058 [1DE]

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

Parliamentary inquiry, H2006 [29MR], H3817 [1JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: modify special rules relating to coverage of abortion services (H.R. 358), H6906, H6907, H6908 [13OC]

———repeal (H.R. 2), H344 [19JA]

———repeal mandatory funding provided to States to establish American Health Benefit Exchanges (H.R. 1213), H2964, H2965 [3MY]

Point of order, H2219 [1AP], H2867 [15AP], H3817 [1JN]

Public debt: increase statutory limit, H5593 [27JY]

Refuse disposal: facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels (H.R. 2273), H6938 [14OC]

Republican Party: national agenda, H1377 [28FE], H1899-H1903 [16MR], H8059, H8060, H8061, H8062 [1DE]

Small Business Act: extend programs (H.R. 2608), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 405), H6311 [21SE]

Small Business Investment Act: extend programs (H.R. 2608), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 405), H6311 [21SE]

Social Security: efforts to reduce benefits, H4869 [12JY]

Syria: human rights violations, H3922 [2JN]

Taxation: create jobs by providing payroll tax relief for middle class families and businesses and ensure protection of Social Security trust fund, H8309 [8DE]

———encourage investments in infrastructure, H425 [24JA]

———rates, H1902 [16MR], H7323 [3NO], H8307-H8309 [8DE]

———repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies, H2821 [14AP]

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), H161 [12JA]

U.N.: secure return to the U.S. of overpayments paid into the U.N. Tax Equalization Fund (H.R. 519), H567 [9FE]

———support resolution recognizing a state of Palestine, H6447 [23SE]

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

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation, H8193 [7DE]

———rates, H4757 [8JY]

Votes: position on missed, H26 [5JA], H1238 [18FE], H1480 [2MR], H1640 [9MR], H1750 [11MR], H3188 [11MY], H3244 [12MY], H3955 [2JN], H4304 [16JN], H5947 [7SE], H7875 [18NO], E1122 [16JN], E1470 [1AU]

Voting: impact of State voting reform laws labeled as ``voter suppression'' legislation, H7216 [2NO]

———prohibit election officials from requiring individuals to provide photo identification as a condition of obtaining or casting a ballot or registering to vote in an election for Federal office (H.R. 3316), H7216 [2NO]

———require States to permit individuals to register to vote in an election for Federal office on the date of the election (H.R. 3317), H7216 [2NO]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H3332 [23MY], H5016 [13JY], H5083 [14JY], H5122 [15JY], H5149 [18JY], H5237 [19JY], H5372 [21JY]

Reports

Federal Shutdown Could Derail the Economy: Mark Zandi, Moody's Analytics, Inc., H2005 [29MR]

LHA Replacement, Shipbuilding and Conversion (SCN), Fiscal Year 2012-Line 3041: GAO, H3676 [25MY]

Proposals To Cut Federal Spending: Alec Phillips, Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., H2006 [29MR]

Republican Proposal To `Right Our Ship' Throws More Workers Overboard: Rebecca Thiess, Economic Policy Institute, H2004 [29MR]

Tributes

Davis, William J., E237 [16FE]

Rogers Walker, Clarissa M., E518 [17MR]

Samuels, Elizabeth Ann (Mother Liz), E663 [7AP]