STARK, FORTNEY PETE (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H783 [14FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

———require the President to transmit a plan with timeframe and completion date and reports with status updates on the transition of U.S. military and security operations to the Government of Afghanistan (see H.R. 1735), H3221 [11MY]

Agriculture: prohibit open-air cultivation or use of human food or animal feed as host plant and establish tracking system to regulate genetically engineered pharmaceutical and industrial crops (see H.R. 3554), H8124 [2DE]

———protect farmers and ranchers that may be harmed economically by genetically engineered seeds, plants, or animals and ensure fairness in dealings with certain biotech companies (see H.R. 3555), H8124 [2DE]

———repeal sugar price support program and marketing allotments (see H.R. 1385), H6506 [3OC]

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), H6182 [14SE]

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), H10016 [20DE]

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

———prohibit shipping, transporting, moving, delivering, receiving, possessing, purchasing, selling, or donation of horses and other equines to be slaughtered for human consumption (see H.R. 2966), H6237 [19SE]

———restrict use of exotic and nondomesticated animals in traveling circuses and exhibitions (see H.R. 3359), H7331 [3NO]

Aquaculture: prohibit authorization of commercial finfish aquaculture operations in the exclusive economic zone except in accordance with a law authorizing such action (see H.R. 574), H3806 [31MY]

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

Armed Forces: 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]

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

———direct the President, pursuant to the War Powers Resolution, to remove the U.S. Armed Forces from Libya (see H. Con. Res. 51), H3987 [2JN]

———direct the President to remove the U.S. Armed Forces from Afghanistan (see H.J. Res. 49), H2040 [29MR]

———ensure that members separated from active duty receive employment assistance, job training assistance, and other transitional services (see H.R. 2046), H4673 [6JY]

———improve mental health assessments provided to members deployed in support of a contingency operation (see H.R. 1942), H3342 [23MY]

———improve prevention and response to sexual assaults (see H.R. 3435), H8126 [2DE]

———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]

———provide for treatment of autism under TRICARE (see H.R. 2288), H10016 [20DE]

———provide members of Individual Ready Reserve who served in Afghanistan or Iraq with information on counseling to prevent suicide (see H.R. 1089), H2412 [6AP]

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

———require Presidential negotiation of and entrance into a bilateral status of forces agreement with Afghanistan (see H.R. 651), H1040 (see H.R. 651), H1071 [16FE]

———require the use of only human-based methods for training members in the treatment of severe combat injuries (see H.R. 1417), H3112 [5MY]

Arms control: reduce nuclear weapons and apply savings to certain domestic initiatives while ensuring environmental restoration and clean-energy conversion (see H.R. 1334), H3000 [3MY]

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

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

Aviation: allow additional flights beyond the perimeter restriction applicable to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (see H.R. 827), H1844 [15MR]

———ensure air passengers have access to necessary services while on a grounded air carrier and are not unnecessarily held on a grounded air carrier before or after a flight (see H.R. 729), 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), H7069 [25OC]

Bankruptcy: make privately issued student loans dischargeable (see H.R. 2028), H3755 [26MY]

Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support expansion and development of mentoring programs (see H.R. 2152), H4279 [15JN]

Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc.: revise Federal charter to reflect a change in eligibility requirements (see H.R. 2815), H5901 [9AU]

Bodai, Balazs (Ernie): award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3003), H6342 [21SE]

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

Capital punishment: abolish under Federal law (see H.R. 3051), H6467 [29SE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: designate a room of the Capitol Visitor Center as the ``Gabriel Zimmerman Meeting Room'' (see H. Res. 364), H5489 [25JY]

Caribbean-American Heritage Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 289), H4367 [21JN]

Cesar E. Chavez Day: designate (see H. Res. 130), H4751 [7JY]

CFTC: impose position limits and margin requirements to eliminate excessive oil speculation and ensure that price of crude oil and derivative fuels reflects fundamentals of supply and demand (see H.R. 2328), H4527 [23JN]

Children and youth: create and encourage the creation of jobs for youth (see H.R. 1901), H3806 [31MY]

———extend, enhance, and revise certain laws on collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children and establish additional protections (see H.R. 1895), H5150 [18JY]

———prepare disconnected youth for a competitive future by improving existing education, workforce, and support programs for high school dropouts (see H.R. 2358), H4751 [7JY]

———require States to take certain additional steps to assist foster children in making the transition to independent living (see H.R. 2953), H6231 [15SE]

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

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), H6139 [13SE]

Clean Air Act: eliminate exemption for aggregation of emissions from oil and gas development sources (see H.R. 1204), H1984 [17MR]

Colleges and universities: improve education and prevention related to campus sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking (see H.R. 2016), H5888 [1AU]

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

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), H4578 [24JN]

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

Committee on Deficit Reduction (Joint, Select): eliminate (see H.R. 3201), H7400 [4NO]

———express that any legislative language approved should not reduce benefits for Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid recipients (see H. Con. Res. 72), H5923 [19AU]

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

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), H7928 [29NO]

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

Contraceptives: establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of FDA-approved contraception (see H.R. 2659), H6140 [13SE]

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

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

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

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

Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 192), H138 [7JA]

Correctional institutions: provide for an effective HIV/AIDS program in Federal prisons (see H.R. 3547), H9432 [15DE]

Courts: appoint additional Federal district judges (see H.R. 2365), H4574 [24JN]

———permit expungement of records of certain nonviolent criminal offenses (see H.R. 2065), H3868 (see H.R. 2065), H3909 [1JN] (see H.R. 2449), H5489 [25JY]

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

———strengthen enforcement of spousal court-ordered property distributions (see H.R. 583), H5489 [25JY]

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), H7892 [18NO]

———require certain mortgagees to evaluate loans for modifications and establish a grant program for State and local government mediation programs (see H.R. 1477), H4279 [15JN]

Crime: enhance penalties for possession or financial facilitation of access to child pornography and require Internet service providers to assist child pornography and exploitation investigations (see H.R. 1981), H5489 [25JY]

———improve the health care system's assessment and response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking (see H.R. 1578), H2935 [2MY]

———prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 2492), H6674 [6OC]

———save money and reduce tragedies through teen dating abuse prevention grants (see H.R. 3515), H10017 [20DE]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 1886), H3279 [12MY]

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

Defense Task Force on Sexual Assault in the Military Services: implement recommendations (see H.R. 1529), H2935 [2MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: create a local food credit program to assist schools purchase of healthy food from local farmers (see H.R. 1722), H3060 [4MY]

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

———improve access to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program by reducing administrative requirements and award grants to establish a Beyond the Soup Kitchen Pilot Program (see H.R. 350), H1620 [8MR]

———terminate certain direct payments to farmers for the 2012 crop year (see H.R. 2487), H7161 [27OC]

Dept. of Defense: enhance suicide prevention program by requiring suicide prevention training during recruit basic training, preseparation counseling, and mental health assessments (see H.R. 1284), H2935 [2MY]

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

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

Dept. of Education: allow local educational agencies to use certain grants for professional development activities that train school personnel about restorative justice and conflict resolution (see H.R. 415), H553 [8FE]

———award grants for support of full-service community schools (see H.R. 1090), H1841 [15MR]

———award grants to establish, expand, or support an existing school-based mentoring program to assist at-risk middle school students with transition to high school (see H.R. 853), H1988 [17MR]

———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), H4038 [3JN]

———establish Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institutes for Sport and Social Impact (see H.R. 2152), H4279 [15JN]

———establish Innovation Inspiration school grant program (see H.R. 2247), H4674 [6JY]

———establish Office of Specialized Instructional Support Services and provide grants to State educational agencies to reduce barriers to learning (see H.R. 1995), H6140 [13SE]

———increase recruitment and retention of school counselors, social workers, and psychologists by low-income local educational agencies (see H.R. 3405), H7627 [15NO]

———make grants to promote the education of pregnant and parenting students (see H.R. 2617), H6098 [12SE]

———make grants to support early college high schools and other dual enrollment programs (see H.R. 925), H1621 [8MR]

Dept. of HHS: collaborate with other departments on epilepsy education and awareness programs (see H. Res. 298), H9929 [16DE]

———establish a grant program to improve mental and behavioral health services on college campuses and develop a campaign to educate campus communities about mental health (see H.R. 1833), H3218 [11MY]

———establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 733), H4037 [3JN]

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

———expand and enhance adult day programs for people with multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other neurological diseases or conditions to improve respite services for caregivers (see H.R. 883), H1797 [14MR]

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

———provide diapers and diapering supplies under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (see H.R. 3134), H6979 [14OC]

———provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1195), H3112 [5MY]

———provide grants to States to establish maternal mortality review committees on pregnancy-related deaths (see H.R. 894), H2039 [29MR]

———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), H4330 [16JN]

———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases by expanding comprehensive, age-appropriate sex education in schools (see H.R. 3324), H10017 [20DE]

———reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity (see H.R. 2679), H6979 [14OC]

———require certain standards and enforcement provisions to prevent child abuse and neglect in residential programs (see H.R. 3126), H7831 [17NO]

———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 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), H6673 [6OC]

———protect children affected by immigration enforcement actions (see H.R. 2607), H6098 [12SE]

———protect victims of crime or serious labor violations from deportation during enforcement actions (see H.R. 2169), H4674 [6JY]

———provide for enhanced protections for vulnerable unaccompanied alien children and female detainees (see H.R. 2235), H5661 [27JY]

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), H2215 [31MR]

———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), H3806 [31MY]

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

———establish 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]

———fund and increase accessibility to National Missing and Unidentified Persons System, share data with National Crime Information Center (NCIC), and facilitate reporting to such systems (see H.R. 1300), H4329 [16JN]

———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), H4279 [15JN]

———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]

———require entrance of all missing children in the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) database and that certain information be provided to reporters of missing children (see H.R. 2688), H5733 [28JY]

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

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

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

———list Vietnam as a ``Country of Particular Concern'' relative to religious freedom (see H. Res. 16), H7069 [25OC]

Dept. of the Interior: 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), H2917 [15AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish centers of excellence in financial literacy education for young adults and families (see H.R. 300), H553 [8FE]

———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), H3806 [31MY]

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

———require that broadband conduit be installed as part of certain highway construction projects (see H.R. 1695), H3112 [5MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy (see H.R. 198), H471 [25JA]

———clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 812), H5966 [7SE]

———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), H1988 [17MR]

———display in each facility a Women Veterans Bill of Rights (see H.R. 809), H2293 [4AP]

———educate staff and inform veterans about the Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights (see H.R. 805), H2293 [4AP]

———extend age of eligibility of dependent children for receipt of transferred educational assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 614), H679 [10FE]

———improve comprehensive service programs for homeless veterans (see H.R. 2559), H7715 [16NO]

———improve disability compensation evaluation procedures for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder or mental health conditions related to military sexual trauma (see H.R. 930), H2108 [30MR]

———inter in national cemeteries individuals who supported the U.S. in Laos during the Vietnamese Conflict era (see H.R. 3192), H7134 [26OC]

———reinstate criminal penalties for persons charging veterans unauthorized fees (see H.R. 1826), H4076 [13JN]

———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), H3115 [6MY]

Developing countries: improve access to microenterprise by the very poor (see H.R. 2524), H5782 [29JY]

———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), H7929 [29NO]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of unemployment status (see H.R. 1113), H2040 [29MR]

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

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

———authorize and support psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis data collection and encourage interdisciplinary collaborative research on the relationship between psoriasis and its comorbid conditions (see H.R. 2033), H4330 [16JN]

———establish a National Acquired Bone Marrow Failure Disease Registry and authorize research on acquired bone marrow failure diseases (see H.R. 640), H6467 [29SE]

———extend Postal Service authority to issue a semipostal to raise funds for breast cancer research (see H.R. 466), H2857 [14AP]

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

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

District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress and exempt residents from paying Federal income taxes until such voting representation takes effect (see H.R. 266), H6978 [14OC]

———statehood (see H.R. 265), H6978 [14OC]

Drugs: improve safety (see H.R. 1483), H3112 [5MY]

———limit application of Federal laws to the distribution and consumption of marijuana (see H.R. 2306), H5734 [28JY]

———provide for the disposal of drugs pursuant to national pharmaceutical stewardship programs (see H.R. 2939), H6674 [6OC]

———reschedule marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act and allow for medicinal use of marijuana in accordance with State laws (see H.R. 1983), H3644 (see H.R. 1983), H3682 [25MY]

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), H5127 [15JY]

———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), H9945 [19DE]

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

———require additional disclosures and protections for students and cosigners relative to student loans (see H.R. 3240), H7579 [14NO]

———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), H1040 (see H. Res. 88), H1071 [16FE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: provide grants to local educational agencies to encourage girls and minorities to pursue studies and careers in science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 1903), H4750 [7JY]

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]

———incentivize establishment and provide States with temporary financing of short-time compensation programs (see H.R. 2421), H4946 [12JY]

———promote economic self-sufficiency of low-income women through increased participation in high-wage, high-demand occupations (see H.R. 2315), H4852 [11JY]

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

FAA: extend Airport Improvement Program authority (see H.R. 2644), H5661 [27JY]

———use Airport and Airway Trust Fund revenue to provide retroactive pay to employees who were furloughed (see H.R. 2814), H6506 [3OC]

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]

———strengthen families' engagement in the education of their children (see H.R. 1821), H5781 [29JY]

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), H7400 [4NO]

———allow leave to care for a same-sex spouse, domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, or grandparent with a serious health condition (see H.R. 2364), H4573 [24JN]

FBI: provide additional resources for Federal investigations and prosecutions of crimes related to the recent financial crisis (see H.R. 1350), H3806 [31MY]

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

———prevent approval of genetically-engineered fish (see H.R. 521), H549 [8FE]

———require labeling of genetically-engineered fish (see H.R. 520), H549 [8FE]

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

Federal employees: ensure that 4 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave (see H.R. 616), H679 [10FE]

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

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

FEMA: establish a grant program to improve the ability of trauma center hospitals and airports to withstand earthquakes (see H.R. 1132), H2040 [29MR]

———establish Office of Disability Integration and Coordination (see H.R. 2849), H5964 [7SE]

———suspend flood insurance rate map updates in geographic areas in which certain levees are being repaired (see H.R. 898), H1797 [14MR]

Financial institutions: restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 1489), H4673 [6JY]

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

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

———prohibit trafficking (see H.R. 2554), H6098 [12SE]

———prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 308), H924 [15FE]

———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]

First Lieutenant Oliver Goodall Post Office Building, Pasadena, CA: designate (see H.R. 1975), H3409 [24MY]

Food: require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material (see H.R. 3553), H8124 [2DE]

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

———provide, on an annual basis, an amount equal to at least 1 percent of U.S. gross domestic product for nonmilitary foreign assistance programs (see H. Con. Res. 11), H396 [20JA]

———provide assistance for developing countries to promote quality and universal basic education (see H.R. 2705), H6233 [15SE]

———provide assistance for the prevention and treatment of obstetric fistula (see H.R. 949), H1618 [8MR]

Foreign policy: ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate understanding and sensitivity on human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide documented in U.S. record on the Armenian Genocide (see H. Res. 304), H4186 [14JN]

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

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

———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]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H3000 [3MY]

FTC: prescribe regulations on the collection and use of information obtained by tracking the Internet activity of an individual (see H.R. 654), H3111 [5MY]

———prescribe rules prohibiting deceptive advertising of abortion services (see H.R. 2543), H6098 [12SE]

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

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]

Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 192), H138 [7JA]

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), H36 [5JA]

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

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H7069 [25OC]

Health care facilities: protect interests of residents of intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded in certain class action lawsuits and Dept. of Justice actions (see H.R. 2032), H4279 [15JN]

Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1815), H3281 [12MY]

Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 1724), H3305 [13MY]

House of Representatives: limit State redistricting after an apportionment of Representatives and require such redistricting be conducted by independent commissions (see H.R. 590), H599 [9FE]

———provide the District of Columbia a voting seat and the State of Utah an additional seat (see H.R. 267), H6978 [14OC]

———reestablish Page Program (see H. Res. 397), H6506 [3OC]

House Rules: require Members to notify the Clerk of participation in the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program (see H. Res. 169), H1842 [15MR]

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

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

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

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

Immigration: admit for permanent residence certain aliens who have postgraduate degrees in certain fields of study and exempt such aliens from H-1B nonimmigrant numerical limitations (see H.R. 399), H1726 [10MR]

———allow companies to attract foreign graduates of U.S. universities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, and reform and create new immigration categories to stimulate the economy (see H.R. 2161), H7929 [29NO]

———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), H5897 [5AU]

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

———reform detention procedures (see H.R. 933), H8125 [2DE]

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

Insurance: provide for equal access to COBRA continuation health coverage (see H.R. 1028), H1724 [10MR] (see H.R. 2310), H4526 [23JN]

———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]

———require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 1955), H3759 [26MY]

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

Iraq: prohibit funding to maintain U.S. Armed Forces and military contractors in Iraq after a certain date (see H.R. 2757), H6344 [21SE]

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), H2040 [29MR]

Klamath Basin: approve and implement Klamath Basin Restoration and Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreements and plan and implement dam removal (see H.R. 3398), H7405 [10NO]

Korean War: call for repatriation of POW/MIA and abductees (see H. Res. 376), H7135 [26OC]

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]

Libya: cease use of force by U.S. Armed Forces unless such use of force is authorized by Congress (see H.R. 1212), H2109 [30MR]

Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2139), H7627 [15NO]

Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 1171), H8187 [6DE]

Medicaid: remove exclusion from medical assistance of items and services for patients in mental institutions (see H.R. 340), H684 [10FE]

———require coverage of optometrists (see H.R. 1219), H3112 [5MY]

Medicare: deliver a meaningful drug benefit and lower prescription drug prices (see H.R. 999), H1723 [10MR]

———eliminate lifetime limit on inpatient psychiatric hospital services (see H.R. 2783), H5885 [1AU]

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

———require drug manufacturers to provide rebates for drugs dispensed to low-income individuals under the prescription drug benefit program (see H.R. 2190), H4277 [15JN]

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

Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 214), H3112 [5MY]

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), H435 [24JA]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 2954), H6506 [3OC]

Motor vehicles: ban use of hand-held mobile devices while driving (see H.R. 2333), H4795 [8JY]

———protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, maintain, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 1449), H4673 [6JY]

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

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

National Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 341), H7893 [18NO]

National Center for Campus Public Safety: establish and operate (see H.R. 2342), H5240 [19JY]

National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws: establish (see H.R. 623), H679 [10FE]

National Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 40), H2918 [15AP]

National Foster Care Month: designate (see H. Res. 242), H3063 [4MY]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: prevent drunken driving injuries and fatalities (see H.R. 2324), H6182 [14SE]

National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 83), H1392 [28FE]

National Safe Place Week: observance (see H. Res. 154), H1619 [8MR]

National security: call for adoption of smart security platform for the 21st century (see H. Res. 19), H256 [18JA]

———require all young persons to perform military or civilian service and allow induction to uniformed services during wartime (see H.R. 1152), H1982 [17MR]

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

National Tsunami Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 185), H2269 [1AP]

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

NLRB: repeal limitation regarding requirements for labor organization membership as a condition of employment (see H.R. 2775), H5884 [1AU]

Northern Mariana Islands: resolve the status of certain legally residing persons under U.S. immigration laws (see H.R. 1466), H3221 [11MY]

Norway: condemn terrorist attacks in Oslo and Utoya Island and express condolences and support to those affected by the attack (see H. Res. 379), H5897 [5AU]

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), H4586 [1JY]

Nuclear weapons: recognize nonproliferation options for nuclear understanding to keep everyone safe (NO NUKES) (see H. Res. 21), H138 [7JA]

Oil Pollution Act: require responsible parties to pay full cost of offshore oil spills (see H.R. 492), H508 [26JA]

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), H256 [18JA]

———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), H6855 [12OC]

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), H256 [18JA]

Pharmaceuticals: preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 965), H2108 [30MR]

Pipelines: enhance pipeline safety and provide communities with access to improved information concerning the equipment and operations of pipeline facilities (see H.R. 22), H33 [5JA]

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), H4852 [11JY]

———ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 137), H2040 [29MR]

———extend deadline for payment to be made in connection with financing of future health benefits for retirees (see H.R. 2884), H6183 [14SE]

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]

———repeal certain incentives and subsidies for renewable fuels (see H.R. 426), H725 [11FE]

———repeal tax credits for ethanol blenders and repeal the tariff on imported ethanol (see H.R. 2307), H4526 [23JN]

Private First Class Alejandro R. Ruiz Post Office Building, Yountville, CA: designate (see H.R. 3004), H6416 [22SE]

Public debt: increase statutory limit (see H.R. 2663), H5734 [28JY]

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 welfare programs: reauthorize and amend the program of block grants to States under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 3573), H8186 [6DE]

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), H394 [20JA]

———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]

Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 1574), H3281 [12MY]

Rural areas: improve safety of high risk rural roads (see H.R. 2107), H4034 [3JN]

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

San Francisco Bay: establish a grant program to support restoration (see H.R. 3034), H6413 [22SE]

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), H1252 (see H.R. 458), H1364 [18FE]

———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), H7134 [26OC]

Small business: ensure State-certified medical marijuana businesses have full access to banking services (see H.R. 1984), H3644 (see H.R. 1984), H3682 [25MY]

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

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

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

———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), H1621 [8MR]

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

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

Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2152), H4279 [15JN]

Specialist Jake Robert Velloza Post Office, Inverness, CA: designate (see H.R. 793), H1177 (see H.R. 793), H1197 [17FE]

Sports: facilitate hosting of America's Cup by authorizing certain eligible vessels to participate in activities related to the competition (see H.R. 3270), H7159 [27OC]

Sri Lanka: commend U.N. efforts to implement human rights accountability, call for investigation of war crimes and other human rights violations, and allow greater freedom of movement (see H. Res. 177), H2935 [2MY]

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

———modify certain requirements for countable resources and income (see H.R. 2103), H4750 [7JY]

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), H1908 [16MR]

Taxation: apply payroll taxes to remuneration up to the contribution and benefit base and to remuneration in excess of certain amounts (see H.R. 797), H6467 [29SE]

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

———establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), H9432 [15DE]

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

———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see H.R. 2088), H6233 [15SE]

———extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (see H.R. 2644), H5661 [27JY]

———extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 2655), H6458 [23SE]

———impose a tax on certain trading transactions (see H.R. 3313), H7400 [4NO]

———increase tax rates for millionaires and billionaires (see H.R. 1124), H2605 [12AP]

———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), H6552 [4OC]

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

———promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 860), H2268 [1AP]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1327), H6673 [6OC]

———provide special rules for investments lost in a fraudulent Ponzi-type scheme (see H.R. 1635), H5019 [13JY]

———reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain small producers (see H.R. 1236), H4076 [13JN]

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

———repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies (see H.R. 601), H678 [10FE] (see H.R. 1689), H3305 [13MY]

———require IRS to update collection policies and procedures to more adequately protect and assist taxpayers suffering an economic hardship (see H. Res. 89), H1581 [4MR]

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

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

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

Transportation: ensure that all transportation system users can travel safely and conveniently on and across federally funded streets and highways (see H.R. 1780), H6467 [29SE]

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

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

———revise certain infrastructure finance provisions (see H.R. 1123), H2858 [14AP]

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

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: encourage States to allow individuals receiving extended or emergency unemployment compensation to utilize such benefits for self-employment assistance (see H.R. 3427), H7626 [15NO]

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

Veterans: allow disabled veterans and their dependents to use Dept. of Defense commissary and exchange stores (see H.R. 2148), H10016 [20DE]

———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), H1620 [8MR]

———provide for reemployment of certain persons following absences from a position to obtain medical treatment for certain injuries and illnesses (see H.R. 2875), H6042 [9SE]

———provide housing assistance for very low-income veterans (see H.R. 287), H202 [12JA]

Vietnam: promote freedom and democracy (see H.R. 1410), H7069 [25OC]

Voting: constitutional amendment on the right to vote (see H.J. Res. 28), H6011 [8SE]

———prohibit election officials from requiring individuals to provide photo identification as a condition of obtaining or casting a ballot or registering to vote in an election for Federal office (see H.R. 3316), H8000 [30NO]

———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]

———require States to permit individuals to register to vote in an election for Federal office on the date of the election (see H.R. 3317), H8000 [30NO]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 3145), H7209 [1NO]

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

Wayne Grisham Post Office, La Mirada, CA: designate (see H.R. 2158), H4075 [13JN]

Wildlife refuges: issue a Wildlife Refuge System Conservation Semipostal Stamp (see H.R. 2236), H4674 [6JY]

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 economic security and safety of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking victims (see H.R. 3271), H8000 [30NO]

———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), H5888 [1AU]

———promote potential of women in academic science and engineering (see H.R. 889), H1524 [2MR]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H2108 [30MR]

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

———provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps constituted active military service for veteran classification (see H.R. 1718), H5019 [13JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Darwin Day: designate (see H. Res. 81), H599 [9FE]

Dept. of Defense: reduce budget to level provided for fiscal year 2008 and freeze budget at such level (see H.R. 413), H468 [25JA]

Dept. of HHS: require States to help alien children in the child welfare system apply for all available forms of immigration relief (see H.R. 3333), H7329 [3NO]

Families and domestic relations: 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]

Immigration: eliminate deadline for application for asylum in the U.S. (see H.R. 2981), H6341 [21SE]

Medicare: increase minimum loss ratio required of Medigap policies (see H.R. 2645), H5579 [26JY]

Taxation: allow a deduction for expenses in connection with the trade or business of selling medical marijuana in accordance with State laws (see H.R. 1985), H3644 (see H.R. 1985), H3682 [25MY]

———impose an excise tax on currency transactions and use funds to establish child care, global health care, and climate change adaptation and mitigation trust funds (see H.R. 755), H1176 (see H.R. 755), H1195 [17FE]

———permit disclosure of certain tax return information for purposes of missing or exploited children investigations (see H.R. 1978), H3644 (see H.R. 1978), H3682 [25MY]

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

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Defense: reduce budget to level provided for fiscal year 2008 and freeze budget at such level (H.R. 413), H470 [25JA]

Dept. of HHS: require States to help alien children in the child welfare system apply for all available forms of immigration relief (H.R. 3333), H7331 [3NO]

Families and domestic relations: 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 (H.R. 1681), H2999 [3MY]

Immigration: eliminate deadline for application for asylum in the U.S. (H.R. 2981), H6343 [21SE]

Medicare: increase minimum loss ratio required of Medigap policies (H.R. 2645), H5580 [26JY]

Taxation: allow a deduction for expenses in connection with the trade or business of selling medical marijuana in accordance with State laws (H.R. 1985), H3645, H3683 [25MY]

———impose an excise tax on currency transactions and use funds to establish child care, global health care, and climate change adaptation and mitigation trust funds (H.R. 755), H1178, H1198 [17FE]

———permit disclosure of certain tax return information for purposes of missing or exploited children investigations (H.R. 1978), H3645, H3683 [25MY]

———reduce carbon dioxide emissions by imposing a tax on primary fossil fuels based on their carbon content (H.R. 3242), H7008 [24OC]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions and provide for conscience protections (H.R. 3), H3035 [4MY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2112), H4128 [14JN]

Alameda County, CA: Alameda County Social Services Agency Dept. of Children and Family Services recipient of Human Rights Campaign Foundation All Children-All Families Seal of Recognition, E2009 [4NO]

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and continuing for other Federal departments and agencies (H.R. 1473), H2788 [14AP]

———making for Dept. of Defense and continuing for other Federal departments and agencies (H.R. 1473), correction in enrollment relative to Planned Parenthood funding (H. Con. Res. 36), H2788 [14AP]

———making for Dept. of Defense and continuing for other Federal departments and agencies (H.R. 1473), correction in enrollment relative to health care reform funding (H. Con. Res. 35), H2788 [14AP]

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), H1951 [17MR]

———direct the President, pursuant to the War Powers Resolution, to remove the U.S. Armed Forces from Libya (H. Con. Res. 51), H4016, H4018 [3JN]

———limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under authorizations for use of military force, H8934 [14DE]

———restrict use of funds in support of NATO mission in Libya (H.R. 2278), H4563 [24JN]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 2), H7873 [18NO]

———cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit, H5720 [28JY], H5862 [1AU]

———cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit (H.R. 2560), H5221 [19JY]

———cut and cap Federal spending and increase statutory debt limit (H.R. 2693), H5809 [30JY]

———reduce spending through a transition to non-security spending at fiscal year 2008 levels (H. Res. 38), H451 [25JA], E106 [25JA]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2021 (H. Con. Res. 34), H2869 [15AP]

Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays: establish (S. 627), H5720 [28JY]

Committee on Deficit Reduction (Joint, Select): establish, H5862 [1AU]

Darwin Day: designate (H. Res. 81), E178 [9FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: Commodity Supplemental Food Program funding, H4128 [14JN]

———WIC funding, H4128 [14JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), E987 [27MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), conference report, H8934 [14DE]

———reduce budget to level provided for fiscal year 2008 and freeze budget at such level (H.R. 413), H451 [25JA], E106 [25JA]

Dept. of Education: reauthorize District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program for vouchers to provide school choice (H.R. 471), H2073 [30MR]

Dept. of HHS: extend the child and family services program (H.R. 2883), H6303 [21SE]

———require States to help alien children in the child welfare system apply for all available forms of immigration relief (H.R. 3333), E1993 [3NO]

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

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), E866 [11MY]

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), H2361 [6AP]

Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), H8818 [13DE]

Education Sciences Reform Act: technical amendment (S. 365), H5862 [1AU]

Families and domestic relations: 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 (H.R. 1681), E787 [3MY]

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), H8220 [7DE]

Foreign trade: extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance program and certain trade preference programs, E1826 [12OC]

Gulf of Mexico: facilitate safe and timely production of energy resources (H.R. 1229), E866 [11MY]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 2), H293 [19JA]

Immigration: eliminate deadline for application for asylum in the U.S. (H.R. 2981), E1678 [21SE]

Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act: extend certain provisions, E978 [27MY]

———extend certain provisions (H.R. 514), H526 [8FE]

Kaiser Permanente (company): tribute to breastfeeding initiative, E2217 [8DE]

Medicare: increase minimum loss ratio required of Medigap policies (H.R. 2645), E1411 [26JY]

National Day of Reason: observance, E815 [5MY]

National Public Radio: prohibit Federal funding and the use of Federal funds to acquire radio content (H.R. 1076), H1961 [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), H6212 [15SE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 2), H293 [19JA]

———repeal mandatory funding for school-based health center construction (H.R. 1214), H2976 [3MY]

———repeal mandatory funding provided to States to establish American Health Benefit Exchanges (H.R. 1213), H2961 [3MY]

Small business: repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations (H.R. 4), H1547 [3MR]

Small Business Act: extend programs (S. 990), Senate amendment, E978 [27MY]

Small Business Investment Act: extend programs (S. 990), Senate amendment, E978 [27MY]

Social Security: expand permissive exclusion from participation in Federal health care programs to individuals and entities affiliated with sanctioned entities (H.R. 675), E209 [11FE]

Taxation: allow a deduction for expenses in connection with the trade or business of selling medical marijuana in accordance with State laws (H.R. 1985), E953 [25MY]

———impose an excise tax on currency transactions and use funds to establish child care, global health care, and climate change adaptation and mitigation trust funds (H.R. 755), E262 [18FE]

———modify calculation of modified adjusted gross income for purposes of determining eligibility for certain healthcare-related programs (H.R. 2576), H7148 [27OC]

———permit disclosure of certain tax return information for purposes of missing or exploited children investigations (H.R. 1978), E948 [25MY]

———prohibit tax increase on middle class, H1547 [3MR]

———reduce carbon dioxide emissions by imposing a tax on primary fossil fuels based on their carbon content (H.R. 3242), E1914 [24OC]

———repeal expansion of information reporting requirements to payments made to corporations, payments for property and other gross proceeds, and rental property expense payments, H1547 [3MR]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (H.R. 674), H7148 [27OC]

Trade Globalization Adjustment Assistance Act: extend, E221 [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), H197 [12JA]

U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement: approve and implement (H.R. 3078), E1826 [12OC]

U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement: approve and implement (H.R. 3080), E1826 [12OC]

U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement: approve and implement (H.R. 3079), E1826 [12OC]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (H.R. 3346), H7638 [16NO]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: extend certain provisions, E978 [27MY]

———extend certain provisions (H.R. 514), H526 [8FE]

Tributes

Carnevale, Scott, E431 [8MR]

Frazier, Faith, E462 [11MR]

Hahn, Representative, H5182 [19JY]

Jackson-Whitmore, Linda, E1038 [3JN]

Jobs, Steven P., E1789 [6OC]

Macht, Patricia K., E1036 [3JN]

Mann, Clyde, E1944 [26OC]

Shearn, Donna, E2334 [20DE]

Stewart, Gregory, E2327 [20DE]

Woolsey, Representative, E1234 [6JY]