HASTINGS, ALCEE L. (a Representative from Florida)

Amendments

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H778 [14FE], H926 [15FE], H1185 [17FE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), H3707 [26MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 493), H8921 [14DE]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2584), H5782 [29JY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2354), H4853 [11JY], H5092 [15JY]

EPA: require analyses of the cumulative and incremental impacts of certain rules and actions (H.R. 2401), H6427 [23SE]

———require analyses of the cumulative and incremental impacts of certain rules and actions (H.R. 2401), consideration (H. Res. 406), H6365 [22SE]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (H.R. 822), H7673 [16NO]

Gulf of Mexico: facilitate safe and timely production of energy resources (H.R. 1229), H3143, H3145, H3146 [10MY]

House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 466), H7743 [17NO]

Outer Continental Shelf: monitor activities relative to air pollution (H.R. 2021), H4402 [22JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal the Prevention and Public Health Fund (H.R. 1217), consideration (H. Res. 219), H2630 [13AP]

Taxation: modify calculation of modified adjusted gross income for purposes of determining eligibility for certain healthcare-related programs (H.R. 2576), consideration (H. Res. 448), H7090 [26OC]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (H.R. 674), consideration (H. Res. 448), H7090 [26OC]

———terminate taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns and party conventions (H.R. 359), consideration (H. Res. 54), H480 [26JA]

Appointments

Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, H1189 [17FE]

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), H1770 [11MR]

———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), H3870 (see H.R. 1735), H3911 [1JN]

Africa: promote strengthening of the private sector in Egypt and Tunisia through allocation of enterprise funds (see H.R. 2237), H6506 [3OC]

———support efforts to provide humanitarian relief to mitigate the effects of drought and avert famine in the Horn of Africa (see H. Res. 361), H5581 [26JY]

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

Alcoholic beverages: support State based alcohol regulation (see H.R. 1161), H2040 [29MR]

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

Alto Lee Adams, Sr., U.S. Courthouse, Fort Pierce, FL: designate (see H.R. 1791), H3109 [5MY]

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), H1988 [17MR]

Animal Welfare Institute: anniversary (see H. Res. 309), H4674 [6JY]

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 2256), H5782 [29JY]

———establish a grant program to encourage use of assistance dogs by certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans (see H.R. 943), H1727 [10MR]

———prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes (see H.R. 1513), H5087 [14JY]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 139), H8076 [1DE]

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), H1180 (see H. Con. Res. 12), H1200 [17FE]

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), H2575 [11AP]

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

———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]

———provide flexible spending accounts for military families (see H.R. 791), H2572 [8AP]

———require Presidential negotiation of and entrance into a bilateral status of forces agreement with Afghanistan (see H.R. 651), H2412 [6AP]

Australia: express condolences to and solidarity with the people struggling with floods and pledge support and assistance (see H. Res. 34), H1770 [11MR]

Belarus Democracy Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 515), H1726 [10MR]

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

Bodai, Balazs (Ernie): award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3003), H6552 [4OC]

Budget Control Act: exempt Medicare from fallback sequestration (see H.R. 3519), H7928 [29NO]

———protect Social Security and SSI programs from budget cuts (see H.R. 2723), H6626 [5OC]

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

Buy American Act: improve transparency and accountability in the waiver process requirement for certain transportation provisions (see H.R. 3647), H8880 [13DE]

———require consideration of the impacts of a public interest waiver requirement on domestic manufacturing employment for certain transportation provisions (see H.R. 3645), H8879 [13DE]

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

———increase number and diversity of statues honoring State residents on display in National Statuary Hall (see H.R. 1289), H2412 [6AP]

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

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

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

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

———award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1303), H2214 [31MR]

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]

Colleges and universities: improve education and prevention related to campus sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking (see H.R. 2016), H7999 [30NO]

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

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), H7166 [31OC]

———report findings and propose legislation to restore workforce to full employment (see H.R. 2836, 2837), H6674 [6OC]

Committee on Job Creation (Joint, Select): establish (see H.R. 2835), H6674 [6OC]

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]

Consumers: delay implementation of proposed or final rules relative to reasonable and proportional fees and rules for electronic debit transactions (see H.R. 1081), H2040 [29MR]

———require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1588), H3001 [3MY]

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

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 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), H8126 [2DE]

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

Courts: modify the prohibition on recognition of certain rights relative to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names (see H.R. 1166), H1983 [17MR]

———permit expungement of records of certain nonviolent criminal offenses (see H.R. 2065), H3868 (see H.R. 2065), H3909 [1JN]

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

Credit: 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]

———require certain mortgagees to evaluate loans for modifications and establish a grant program for State and local government mediation programs (see H.R. 1477), H2603 [12AP]

Crime: improve the health care system's assessment and response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking (see H.R. 1578), H2909 [15AP]

———prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 2492), H5966 [7SE]

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]

Dept. of Education: make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 1753), H3107 [5MY]

———promote environmental education (see H.R. 2547), H8320 [8DE]

Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 733), H10016 [20DE]

———include problem and pathological gambling in Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration programs and establish grant program to address consequences of problem gambling (see H.R. 2334), H4527 [23JN]

———provide preferences for certain services, designate an Administration on Aging individual responsible for support, and provide transportation services for holocaust survivors (see H.R. 2786), H6344 [21SE]

———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]

———reform and modernize the Office of Refugee Resettlement (see H.R. 1475), H2602 [12AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: accept additional documentation when considering application for veterans status of an individual who performed service in the merchant marines during World War II (see H.R. 1288), H7627 [15NO]

Dept. of HUD: authorize funds to prevent housing discrimination through the use of nationwide testing and increase funds for the Fair Housing Initiatives Program (see H.R. 284), H201 [12JA]

———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]

———provide grants to State and local governments to carry out programs to provide mediation between mortgagees and mortgagors facing foreclosure (see H.R. 1131), H2040 [29MR]

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]

———classify human trafficking as a violent crime for purposes of the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program (see H.R. 2982), H6855 [12OC]

———establish Office of Elder Justice to strengthen law enforcement responses to elder abuse (see H.R. 2564), H5125 [15JY]

———establish pilot program to identify and eliminate unjustified racial and ethnic disparities in the administration of justice (see H.R. 1771), H3108 [5MY]

———improve Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in the criminal justice system (see H.R. 1913), H3301 [13MY]

———make competitive grants to eligible State, tribal, and local prosecutors to establish and maintain certain protection and witness assistance programs (see H.R. 2647), H5579 [26JY]

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

———provide State and local government incentives under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program to provide certain services to rape and sexual assault victims (see H.R. 2197), H4277 [15JN]

Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust Fund (see H.R. 870), H1621 [8MR]

———provide grants to the National Urban League for an Urban Jobs Program (see H.R. 683), H724 [11FE]

Dept. of State: establish Special Envoy To Promote Religious Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near East and South Central Asia (see H.R. 440), H1726 [10MR]

———remove People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) from list of foreign terrorist organizations (see H. Res. 60), H1525 [2MR]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize denial of leases and permits to persons who engage in activities with the government of any foreign country that is subject to any U.S. sanction or embargo (see H.R. 372), H684 [10FE]

———prohibit the leasing of any area of the Outer Continental Shelf for the exploration, development, or production of oil, gas, or any other mineral (see H.R. 261), H2108 [30MR]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H2917 [15AP]

Dept. of Transportation: protect safety of U.S. roads by prohibiting Mexico-domiciled motor carriers from operating beyond the U.S.-Mexico border area (see H.R. 2407), H6140 [13SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy (see H.R. 198), H8728 [12DE]

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

———establish the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H553 [8FE]

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

———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), H7627 [15NO]

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

Discrimination: prohibit housing and credit decision discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, or source of income (see H.R. 3030), H6413 [22SE]

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

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

———extend Postal Service authority to issue a semipostal to raise funds for breast cancer research (see H.R. 466), H2039 [29MR]

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

———reduce disparities and improve access to diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer for underserved populations and men with a family history of prostate cancer (see H.R. 2159), H10016 [20DE]

———require a Federal commitment to Alzheimer's disease research to advance breakthrough treatments for people with the disease (see H.R. 1897), H8881 [13DE]

———require reporting on the implementation of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy and on the status of international progress on universal access to HIV/AIDS treatment (see H.R. 1880), H3279 [12MY]

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

———increase penalties for operators of pill mills (see H.R. 1065), H1796 [14MR]

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

———provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and modernize country's infrastructure, and provide pathways back to work for those looking for jobs (see H.R. 12), H7134 [26OC]

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

Egypt: express solidarity with Egyptian people, condemn use of violence against protesters, express gratitude toward Egyptian military for restraint, and support transition to a representative government (see H. Res. 88), H1040 (see H. Res. 88), H1071 [16FE]

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]

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

———reduce the deficit and restore the middle class by creating jobs (see H.R. 2855), H6344 [21SE]

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

Fair Labor Standards Act: amend certain exemptions for direct care workers and improve systems for collection and reporting of data on the direct care workforce (see H.R. 2341), H4527 [23JN]

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 leave to address domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking and their effects, and include domestic partners (see H.R. 3151), H8077 [1DE]

FDA: ensure safe use of cosmetics (see H.R. 2359), H10016 [20DE]

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

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

Financial institutions: improve regulations dealing with disclosure of nonpublic personal information (see H.R. 653), H722 [11FE]

———provide certain credit unions with the authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 1418), H7069 [25OC]

Financial literacy: require financial literacy and economic education counseling for student borrowers (see H.R. 2535), H5085 [14JY]

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), H5888 [1AU]

———limit possession, sale, and other disposition by persons convicted of misdemeanor sex offenses against children (see H.R. 505), H776 [14FE]

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

———restrict ability of a person with certain Federal firearms license revocations, denials, or notices, to transfer business inventory firearms (see H.R. 263), H357 [19JA]

Flag—U.S: provide for the flying of the flag at half-staff in the event of the death of a first responder in the line of duty (see H.R. 1330), H3304 [13MY]

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

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

———require foreign manufacturers of products imported into the U.S. to establish registered agents in the U.S. who are authorized to accept service of process against such manufacturers (see H.R. 3646), H8880 [13DE]

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

Fort Pierce, FL: recognize the Navy UDT-SEAL Museum as the official museum of Navy SEALS and their predecessors (see H.R. 1245), H2037 [29MR]

FTC: prescribe regulations on the collection and use of information obtained by tracking the Internet activity of an individual (see H.R. 654), H722 [11FE]

Global Youth Service Days: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 210), H2534 [7AP]

GSA: convey a parcel of real property in the District of Columbia to house a National Women's History Museum (see H.R. 1269), H2106 [30MR]

Guam War Claims Review Commission: implement recommendations (see H.R. 44), H256 [18JA]

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]

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

Health: enhance and further research of prevention and treatment of eating disorders and improve access to treatment (see H.R. 1448), H2569 [8AP]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H4794 [8JY]

Honduras: limit assistance pending certification that the Government of Honduras has settled all outstanding expropriation claims brought by U.S. companies (see H.R. 2200), H7069 [25OC]

Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 1724), H4187 [14JN]

House of Representatives: reestablish Page Program (see H. Res. 397), H7135 [26OC]

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

Hunting and trapping: prohibit body-gripping traps in National Wildlife Refuge System (see H.R. 2657), H6273 [20SE]

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), H6415 [22SE]

———reaffirm U.S. commitment to protecting refugees who are fleeing persecution (see H.R. 2185), H7929 [29NO]

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

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

———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), H103 [6JA]

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), H3759 [26MY]

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

Japan: express condolences to families of victims and survivors of earthquake and tsunami, commend response efforts, and support international relief efforts (see H. Res. 172), H1842 [15MR]

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

Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Res. 105), H1251 (see H. Res. 105), H1362 [18FE]

Kenya: provide compensation to relatives of Foreign Service members and U.S. citizens who were killed as a result of the bombing of the U.S. Embassy in Kenya on August 7, 1998 (see H.R. 2881), H6098 [12SE]

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]

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

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

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), H8187 [6DE]

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]

Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 214), H3305 [13MY]

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), H3759 [26MY]

Minimum wage: provide for calculation based on the Federal poverty threshold for a family of 2, as determined by the Bureau of the Census (see H.R. 283), H201 [12JA]

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

Moldova: extend normal trade relations status (see H.R. 1463), H2858 [14AP]

Music and dance: preserve knowledge and promote education about jazz (see H.R. 2823), H5923 [19AU] (see H.R. 2823), H5938 [6SE]

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

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

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 51), H434 [24JA]

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

National Community Gardening Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 454), H7893 [18NO]

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

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

National Minority Health Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 171), H1842 [15MR]

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

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

Native Americans: facilitate economic development by Indian tribes and encourage investment by Turkish enterprises in Native American communities (see H.R. 2362), H5489 [25JY]

———help fulfill Federal mandate to provide higher educational opportunities (see H.R. 3040), H8000 [30NO]

———provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 27), H397 [20JA]

Northern Mariana Islands: resolve the status of certain legally residing persons under U.S. immigration laws (see H.R. 1466), H3281 [12MY]

Palm Beach, FL: anniversary (see H. Res. 205), H2327 [5AP]

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), H726 [11FE]

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

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), H726 [11FE]

Pharmaceuticals: preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 965), H3062 [4MY]

Political campaigns: reform system of public financing of Presidential elections (see H.R. 414), H513 [26JA]

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), H2536 [7AP]

———ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 137), H1771 [11MR]

———prevent closure or consolidation of post offices (see H. Con. Res. 7), H2040 [29MR]

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

———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), H8188 [6DE]

Public debt: increase statutory limit (see H.R. 2663), H5782 [29JY]

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), H4038 [3JN]

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), H553 [8FE]

———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]

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

Reverend Abe Brown Post Office Building, Tampa, FL: designate (see H.R. 3276), H8881 [13DE]

Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 1574), H5781 [29JY]

Roy Schallern Rood Post Office Building, Jupiter, FL: designate (see H.R. 3637), H8727 [12DE]

Russia: characterize conviction of Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev as a politically-motivated case of selective arrest and prosecution that undermines the rule of law and Russian judicial independence (see H. Res. 327), H4528 [23JN]

———make certain individuals ineligible for visas or admission to U.S. and impose certain financial measures on such individuals pending investigation of death of Sergei L. Magnitsky (see H.R. 1575), H2909 [15AP]

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

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

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

———provide assistance for the modernization, renovation, and repair of elementary and secondary school buildings and community colleges (see H.R. 2948), H7579 [14NO]

Securities Investor Protection Corp.: provide insurance coverage for certain indirect investors caught in Ponzi schemes (see H.R. 1987), H4578 [24JN]

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

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

Social Security: eliminate abstinence-only education programs (see H.R. 1085), H1908 [16MR]

———ensure any reform prevents the reduction of benefits or an increase in retirement age (see H. Con. Res. 64), H5087 [14JY]

———establish a point of order against any effort to reduce benefits, raise the retirement age, or create private retirement accounts (see H.R. 1118), H1988 [17MR]

———extend eligibility period for SSI benefits for refugees, asylees, and certain other humanitarian immigrants (see H.R. 3083), H7333 [3NO]

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

States: extend authority to make supplemental grants for population increases in certain States under the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families (see H.R. 2277), H4456 [22JN]

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

Syria: support peaceful demonstrations and universal freedoms and condemn human rights violations (see H. Res. 296), H4035 [3JN]

Taxation: allow refunds of Federal motor fuel excise taxes on fuels used in mobile mammography vehicles (see H.R. 879), H2605 [12AP]

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

———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), H5897 [5AU]

———extend the Build America Bonds program (see H.R. 736), H1252 (see H.R. 736), H1364 [18FE]

———increase and extend deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 694), H774 [14FE]

———increase tax rates for millionaires and billionaires (see H.R. 1124), H4037 [3JN]

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

———make residents of Puerto Rico with one or two children eligible for the refundable portion of the child tax credit (see H.R. 2454), H4748 [7JY]

———prevent further restriction of Federal income tax deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Res. 25), H3344 [23MY]

———promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 860), H5087 [14JY]

———promote neutrality, simplicity, and fairness in the taxation of digital goods and services (see H.R. 1860), H3278 [12MY]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1327), H6457 [23SE]

———provide credit to individuals for legal expenses paid relative to establishing guardianship of a disabled individual (see H.R. 878), H6098 [12SE]

———provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds shall not apply to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of water and sewage facilities (see H.R. 1802), H6140 [13SE]

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

———reduce carbon dioxide emissions by imposing a tax on primary fossil fuels based on their carbon content (see H.R. 3242), H7007 [24OC]

———reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain small producers (see H.R. 1236), H2536 [7AP]

———regulate certain State taxation of interstate commerce (see H.R. 1439), H4577 [24JN]

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 1002), H1723 [10MR]

Terrorism: 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: provide driver safety grants to States with graduated driver licensing laws that meet certain minimum requirements (see H.R. 1515), H7257 [2NO]

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

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

Turkey: observance of Republic Day (see H. Res. 221), H3063 [4MY]

U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 886), H7332 [3NO]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (see H.R. 589), H599 [9FE] (see H.R. 3346), H7330 [3NO]

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

Voting: constitutional amendment on the right to vote (see H.J. Res. 28), H5375 [21JY]

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

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

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

———honor and support women in North Africa and the Middle East (see H. Res. 258), H3305 [13MY]

———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]

———recognize the disparate impact of climate change on women and the efforts of women globally to address climate change (see H. Con. Res. 84), H7579 [14NO]

———remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 47), H1727 [10MR]

———strengthen U.S. advocacy for women's rights in foreign countries (see H.R. 418), H601 [9FE]

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

Year for People of African Descent: support (see H. Res. 41), H354 [19JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: authorize limited use in support of NATO mission in Libya (see H.J. Res. 67), H4364 [21JN] (see H.J. Res. 68), H4457 [22JN]

———require the President to develop a post-deployment strategy when introducing Armed Forces into hostilities (see H.R. 2285), H4456 [22JN]

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

Delray Beach, FL: anniversary (see H. Res. 421), H6551 [4OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: exempt reimbursements of expenses for accident, theft, loss, or casualty loss from annual income determinations relative to veterans' pensions (see H.R. 923), H1574 [3MR]

Diseases: provide for an evidence-based strategy for voluntary screening for HIV/AIDS and other common sexually transmitted infections (see H.R. 1774), H3108 [5MY]

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

Fort Lauderdale, FL: anniversary (see H. Res. 102), H1178 (see H. Res. 102), H1197 [17FE]

Government-sponsored enterprises: reduce interest rates on mortgages owned or guaranteed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see H.R. 3733), H9945 [19DE]

Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1815), H3159 [10MY]

International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment, and Prevention: support and encourage global HIV/AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (see H. Res. 360), H5285 [20JY]

International Year for People of African Descent: recognize people of African descent in Europe (see H. Res. 389), H5896 [5AU]

Libya: return frozen assets to the Libyan people for their benefit and explore the possibility of using some of such funds to reimburse NATO countries for military support (see H. Con. Res. 75), H6010 [8SE] (see H. Con. Res. 79), H6181 [14SE]

Middle East: express that a Palestinian government which includes Hamas should be prohibited from receiving U.S. aid until that government publicly commits to the Quartet Principles (see H. Res. 244), H2999 [3MY]

National Commission on Employment and Economic Security: establish (see H.R. 3493), H7890 [18NO]

National Hurricane Research Initiative: establish (see H.R. 2258), H4364 [21JN]

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]

Roads and highways: encourage transportation right-of-way managers to adopt integrated vegetation management practices, including plantings of native forbs and grasses to provide habitats for pollinators (see H.R. 2381), H4574 [24JN]

Rumberger, E. Thom: tribute (see H. Res. 390), H5896 [5AU] (see H. Res. 390), H5938 [6SE]

Sudan: support self-determination efforts by people of South Sudan, condemn violence, and urge a peaceful transition to independence (see H. Res. 233), H2913 [15AP]

Taxation: impose a surcharge on high income individuals (see H.R. 3105), H6624 [5OC]

U.N.: support India as a permanent member of the U.N. Security Council (see H. Res. 101), H1178 (see H. Res. 101), H1197 [17FE]

White House Conference on Haiti: convene (see H.R. 3711), H9926 [16DE]

Constitutional authority statements

Armed Forces: authorize limited use in support of NATO mission in Libya (H.J. Res. 67), H4366 [21JN]

———authorize limited use in support of NATO mission in Libya (H.J. Res. 68), H4459 [22JN]

———require the President to develop a post-deployment strategy when introducing Armed Forces into hostilities (H.R. 2285), H4458 [22JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: exempt reimbursements of expenses for accident, theft, loss, or casualty loss from annual income determinations relative to veterans' pensions (H.R. 923), H1577 [3MR]

Diseases: provide for an evidence-based strategy for voluntary screening for HIV/AIDS and other common sexually transmitted infections (H.R. 1774), H3110 [5MY]

FAA: 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 (H.R. 2744), H5886 [1AU]

Government-sponsored enterprises: reduce interest rates on mortgages owned or guaranteed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (H.R. 3733), H9945 [19DE]

Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (H.R. 1815), H3161 [10MY]

National Commission on Employment and Economic Security: establish (H.R. 3493), H7891 [18NO]

National Hurricane Research Initiative: establish (H.R. 2258), H4365 [21JN]

Roads and highways: encourage transportation right-of-way managers to adopt integrated vegetation management practices, including plantings of native forbs and grasses to provide habitats for pollinators (H.R. 2381), H4576 [24JN]

Taxation: impose a surcharge on high income individuals (H.R. 3105), H6625 [5OC]

White House Conference on Haiti: convene (H.R. 3711), H9927 [16DE]

Explanations

Previous Question Vote—What It Really Means, H481 [26JA], H621 [10FE], H2057 [30MR], H2630 [13AP], H6365 [22SE], H7090 [26OC], H7743 [17NO], H8921 [14DE]

Letters

FAA Essential Air Service Program funding: Senator Rockefeller, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), H5255 [20JY]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions and provide for conscience protections (H.R. 3), H6871 [13OC]

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), H2244, H2245, H2247 [1AP]

———making continuing, H6371, H6372 [22SE]

———making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H1153, H1185 [17FE]

Arizona: exempt Native American sacred and cultural sites from proposal to facilitate efficient extraction of mineral resources in southeast Arizona by authorizing and directing an exchange of Federal and non-Federal land, H7039, H7041 [25OC]

———facilitate efficient extraction of mineral resources in southeast Arizona by authorizing and directing an exchange of Federal and non-Federal land (H.R. 1904), consideration (H. Res. 444), H7037, H7038, H7040, H7041, H7042 [25OC]

Armed Forces: authorize limited use in support of NATO mission in Libya (H.J. Res. 67), E1148 [21JN]

———authorize limited use in support of NATO mission in Libya (H.J. Res. 68), H4542 [24JN]

———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, H3235 [12MY]

———limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under authorizations for use of military force, H8915, H8920 [14DE]

———require the President to develop a post-deployment strategy when introducing Armed Forces into hostilities (H.R. 2285), E1166 [22JN]

Australia: express condolences to victims of floods, E63 [18JA]

bin Laden, Osama: tribute to President Obama, former President George W. Bush, and military and intelligence agencies for successful completion of the operation that led to death in Pakistan, H3233, H3236 [12MY]

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance, E1801 [6OC]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 2), H7738, H7740, H7742, H7743 [17NO]

———cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit (H.R. 2560), consideration (H. Res. 355), H5179 [19JY]

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), consideration (H. Res. 73), H614, H617, H619, H620 [10FE]

———instruct certain committees to report legislation replacing health care reform legislation (H. Res. 9), consideration (H. Res. 26), H116 [7JA]

Contracts: allow contracting officers to consider information regarding domestic employment before awarding a Federal contract (H.R. 1354), H2629 [13AP]

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora: tribute (H. Res. 47), E92 [20JA]

Davis, Alvin A.: Macy's, Inc., Florida Dept. of Education State Teacher of the Year award recipient, E1507 [5AU]

Delray Beach, FL: anniversary, E1763 [4OC]

———tribute to Atlantic High School students' arts education fundraising efforts, E919 [23MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 493), H8915, H8919, H8920 [14DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2219), consideration (H. Res. 320), H4476, H4478 [23JN]

Dept. of Education: prohibit funding to implement gainful employment rule applicable to certain proprietary or for-profit colleges, H1153 [17FE]

———reauthorize District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program for vouchers to provide school choice (H.R. 471), consideration (H. Res. 186), H2052, H2053, H2054, H2055, H2057 [30MR]

Dept. of Energy: expedite consideration and approval of construction and operation of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 1938), consideration (H. Res. 370), H5504, H5505, H5506 [26JY]

Dept. of HHS: AIDS Drug Assistance Program funding, H1185 [17FE]

Dept. of the Interior: describe extent to which and by when any oil found on leased property will decrease prices of crude oil and gasoline, H3143, H3144 [10MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assess skills of certain employees and managers of the Veterans Benefits Administration (H.R. 2349), E1856 [13OC]

———exempt reimbursements of expenses for accident, theft, loss, or casualty loss from annual income determinations relative to veterans' pensions (H.R. 923), E416 [3MR]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 2055), consideration (H. Res. 288), H3937, H3938, H3939 [2JN]

Diseases: provide for an evidence-based strategy for voluntary screening for HIV/AIDS and other common sexually transmitted infections (H.R. 1774), E826 [5MY]

Economy: importance of job creation, H7037, H7038, H7040, H7041, H7042 [25OC]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs, H8919 [14DE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2354), H5092 [15JY]

EPA: delay implementation of rules on maximum achievable control technology and cross-State air pollution produced by powerplants, H6427 [23SE]

———exclude from review all rules and regulations that undergo a cost-benefit analysis as part of regulatory requirements, H6427 [23SE]

———grant authority to regulate emissions from offshore drilling companies' support vessels, H4402 [22JN]

———prohibit funding to contravene or delay implementation of the Executive Order on environmental justice for minority and low-income populations, H5092 [15JY]

———provide additional time to issue achievable standards for cement manufacturing facilities (H.R. 2681), consideration (H. Res. 419), H6524, H6527, H6528 [4OC]

———provide additional time to issue achievable standards for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process heaters, and incinerators (H.R. 2250), consideration (H. Res. 419), H6524, H6527, H6528 [4OC]

———require analyses of the cumulative and incremental impacts of certain rules and actions (H.R. 2401), H6427 [23SE]

———require analyses of the cumulative and incremental impacts of certain rules and actions (H.R. 2401), consideration (H. Res. 406), H6361, H6363, H6364 [22SE]

Executive Office of the President: require preparation of a quadrennial National Manufacturing Strategy (H.R. 1366), H6363 [22SE]

FAA: extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 2553), consideration (H. Res. 357), H5252, H5254 [20JY]

———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 (H.R. 2744), E1463 [1AU]

FEMA: Disaster Relief Fund funding through reductions in Dept. of Energy Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program funding, H6371 [22SE]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (H.R. 822), H7673, H7674 [16NO]

———exempt States from right-to-carry reciprocity when the State does not require individuals to apply for and complete a carry permit application at their local law enforcement station, H7673, H7674 [16NO]

Foreign policy: assess status of the war on terrorism, H3236 [12MY]

Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (H.R. 639), H2053, H2054 [30MR], H7740 [17NO]

Fort Lauderdale, FL: anniversary (H. Res. 102), E269 [18FE]

———tribute to Dillard High School girls' basketball team, E411 [3MR]

———tribute to Dillard High School jazz ensemble, E915 [23MY]

Government-sponsored enterprises: reduce interest rates on mortgages owned or guaranteed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (H.R. 3733), E2314 [19DE]

Gulf of Mexico: allow States outside the fifth judicial circuit to have their own courts hear civil actions relative to issuance of Federal land leases for energy development, production, and exploration off their coasts, H3145 [10MY]

———direct circuit courts to make just decisions on deepwater drilling permitting cases rather than expeditious decisions, H3145 [10MY]

———facilitate safe and timely production of energy resources (H.R. 1229), H3143, H3144, H3145, H3146, H3147 [10MY]

———limit Federal reimbursement of attorneys's fees to litigants bringing legal challenges against offshore oil and gas drilling activities, H3146, H3147 [10MY]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 2), consideration (H. Res. 26), H116 [7JA]

Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (H.R. 1815), E852 [10MY]

House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 466), H7738, H7740, H7742, H7743 [17NO]

———open versus restrictive rules, H1478 [2MR], H6526 [4OC]

———same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration of certain legislation (H. Res. 409), H6371, H6372 [22SE]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 754), consideration (H. Res. 264), H3233, H3235, H3236 [12MY]

International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment, and Prevention: support and encourage global HIV/AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (H. Res. 360), E1368 [20JY]

International Year for People of African Descent: recognize people of African descent in Europe (H. Res. 389), E1508 [5AU]

League of Black Women: tribute to annual leadership conference and ``Bring a Girl Into Your World'' mentoring program, E768 [2MY]

Libya: return frozen assets to the Libyan people for their benefit and explore the possibility of using some of such funds to reimburse NATO countries for military support (H. Con. Res. 75), E1569 [8SE]

———return frozen assets to the Libyan people for their benefit and explore the possibility of using some of such funds to reimburse NATO countries for military support (H. Con. Res. 79), E1626 [14SE]

Middle East: express that a Palestinian government which includes Hamas should be prohibited from receiving U.S. aid until that government publicly commits to the Quartet Principles (H. Res. 244), E820 [5MY]

Morocco: condemn terrorist attack at the Argana Cafe in Marrakesh, E774 [2MY]

National Commission on Employment and Economic Security: establish (H.R. 3493), E2106 [18NO]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: observance, E1971 [1NO]

National Homeless Persons' Memorial Day: observance, E2316 [19DE]

National Hurricane Research Initiative: establish (H.R. 2258), E1143 [21JN]

Norway: condemn terrorist attacks in Oslo and Utoya Island and express condolences and support to those affected by the attack (H. Res. 379), E1436 [28JY]

Outer Continental Shelf: monitor activities relative to air pollution (H.R. 2021), H4402 [22JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: modify special rules relating to coverage of abortion services (H.R. 358), consideration (H. Res. 430), H6871, H6872, H6880 [13OC]

———repeal (H.R. 2), consideration (H. Res. 26), H116 [7JA]

———repeal the Prevention and Public Health Fund (H.R. 1217), consideration (H. Res. 219), H2625, H2627, H2628, H2629, H2630 [13AP]

Political campaigns: prohibit foreign influence, prevent Federal contractors from making expenditures, and establish additional spending disclosure requirements relative to Federal elections, H480 [26JA]

Poverello Center, Inc.: tribute to opening of new food bank and thrift store, E1299 [12JY]

Republican Party: national agenda, H475 [26JA]

Roads and highways: encourage transportation right-of-way managers to adopt integrated vegetation management practices, including plantings of native forbs and grasses to provide habitats for pollinators (H.R. 2381), E1198 [24JN]

———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), consideration (H. Res. 128), H1476, H1478 [2MR]

Small Business Act: extend programs (H.R. 2608), Senate amendment, H6371, H6372 [22SE]

Small Business Investment Act: extend programs (H.R. 2608), Senate amendment, H6371, H6372 [22SE]

South Sudan: establishment as new nation, E1274 [8JY]

Sudan: support self-determination efforts by people of South Sudan, condemn violence, and urge a peaceful transition to independence (H. Res. 233), E746 [15AP]

Taxation: extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 2553), consideration (H. Res. 357), H5252, H5254 [20JY]

———impose a surcharge on high income individuals (H.R. 3105), E1774 [5OC]

———modify calculation of modified adjusted gross income for purposes of determining eligibility for certain healthcare-related programs (H.R. 2576), consideration (H. Res. 448), H7085, H7089 [26OC]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (H.R. 674), consideration (H. Res. 448), H7085, H7089 [26OC]

———terminate taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns and party conventions (H.R. 359), consideration (H. Res. 54), H475, H477, H480 [26JA]

U.N.: support India as a permanent member of the U.N. Security Council (H. Res. 101), E263 [18FE]

Veterans Day: observance, E2011 [4NO]

Votes: correction, H8105 [2DE]

———position on missed, H3436 [25MY]

Voting: impact of State voting reform laws labeled as ``voter suppression'' legislation, E1308 [13JY]

West Palm Beach, FL: tribute to Roosevelt Middle School social studies class for Amnesty International (organization) letter-writing campaign for human rights, E2315 [19DE]

White House Conference on Haiti: convene (H.R. 3711), E2298 [16DE]

World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims: observance, E2098 [18NO]

World War I: tribute to trench fever study volunteers, E1366 [20JY]

Reports filed

Activities During the 112th Congress: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H. Rept. 112-132), H4586 [1JY]

Tributes

Bates, Emma, E1827 [12OC]

Brooks, Deante, E926 [23MY]

Bullard, Bloneva, E1060 [7JN]

Chambers, Frances Reeves Jollivette, E1790 [6OC]

De Venanzi, Yolanda, E39 [7JA]

DuBois, Deborah Duncan, E802 [4MY]

Ellick, Doris Bowen, E327 [28FE]

Fernandez, Henry, H2334 [6AP]

Floyd, Alzen, E1048 [3JN]

Hardwick, John, E1038 [3JN]

Harper, Jean, E41 [7JA]

Herring, Carolyn J., E696 [12AP]

Kaplan, Shari B., E677 [8AP]

Kelly, Katherine C., E38 [7JA]

Koehler, Dennis, E771 [2MY]

Meek, Carrie P., H6360 [22SE]

Morey, Garland E., E1535 [30AU]

Munsey, William, E807 [4MY]

Nelson, Dwayne F., E2123 [29NO]

Roselle, Carol J., E1508 [5AU]

Rumberger, E. Thom, E1507 [5AU]

Smith, Dixie, E1926 [25OC]

Stein, Fritz C., Jr., E1077 [13JN]

Vagi, Peter, E772 [2MY]

Wheeler, Rachel, E941 [24MY]