HIRONO, MAZIE K. (a Representative from Hawaii)

Addresses

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

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2112), H4274 [15JN]

FAA: authorize appropriations to streamline programs, create efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and capacity, and provide stable funding for the national aviation system (H.R. 658), H2177, H2184 [31MR]

Appointments

House Democracy Partnership, H527 [8FE]

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), H1580 [4MR]

———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]

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

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), H4751 [7JY]

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 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), H9432 [15DE]

———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), H7715 [16NO]

APEC Business Travel Program: establish to issue Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards to business and Government leaders engaged in Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) business (see H.R. 2042), H7008 [24OC]

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

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

———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), H1580 [4MR]

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

———expand matters covered by preseparation counseling (see H.R. 535), H1525 [2MR]

———improve prevention and response to sexual assaults (see H.R. 3435), H10017 [20DE]

———improve provision of Federal transition, rehabilitation, vocational, and unemployment benefits to members and veterans (see H.R. 1941), H3411 [24MY]

———limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under authorizations for use of military force (see H.R. 3702), H9925 [16DE]

———provide behavioral health services to members of Reserve components necessary to meet pre-deployment and post-deployment readiness and fitness standards (see H.R. 948), H6921 [13OC]

———require Presidential negotiation of and entrance into a bilateral status of forces agreement with Afghanistan (see H.R. 651), H1726 [10MR]

———tribute to Company E, 100th Battalion, 442d Infantry Regiment in the Northern Mariana Islands and Guam (see H. Res. 183), H1985 [17MR]

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), H1770 [11MR]

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), H10027 [23DE]

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

Capitol Building and Grounds: designate a room of the Capitol Visitor Center as the ``Gabriel Zimmerman Meeting Room'' (see H. Res. 364), H5812 [30JY]

Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 61), H509 [26JA]

Cecil L. Heftel Post Office Building, Honolulu, HI: designate (see H.R. 2149), H4367 [21JN]

CERCLA: provide for use of funds in the Superfund program for their intended purposes and ensure adequate resources for cleanup of hazardous substances (see H.R. 1596), H3063 [4MY]

Children and youth: promote minimum State requirements for prevention and treatment of concussions caused by participation in school sports (see H.R. 469), H507 [26JA]

———protect students from inappropriate seclusion and physical restraint in schools (see H.R. 1381), H2409 [6AP]

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]

Clean Air Act: eliminate exemption for aggregation of emissions from oil and gas development sources (see H.R. 1204), H3646 (see H.R. 1204), H3684 [25MY]

Clothing industry: provide preferential duty treatment to certain apparel articles of the Philippines (see H.R. 2387), H4574 [24JN]

Collective bargaining: support rights of all workers and call for an end to the recent attacks on workers (see H. Res. 163), H1989 [17MR]

Colleges and universities: improve education and prevention related to campus sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking (see H.R. 2016), H5019 [13JY]

Columbia River: ensure salmon and steelhead preservation, maintain reasonably priced and reliable power, and study the impact of dams on endangered salmon and steelhead (see H.R. 2111), H4034 [3JN]

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

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), H7135 [26OC]

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), H7892 [18NO]

Consumers: delay implementation of proposed or final rules relative to reasonable and proportional fees and rules for electronic debit transactions (see H.R. 1081), H3304 [13MY]

Contraceptives: establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of FDA-approved contraception (see H.R. 2659), H5579 [26JY]

Contracts: assure quality and best value in Federal construction projects by prohibiting the practice known as bid shopping (see H.R. 1778), H3108 [5MY]

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

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

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

Coral Reef Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 738), H1039 (see H.R. 738), H1069 [16FE]

Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 192), H513 [26JA]

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. 78), H8188 [6DE]

Credit: exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that has been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see H.R. 2086), H7208 [1NO]

———extend increase in the maximum original principal obligation of a mortgage that may be purchased by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac (see H.R. 2508), H6344 [21SE]

———require certain mortgagees to evaluate loans for modifications and establish a grant program for State and local government mediation programs (see H.R. 1477), H6098 [12SE]

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

Dept. of Commerce: establish a competitive grant program to promote domestic regional tourism (see H.R. 3484), H7890 [18NO]

———establish Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Fund (see H.R. 502), H8881 [13DE]

Dept. of Defense: phase out the use of private military contractors (see H.R. 2665), H5660 [27JY]

Dept. of Education: allow certain Armed Forces members who served on active duty to be eligible to participate in the Troops-to-Teachers Program (see H.R. 1947), H5888 [1AU]

———assure comparability of opportunity for educationally disadvantaged students (see H.R. 1294), H8319 [8DE]

———award grants for support of full-service community schools (see H.R. 1090), H2216 [31MR]

———award grants to establish pediatric early literacy programs for health care providers and facilities (see H.R. 820), H1250 (see H.R. 820), H1362 [18FE]

———establish a comprehensive literacy program (see H.R. 2272), H4455 [22JN]

———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), H6273 [20SE]

———establish an Early Learning Challenge Fund (see H.R. 3322), H7256 [2NO]

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

———establish grants to support evidence-based social and emotional learning programming (see H.R. 2437), H5399 [22JY]

———establish Innovation Inspiration school grant program (see H.R. 2247), H5932 [30AU]

———improve academic content standards for physical education (see H.R. 1057), H1988 [17MR]

———improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see H.R. 885), H1580 [4MR]

———make grants to support early college high schools and other dual enrollment programs (see H.R. 925), H1988 [17MR]

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

———require payment of certain Impact Aid Program payments to eligible local educational agencies within 3 years (see H.R. 2094), H3985 [2JN]

Dept. of HHS: provide for health data regarding Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders (see H.R. 2486), H4850 [11JY]

———provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1195), H2328 [5AP]

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

———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 a criminal background check for a child care staff member of any child care provider in a State that receives funds from the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (see H.R. 1711), H6098 [12SE]

———revise and expand the 340B Drug Pricing Program to improve provision of discounts on drug purchases for certain safety net providers (see H.R. 2674), H6458 [23SE]

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

———provide grants to State and local governments to carry out programs to provide mediation between mortgagees and mortgagors facing foreclosure (see H.R. 1131), H2328 [5AP]

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

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

Dept. of State: address inefficiencies in the visa processing system that discourage overseas business and leisure travel to the U.S. (see H.R. 3039), H7009 [24OC]

Dept. of the Interior: establish and operate a visitor facility for the Marianas Trench Marine National Monument (see H.R. 1207), H1984 [17MR]

———prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 612), H679 [10FE]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H1456 [1MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: provide a receipt to each taxpayer who files a Federal income tax return (see H.R. 1583), H2910 [15AP]

Dept. of Transportation: carry out a program to improve roadway safety infrastructure in all States to enhance the safety of older drivers and pedestrians (see H.R. 1776), H6673 [6OC]

———establish a Smart Communities Technology Initiative to develop programs for large scale installation and operation of intelligent transportation systems (see H.R. 995), H2667 [13AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy (see H.R. 198), H1726 [10MR]

———clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 812), H3646 (see H.R. 812), H3684 [25MY]

———deem certain service in Reserve components as active service for purpose of certain administered laws (see H.R. 1025), H5892 [2AU]

———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), H6043 [9SE]

———exempt reimbursements of expenses for accident, theft, loss, or casualty loss from annual income determinations relative to veterans' pensions (see H.R. 923), H4673 [6JY]

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

———provide expedited procedures for consideration of certain veterans claims (see H.R. 2377), H4574 [24JN]

———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), H3343 [23MY]

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

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

Diseases: establish a National Acquired Bone Marrow Failure Disease Registry and authorize research on acquired bone marrow failure diseases (see H.R. 640), H6854 [12OC]

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

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

Economy: 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), H5150 [18JY]

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

Education: assist States in establishing a universal prekindergarten program (see H.R. 555), H550 [8FE] (see H.R. 2331), H4527 [23JN]

———develop 21st century readiness initiatives that assist students in acquiring skills to think critically and solve problems, communicate, collaborate with others, and create and innovate (see H.R. 2536), H8320 [8DE]

———increase assessment accuracy to better measure student achievement and provide States with greater flexibility on assessment design (see H.R. 507), H5888 [1AU]

———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), H1253 (see H. Res. 88), H1364 [18FE]

Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address their own health needs and the health needs of their families (see H.R. 1876), H3278 [12MY]

———promote economic self-sufficiency of low-income women through increased participation in high-wage, high-demand occupations (see H.R. 2315), H4578 [24JN]

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

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

———prohibit certain exports of electronic waste (see H.R. 2284), H6855 [12OC]

Ethnic groups: express regret for passage of discriminatory laws against Chinese in America, including the Chinese Exclusion Act (see H. Res. 282), H7406 [10NO]

FAA: extend Airport Improvement Program authority (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), 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), H6140 [13SE]

FBI: provide additional resources for Federal investigations and prosecutions of crimes related to the recent financial crisis (see H.R. 1350), H4673 [6JY]

FDA: ensure safe use of cosmetics (see H.R. 2359), H5932 [30AU]

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

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 1066), H2040 [29MR]

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

FEMA: establish a grant program to improve the ability of trauma center hospitals and airports to withstand earthquakes (see H.R. 1132), H1906 [16MR]

———prohibit requiring the use of specified percentage of grants under the Urban Areas Security Initiative and the State Homeland Security Grant Program for specific purposes (see H.R. 1129), H1905 [16MR]

Firearms: 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 the prevention and treatment of obstetric fistula (see H.R. 949), H1618 [8MR]

Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see H.R. 639), H5966 [7SE]

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

FTC: establish the Office for the Prevention of Fraud Targeting Seniors (see H.R. 773), H1988 [17MR]

———prescribe rules prohibiting deceptive advertising of abortion services (see H.R. 2543), H5086 [14JY]

George Thomas `Mickey' Leland Post Office Building, Houston, TX: designate (see H.R. 73), H1252 (see H.R. 73), H1364 [18FE]

Government: prohibit Members of Congress and the President from receiving pay during Government shutdowns (see H.R. 819), H2572 [8AP]

Green, Christina Taylor: honor memory by encouraging schools to teach civic education and civil discourse (see H. Res. 181), H1985 [17MR]

GSA: convey a parcel of real property in the District of Columbia to house a National Women's History Museum (see H.R. 1269), H4529 [23JN]

Guam War Claims Review Commission: implement recommendations (see H.R. 44), H34 [5JA]

Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 192), H513 [26JA]

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

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 104), H2039 [29MR]

Health: 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), H5905 [12AU]

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

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]

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

Insurance: allow enforcement of State disclosure laws and access to courts for covered Holocaust-era insurance policy claims (see H.R. 890), H7928 [29NO]

———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: strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (see H.R. 1905), H4673 [6JY]

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]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: develop a strategy for assisting stateless children (see H.R. 1464), H4750 [7JY]

Korean War: call for repatriation of POW/MIA and abductees (see H. Res. 376), H7400 [4NO]

Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2139), H5966 [7SE]

March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 3187), H7333 [3NO]

Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 1171), H3112 [5MY]

Marine Turtle Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1761), H3107 [5MY]

Maritime Administration: identify actions to enable qualified U.S. flag capacity to meet national defense requirements (see H.R. 3202), H6975 [14OC]

Medicaid: require coverage of optometrists (see H.R. 1219), H7069 [25OC]

Medicare: 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), H4673 [6JY]

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

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), H4590 [5JY]

Mining and mineral resources: improve occupational safety law compliance, empower workers to raise concerns, prevent workplace tragedies, and establish rights for workplace accident victims and families (see H.R. 1579), H2910 [15AP]

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

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

National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling: implement recommendations (see H.R. 501), H4332 [20JN]

National Congess on Your Corner Day: designate (see H. Res. 58), H9929 [16DE]

National Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 104), H1621 [8MR]

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

National security: call for adoption of smart security platform for the 21st century (see H. Res. 19), H554 [8FE]

———enhance safety of U.S. ports of entry (see H.R. 1561), H2855 [14AP]

National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance (see H. Res. 227), H2935 [2MY]

Native Americans: provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 27), H2108 [30MR]

Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1456), H6978 [14OC]

New Zealand: express condolences to those affected by earthquake and pledge support in rescue and recovery efforts (see H. Res. 139), H1727 [10MR]

Northern Mariana Islands: convey certain submerged lands (see H.R. 670), H723 [11FE]

———resolve the status of certain legally residing persons under U.S. immigration laws (see H.R. 1466), H5286 [20JY]

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

Nuclear energy: ensure that nuclear powerplants can withstand and adequately respond to earthquakes, tsunamis, strong storms, or other events that threaten a major impact (see H.R. 1242), H4187 [14JN]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for violators (see H.R. 190), H40 [5JA]

Oil Pollution Act: establish oil spill research committee, program, and interagency plan (see H.R. 1568), H5888 [1AU]

Pacific islands: acknowledge contributions of colonists of Howland, Baker, Jarvis, Canton, and Enderbury islands from 1935-1942, facilitating U.S. claim of sovereignty into the Equatorial Pacific (see H. Res. 388), H5896 [5AU] (see H. Res. 388), H5938 [6SE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: establish a public health insurance option (see H.R. 191), H40 [5JA]

Peace Corps: anniversary (see H. Res. 11), H141 [11JA]

———issue semipostal stamp (see H.R. 384), H395 [20JA]

———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), H4674 [6JY]

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

Peace Corps Month: designate (see H. Res. 11), H141 [11JA]

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: ensure maximum pension benefits for certain pilots forced to retire at age 60 by FAA regulations (see H.R. 1867), H3278 [12MY]

Pharmaceuticals: preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 965), H3111 [5MY]

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), H3281 [12MY]

———ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 137), H1908 [16MR]

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

Product safety: ban use of bisphenol A in food and beverage containers (see H.R. 432), H1392 [28FE]

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

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

Public Health Service: appoint doctors of chiropractic to regular and reserved corps (see H.R. 664), H5489 [25JY]

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]

Public Works and Economic Development Act: amend relative to grants for economic adjustment (see H.R. 3296), H7258 [2NO]

Real estate: prevent foreclosure of home mortgages and increase availability of affordable new mortgages and affordable refinancing of mortgages held by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see H.R. 363), H435 [24JA]

———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), H9946 [19DE]

Renewable energy: include algae-based biofuel in the renewable fuel program and include such fuels in the cellulosic biofuel producer tax credit (see H.R. 1149), H3162 [10MY]

———promote marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy research and development (see H.R. 2994), H7579 [14NO]

Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 1574), H5923 [19AU]

Safe Drinking Water Act: reauthorize provision of technical assistance to small public water systems (see H.R. 1427), H3758 [26MY]

———repeal exemption for hydraulic fracturing (see H.R. 1084), H1841 [15MR]

Salem, MA: recognize as birthplace of the National Guard (see H.R. 1339), H9928 [16DE]

SBA: reform the HUBZone program for small business concerns (see H.R. 2131), 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), H553 [8FE]

———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), H6231 [15SE]

Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 798), H1456 [1MR]

Small business: repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations and impose a surcharge on high income taxpayers (see H.R. 417), H469 [25JA]

Social Security: improve old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program, provide cash relief for years when annual cost-of-living increases do not take effect, and provide benefit protection (see H.R. 539), H2535 [7AP]

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

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

Southeast Asia: call for a peaceful resolution of maritime territorial disputes in the South China Sea, condemn use of force by Chinese vessels, and support U.S. military operations supporting navigation rights (see H. Res. 352), H5125 [15JY]

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

Supreme Court: apply Code of Conduct for U.S. Judges to justices and establish procedures for the recusal of justices from cases (see H.R. 862), H4750 [7JY]

Taxation: allow seniors with Social Security and pension income to file income tax form 1040S without regard to amount of interest or taxable income (see H.R. 1058), H3062 [4MY]

———create jobs through infrastructure investment (see H.R. 992), H2108 [30MR]

———deny certain tax benefits to persons responsible for an oil spill if such person commits certain additional violations (see H.R. 1814), H4076 [13JN]

———encourage deployment of highly efficient combined heat and power property (see H.R. 2784), H6855 [12OC]

———encourage teachers to pursue teaching science, technology, engineering, and math subjects at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 135), H924 [15FE]

———expand the tip tax credit to employers of cosmetologists and promote tax compliance in the cosmetology sector (see H.R. 1957), H7165 [31OC]

———extend credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources (see H.R. 3307), H8126 [2DE]

———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see H.R. 2088), H5966 [7SE]

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

———extend the Build America Bonds program (see H.R. 11), H725 [11FE] (see H.R. 747), H1844 [15MR]

———extend the work opportunity credit for employers of recently discharged veterans (see H.R. 865), H4187 [14JN]

———impose a tax on certain trading transactions (see H.R. 3313), H7255 [2NO]

———improve commuting and transportation options (see H.R. 1825), H3217 [11MY]

———increase, extend, and make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 1738), H6098 [12SE]

———increase tax rates for millionaires and billionaires (see H.R. 1124), H3758 [26MY]

———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), H4671 [6JY]

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

———modify application of the tonnage tax on vessels operating in the dual U.S. domestic and foreign trades (see H.R. 1267), H2106 [30MR]

———modify incentives for production of biodiesel (see H.R. 2238), H4852 [11JY]

———modify the energy credit for microturbine property (see H.R. 3394), H7398 [4NO]

———prevent further restriction of Federal income tax deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Res. 25), H3162 [10MY]

———reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain small producers (see H.R. 1236), H3806 [31MY]

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

———repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies (see H.R. 601), H2934 [2MY] (see H.R. 1689), H2998 [3MY]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 674), H3161 [10MY]

———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), H4075 [13JN]

Territories: provide for adequate Compact of Free Association impact aid to affected States and territories (see H.R. 3320), H7256 [2NO]

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), H7831 [17NO]

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

Transportation: 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]

———expand and improve transit training programs (see H.R. 929), H1988 [17MR]

———promote increased public transportation use and promote increased use of alternative fuels in providing public transportation (see H.R. 1795), H3114 [6MY]

———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]

Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2453), H9946 [19DE]

U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 886), H3220 [11MY]

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), H1666 [9MR]

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]

Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 333), H3758 [26MY]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 3145), H6979 [14OC]

———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]

Wildlife refuges: issue a Wildlife Refuge System Conservation Semipostal Stamp (see H.R. 2236), H4327 [16JN]

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

———promote media literacy and youth empowerment programs, authorize research on role and impact of depictions of girls and women in the media, and establish National Task Force on Girls and Women in the Media (see H.R. 2513), H6098 [12SE]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H4459 [22JN]

———award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines (see H.R. 2447), H6140 [13SE]

———recognize National Day of Remembrance to observe anniversary of Executive order restricting freedom of German and Italian Americans and ordering internment of Japanese Americans (see H. Res. 99), H1178 (see H. Res. 99), H1197 [17FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Animals: establish a grant program to encourage use of assistance dogs by certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans (see H.R. 943), H1618 [8MR]

Dept. of Education: reauthorize Impact Aid Program (see H.R. 1342), H2291 [4AP]

———strengthen connections to early childhood education programs (see H.R. 2794), H5895 [5AU]

Dept. of HUD: reauthorize programs for housing assistance for Native Hawaiians (see H.R. 2648), H5579 [26JY]

Dept. of Labor: establish Youth Corps programs and provide for wider dissemination of the Youth Corps model (see H.R. 711), H922 [15FE]

———require a heightened review process of State occupational safety and health plans (see H.R. 571), H598 [9FE]

Dept. of Transportation: improve effectiveness of transportation programs on Federal lands and provide funding for park roads and parkways and the Paul S. Sarbanes Transit in Parks Program (see H.R. 2113), H4034 [3JN]

Diseases: 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), H2998 [3MY]

Hawaii: convert temporary Federal judgeship to a permanent judgeship (see H.R. 858), H1454 [1MR]

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

Immigration: exempt children of certain Filipino World War II veterans from numerical limitations on immigrant visas (see H.R. 2115, 2116), H4034 [3JN]

———facilitate travel and investment in the U.S. by reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals investing in residential real estate (see H.R. 3341), H7330 [3NO]

Medicaid: permit coverage for citizens of the Freely Associated States lawfully residing in the U.S. under the Compacts of Free Association with Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and Palau (see H.R. 1035), H1768 [11MR]

———provide complete reimbursement for medical assistance provided to Native Hawaiians by federally qualified health centers or Native Hawaiian health care systems (see H.R. 857), H1454 [1MR]

Medicare: provide coverage for the shingles vaccine (see H.R. 859), H1454 [1MR]

Renewable energy: establish a pilot program to provide assistance for partnerships supporting applied sciences in renewable energy (see H.R. 288), H202 [12JA]

SBA: improve the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program (see H.R. 447), H506 [26JA]

———improve the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (see H.R. 448), H506 [26JA]

———improve the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (see H.R. 449), H506 [26JA]

Taxation: encourage teachers to pursue teaching science, technology, engineering, and math subjects at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 289), H202 [12JA]

———modify incentives for production of biodiesel (see H.R. 684), H773 [14FE]

Citations

Shinyei (Rocky) Matayoshi awarded Distinguished Service Cross: Dept. of the Army, E1033 [2JN]

Constitutional authority statements

Animals: establish a grant program to encourage use of assistance dogs by certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans (H.R. 943), H1620 [8MR]

Dept. of Education: reauthorize Impact Aid Program (H.R. 1342), H2292 [4AP]

———strengthen connections to early childhood education programs (H.R. 2794), H5896 [5AU]

Dept. of HUD: reauthorize programs for housing assistance for Native Hawaiians (H.R. 2648), H5580 [26JY]

Dept. of Labor: establish Youth Corps programs and provide for wider dissemination of the Youth Corps model (H.R. 711), H923 [15FE]

———require a heightened review process of State occupational safety and health plans (H.R. 571), H599 [9FE]

Dept. of Transportation: improve effectiveness of transportation programs on Federal lands and provide funding for park roads and parkways and the Paul S. Sarbanes Transit in Parks Program (H.R. 2113), H4036 [3JN]

Diseases: provide grants to schools for the development of asthma management plans and the purchase of asthma medications and devices for emergency use (H.R. 1692), H2999 [3MY]

Hawaii: convert temporary Federal judgeship to a permanent judgeship (H.R. 858), H1455 [1MR]

———express the policy of the U.S. toward Native Hawaiians and provide a process for the reorganization and recognition of the Native Hawaiian government (H.R. 1250), H2107 [30MR]

Immigration: exempt children of certain Filipino World War II veterans from numerical limitations on immigrant visas (H.R. 2115), H4036 [3JN]

———exempt children of certain Filipino World War II veterans from numerical limitations on immigrant visas (H.R. 2116), H4036 [3JN]

———facilitate travel and investment in the U.S. by reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals investing in residential real estate (H.R. 3341), H7331 [3NO]

Medicaid: permit coverage for citizens of the Freely Associated States lawfully residing in the U.S. under the Compacts of Free Association with Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and Palau (H.R. 1035), H1769 [11MR]

———provide complete reimbursement for medical assistance provided to Native Hawaiians by federally qualified health centers or Native Hawaiian health care systems (H.R. 857), H1455 [1MR]

Medicare: provide coverage for the shingles vaccine (H.R. 859), H1455 [1MR]

Renewable energy: establish a pilot program to provide assistance for partnerships supporting applied sciences in renewable energy (H.R. 288), H203 [12JA]

SBA: improve the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (H.R. 448), H510 [26JA]

———improve the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program (H.R. 447), H510 [26JA]

———improve the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (H.R. 449), H510 [26JA]

Taxation: encourage teachers to pursue teaching science, technology, engineering, and math subjects at elementary and secondary schools (H.R. 289), H203 [12JA]

———modify incentives for production of biodiesel (H.R. 684), H775 [14FE]

Letters

FEMA State and local first responder grant programs funding: B. Glen Whitley and Larry E. Naake, National Association of Counties, H3837 [1JN]

Presidential removal of U.S. Armed Forces from Afghanistan, pursuant to the War Powers Resolution: several Representatives, H1952 [17MR]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions and provide for conscience protections (H.R. 3), consideration (H. Res. 237), H3018 [4MY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2112), H4150, H4160 [14JN], H4274 [15JN]

Animals: establish a grant program to encourage use of assistance dogs by certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans (H.R. 943), E433 [8MR]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 48), H1818 [15MR]

———making for Dept. of Defense and continuing for other Federal departments and agencies (H.R. 1363), E702 [12AP]

———making for Dept. of Defense and continuing for other Federal departments and agencies (H.R. 1473), H2792 [14AP]

———making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H1014, H1023 [16FE], H1174 [17FE], H1343, H1345 [18FE], H1757 [11MR], H2050 [30MR], E255 [17FE], E269, E284, E286, E317, E319 [18FE]

Armed Forces: authorize limited use in support of NATO mission in Libya (H.J. Res. 68), H4549 [24JN]

———direct the President, pursuant to the War Powers Resolution, to remove the U.S. Armed Forces from Afghanistan (H. Con. Res. 28), H1952 [17MR]

Budget: allocation of funds, H1757 [11MR], H2302 [5AP]

———cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit, H5716 [28JY]

———cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit (H.R. 2560), H5224 [19JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2021 (H. Con. Res. 34), H2868 [15AP], E761 [15AP]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall for event to celebrate the birthday of King Kamehameha (S. Con. Res. 16), H3781 [31MY]

———authorize use of Emancipation Hall to award Congressional Gold Medal to 100th Infantry Battalion, 442d Regimental Combat Team, and Military Intelligence Service for World War II service (S. Con. Res. 28), H6287 [21SE]

Cecil L. Heftel Post Office Building, Honolulu, HI: designate (H.R. 2149), H5729 [28JY]

CFTC: funding, H4160 [14JN]

Combating Autism Act: reauthorize (H.R. 2005), H6254 [20SE]

Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays: establish (S. 627), H5716 [28JY]

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), H647 [10FE]

Conservation of energy: repeal phase-out of incandescent light bulbs (H.R. 2417), E1303 [12JY]

Controlled Substances Act: place synthetic drugs in Schedule I indicating high potential for abuse, no current accepted medical use, and lack of accepted safety for use under medical supervision (H.R. 1254), E2216 [8DE]

Davis-Bacon Act: wage rate requirement administration funding, H1343, H1345 [18FE], E286 [18FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: Watershed and Flood Protection program funding, H4274 [15JN]

———WIC funding, H4150 [14JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), conference report, E2274 [15DE]

Dept. of Education: Alaskan Native Education Equity Act and Native Hawaiian Education Program funding, H1023 [16FE]

———reauthorize District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program for vouchers to provide school choice (H.R. 471), H2070 [30MR]

———reauthorize Impact Aid Program (H.R. 1342), H2276 [4AP], E625 [4AP]

———strengthen connections to early childhood education programs (H.R. 2794), E1513 [9AU]

Dept. of HHS: community health centers funding, H2050 [30MR]

———family planning services funding, H1014 [16FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2017), H3836 [1JN]

Dept. of HUD: conduct study on negative impact of underwater mortgage loans on the economy and housing market, H1696 [10MR]

———Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grant Program funding, E317 [18FE]

———reauthorize programs for housing assistance for Native Hawaiians (H.R. 2648), E1408 [26JY]

———rescind funding for the Neighborhood Stabilization Program and terminate the program (H.R. 861), consideration (H. Res. 170), H1856 [16MR]

———rescind unobligated funding for FHA Refinance Program and terminate the program (H.R. 830), H1696 [10MR]

———rescind unobligated funding for the Emergency Mortgage Relief Program and terminate the program (H.R. 836), H1738 [11MR]

Dept. of Labor: establish Youth Corps programs and provide for wider dissemination of the Youth Corps model (H.R. 711), E234 [15FE]

———require a heightened review process of State occupational safety and health plans (H.R. 571), E183 [9FE]

Dept. of the Interior: require each offshore oil and gas leasing program offer leasing in areas with most prospective oil and gas resources (H.R. 1231), consideration (H. Res. 257), H3176 [11MY]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2584), H5560 [26JY], H5626 [27JY]

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), H2001 [29MR]

———terminate authority to provide new assistance under the Home Affordable Modification Program while preserving assistance that was already offered (H.R. 839), consideration (H. Res. 170), H1856 [16MR]

Dept. of Transportation: improve effectiveness of transportation programs on Federal lands and provide funding for park roads and parkways and the Paul S. Sarbanes Transit in Parks Program (H.R. 2113), E1040 [3JN]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 2055), E1093 [14JN]

———prohibit funding to implement or enforce Executive order on use of project labor agreements for Federal construction projects, E1093 [14JN]

Diseases: provide grants to schools for the development of asthma management plans and the purchase of asthma medications and devices for emergency use (H.R. 1692), E800 [3MY]

East-West Center (organization): funding, E255 [17FE]

Ecology and environment: preempt regulation of, action relating to, or consideration of greenhouse gases relative to any Federal policy to mitigate climate change (H.R. 910), consideration (H. Res. 203), H2344 [6AP]

Economy: impact of Government regulations, H647 [10FE]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), H8744 [13DE]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), Senate amendments, H9974 [20DE]

Education: Pell Grants funding, E269 [18FE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2354), E1338 [15JY]

EPA: cap-and-trade program for greenhouse gases implementation funding, E319 [18FE]

———funding, H5626 [27JY]

———preserve authority to regulate waters that provide flood protection, are fish and wildlife habitats which provide economic benefits, or are coastal recreation areas, H4985 [13JY]

———provide additional time to issue achievable standards for cement manufacturing facilities (H.R. 2681), H6594 [5OC]

———provide additional time to issue achievable standards for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process heaters, and incinerators (H.R. 2250), H6594 [5OC]

FAA: assess regulatory recommendations to ensure that certified aircraft are equipped with technology to mitigate effects of smoke in the cockpit, H2184, H2185 [31MR]

———authorize appropriations to streamline programs, create efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and capacity, and provide stable funding for the national aviation system (H.R. 658), H2178, H2184, H2185, H2202 [31MR]

Federal agencies and departments: provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (H.R. 10), E2209 [8DE]

———reform process by which agencies analyze and formulate new regulations and guidance documents (H.R. 3010), E2172 [2DE]

Federal employees: tribute, H1714, H1715 [10MR]

FEMA: funding, H1757 [11MR]

———State and local first responder grant programs funding, H3836 [1JN]

Filipino American History Month: observance, E1954 [27OC]

Financial Stability Oversight Council: strengthen review authority of regulations issued by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (H.R. 1315), H5325 [21JY]

FRS: postpone date for transfer of functions to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau if the Bureau does not have a Director in place, H5325 [21JY]

———replace the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau with a five person commission, H5325 [21JY]

Government regulations: ensure complete analysis of potential impacts of rules on small entities (H.R. 527), E2172 [2DE]

Hawaii: convert temporary Federal judgeship to a permanent judgeship (H.R. 858), E383 [1MR]

———exempt airports from collecting passenger facility fees for interisland flights and change formula for granting Airport Improvement Program funds, H2178 [31MR]

———express the policy of the U.S. toward Native Hawaiians and provide a process for the reorganization and recognition of the Native Hawaiian government (H.R. 1250), H2045 [30MR]

———premiere of documentary ``Under a Jarvis Moon'' which paid tribute to the Hui Panalaau, E842 [10MY]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 2), H268 [19JA]

Immigration: exempt children of certain Filipino World War II veterans from numerical limitations on immigrant visas (H.R. 2115), E1050 [3JN]

———exempt children of certain Filipino World War II veterans from numerical limitations on immigrant visas (H.R. 2116), E1050 [3JN]

———facilitate travel and investment in the U.S. by reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals investing in residential real estate (H.R. 3341), E2007 [4NO]

Japan: express condolences to families of victims and survivors of earthquake and tsunami, commend response efforts, and support international relief efforts, H1850 [16MR]

Labor unions: prohibit tally of absent votes as an active vote against union representation, H1714 [10MR]

Lau, Constance H.: Women's Council on Energy and the Environment Woman of the Year award recipient, E418 [3MR]

Matayoshi, Shinyei (Rocky): Army Distinguished Service Cross recipient, E1033 [2JN]

Medicaid: permit coverage for citizens of the Freely Associated States lawfully residing in the U.S. under the Compacts of Free Association with Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and Palau (H.R. 1035), E463 [11MR]

———provide complete reimbursement for medical assistance provided to Native Hawaiians by federally qualified health centers or Native Hawaiian health care systems (H.R. 857), E390 [1MR]

———reform, H2302 [5AP]

Medicare: provide coverage for the shingles vaccine (H.R. 859), E387 [1MR]

———reform, H2302 [5AP], E761 [15AP]

National Mediation Board: repeal rule on recognition of a labor union if a simple majority of workers who cast ballots approved organizing, H2202 [31MR]

National Public Radio: prohibit Federal funding and the use of Federal funds to acquire radio content (H.R. 1076), H1963 [17MR]

NLRB: clarify membership criteria for collective bargaining units and timing of elections of labor organizations (H.R. 3094), H7971 [30NO]

———prohibit from ordering any employer to close, relocate, or transfer employment under any circumstance (H.R. 2587), H6200, H6212 [15SE]

Patents: reform (H.R. 1249), E1190 [23JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: modify special rules relating to coverage of abortion services (H.R. 358), H6897 [13OC]

———repeal (H.R. 2), H268 [19JA]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: funding, H1174 [17FE]

Political campaigns: terminate taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns and party conventions and terminate the Election Assistance Commission (H.R. 3463), E2172 [2DE]

Renewable energy: establish a pilot program to provide assistance for partnerships supporting applied sciences in renewable energy (H.R. 288), E57 [12JA]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 662), E410 [3MR]

SBA: improve the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (H.R. 448), E133 [26JA]

———improve the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program (H.R. 447), E133 [26JA]

———improve the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (H.R. 449), E133 [26JA]

———reauthorize and improve the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program, E2274 [15DE]

Social Security: efforts to reduce benefits, H4868 [12JY]

———funding, H2302 [5AP]

States: preserve authority to make determinations relating to water quality standards (H.R. 2018), H4985 [13JY]

Taxation: encourage teachers to pursue teaching science, technology, engineering, and math subjects at elementary and secondary schools (H.R. 289), E47 [12JA]

———modify incentives for production of biodiesel (H.R. 684), E222 [14FE]

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), H181 [12JA]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: prohibit funding limitations for listing of endangered species and critical habitat designations, H5560 [26JY]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation, H8744 [13DE]

Votes: correction, E286 [18FE]

———position on missed, H322 [19JA], H3187, H3205 [11MY], H3783 [31MY], H4479 [23JN], H5046 [14JY], H5317 [21JY], H5751 [29JY], H6442 [23SE], H7746 [17NO]

Resignations

Committee on Ethics (House), H5050 [14JY]

Tributes

Adler, John H., H2276 [4AP]

Breehey, Abraham, E763 [15AP]

Miura, Wally, E1030 [2JN]

Ornellas, Richard, E502 [16MR]

Tokita, Lane, E441 [9MR]