BERMAN, HOWARD L. (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 2219), H4460 [22JN]

Appointments

Committee to escort Australian Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, into the House Chamber, H1624 [9MR]

Committee to escort Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu into the House Chamber, H3348 [24MY]

Conferee: H.R. 1540, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H8208 [7DE]

Articles and editorials

Angeleno Launches Drive for Shalit Billboard Near UN, Debra Kamin, Jerusalem (Israel) Post, E1305 [13JY]

Iran Helping Syrian Regime Crack Down on Protesters, Say Diplomats, London (England) Guardian, E1108 [15JN]

Iran Reportedly Aiding Syrian Crackdown, Washington (DC) Post, E1108 [15JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Agriculture: promote local and regional farm and food systems (see H.R. 3286), H8077 [1DE]

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), H6344 [21SE]

Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 835), H1666 [9MR]

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

———prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes (see H.R. 1513), H4038 [3JN]

———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), H6979 [14OC]

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

Arlington National Cemetery: provide a memorial marker on Chaplains Hill to honor the memory of Jewish chaplains who died while on active duty in the Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 12), H554 [8FE]

Armed Forces: authorize limited use in support of NATO mission in Libya (see H.J. Res. 74), H5580 [26JY]

———encourage commercial air carriers to provide certain benefits to members traveling on official military orders and are being deployed or are returning from an overseas deployment (see H. Con. Res. 60), H4460 [22JN]

———facilitate naturalization and removal of conditional immigration status of military personnel and their families (see H.R. 3761), H10015 [20DE]

———improve prevention and response to sexual assaults (see H.R. 3435), H8320 [8DE]

———require the use of only human-based methods for training members in the treatment of severe combat injuries (see H.R. 1417), H2918 [15AP]

Atomic Energy Act: require congressional approval of agreements for peaceful nuclear cooperation with foreign countries (see H.R. 1280), H2213 [31MR]

Aviation: allow mandatory nighttime curfews at certain airports (see H.R. 842), H1390 [28FE]

———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), H2039 [29MR]

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

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see H.J. Res. 66), H3756 [26MY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: designate a room of the Capitol Visitor Center as the ``Gabriel Zimmerman Meeting Room'' (see H. Res. 364), H5399 [22JY]

Children and youth: prevent States from prohibiting male circumcision (see H.R. 2400), H4575 [24JN]

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]

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), H4279 [15JN]

Committee on Foreign Affairs (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 112), H1391 [28FE]

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), H8881 [13DE]

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora: tribute (see H. Res. 47), H2040 [29MR]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 20), H138 [7JA]

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

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

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

———permanently increase conforming loan limits for the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises and the FHA maximum mortgage amount limitations (see H.R. 1754), H7579 [14NO]

———prohibit creditors from discriminating on account of sexual orientation or gender identity when extending credit (see H.R. 1488), H2667 [13AP]

Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 2492), H5897 [5AU]

Dams: further allocate and expand availability of hydroelectric power generated at Hoover Dam (see H.R. 470), H2108 [30MR]

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), H8077 [1DE]

Dept. of Education: allow certain Armed Forces members who served on active duty to be eligible to participate in the Troops-to-Teachers Program (see H.R. 1947), H4366 [21JN]

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

———award grants to establish pediatric early literacy programs for health care providers and facilities (see H.R. 820), H1908 [16MR]

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

———establish an awards program recognizing excellence exhibited by public school system employees providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through higher education (see H.R. 1704), H3759 [26MY]

———establish Innovation Inspiration school grant program (see H.R. 2247), H6344 [21SE]

———improve academic content standards for physical education (see H.R. 1057), H3986 [2JN]

Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 733), H4590 [5JY]

———implement the National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan (see H.R. 2600), H5661 [27JY]

———revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 751), H1727 [10MR]

Dept. of Justice: prevent online threats to economic creativity and theft of intellectual property by seeking injunctions against foreign websites dealing in illegal content and goods (see H.R. 3261), H7133 [26OC]

Dept. of State: support efforts to strengthen bilateral relationship with Greece (see H.R. 1337), H2266 [1AP]

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 Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy (see H.R. 198), H5019 [13JY]

———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), H4329 [16JN]

———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: improve diagnosis and treatment of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (see H.R. 2123), H8728 [12DE]

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

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), H5019 [13JY]

Ethnic groups: express regret for passage of discriminatory laws against Chinese in America, including the Chinese Exclusion Act (see H. Res. 282), H9432 [15DE]

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

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), H3411 [24MY]

FDA: require labeling of genetically-engineered fish (see H.R. 520), H2605 [12AP]

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

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 1066), H2268 [1AP]

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

Firearms: prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 308), H357 [19JA]

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

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 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]

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

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

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

FTC: prescribe rules prohibiting deceptive advertising of abortion services (see H.R. 2543), H5901 [9AU]

Gambling: establish a program for State licensing of Internet poker (see H.R. 2366), H5905 [12AU]

———provide for Dept. of the Treasury licensing of Internet gambling, consumer protections, and enforcement of the tax code (see H.R. 1174), H4279 [15JN]

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

GSA: convey a parcel of real property in the District of Columbia to house a National Women's History Museum (see H.R. 1269), H3646 (see H.R. 1269), H3684 [25MY]

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]

Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1815), H4578 [24JN]

Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 1724), H3870 (see H.R. 1724), H3911 [1JN]

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]

———compensate States for incarcerating undocumented aliens charged with a felony or two or more misdemeanors (see H.R. 410), H434 [24JA]

———exempt children of certain Filipino World War II veterans from numerical limitations on immigrant visas (see H.R. 2115), H4188 [14JN]

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]

International Religious Freedom Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2867), H6009 [8SE]

Iran: condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of religious prisoners (see H. Res. 134), H3806 [31MY]

———strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (see H.R. 1905), H3301 [13MY]

Israel: call for immediate and unconditional release of Gilad Shalit held captive by Hamas (see H. Res. 317), H4578 [24JN]

Japan: commend for extending official apology to former U.S. POW from the Pacific War and moving forward in planning to invite surviving members to Japan (see H. Res. 333), H8000 [30NO]

———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]

Labor unions: recognize importance in ensuring a strong middle class by advocating for equitable wages, humane work conditions, improved benefits, and increased civic engagement by workers (see H. Res. 452), H7207 [1NO]

Law enforcement officers: encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue Alert plans throughout U.S. to disseminate information when an officer is seriously injured or killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 365), H8881 [13DE]

Los Angeles County, CA: designate a portion of Interstate Route 710 as the ``Jenny Oropeza Highway'' (see H.R. 1472), H2570 [8AP]

Medicaid: require coverage of optometrists (see H.R. 1219), H5661 [27JY]

Medicare: improve diagnosis and treatment of lymphedema and reduce costs relative to treatment of complications of lymphedema (see H.R. 2499), H8728 [12DE]

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), H4038 [3JN]

Moldova: extend normal trade relations status (see H.R. 1463), H8319 [8DE]

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

National Infrastructure Development Bank: establish (see H.R. 402), H5928 [26AU]

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 407), H6271 [20SE]

National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 165), H1989 [17MR]

Native Americans: improve education (see H.R. 3569), H8967 [14DE]

———provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 27), H471 [25JA]

New York, NY: recognize historical significance of Triangle Shirtwaist Co., fire on improving worker safety standards, honor victims, and commend groups involved in victim aid and worker safety improvement (see H. Res. 182), H1985 [17MR]

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]

Nuclear energy: improve and underscore importance of international nuclear safety cooperation for operating power reactors and support Convention on Nuclear Safety efforts (see H.R. 1326), H2328 [5AP]

Nuclear weapons: expand sanctions on individuals who transfer to Iran, Syria, or North Korea equipment or technology relevant to mining or milling uranium or support other proliferation activities (see H.R. 2105), H8728 [12DE]

Patents: exempt expired patents from false marking fines if the manufacturing or production process remains unchanged or if the patent is identified as expired (see H.R. 1056), H1844 [15MR]

Peace Corps: anniversary (see H. Res. 11), H256 [18JA]

———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), H4527 [23JN]

Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation: authorize establishment of a commemorative work in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 854), H2535 [7AP]

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), H1770 [11MR]

Postal Service: amend methodology for calculating the amount of any Postal surplus or supplemental liability under the Civil Service Retirement System (see H.R. 1351), H3344 [23MY]

———ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 137), H1844 [15MR]

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

Product safety: ban use of bisphenol A in food and beverage containers (see H.R. 432), H4673 [6JY]

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

Public lands: designate certain portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (see H.R. 1916), H3301 [13MY]

———designate lands in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness and wild and scenic rivers and establish Northern Rockies Wildlife Habitat and Corridors Information System and Program (see H.R. 3334), H7329 [3NO]

Real estate: 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), H7257 [2NO]

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

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

Schneier, Arthur: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3252), H7007 [24OC]

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

———direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary schools to make information available on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 458), H2039 [29MR]

———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]

Shriver, R. Sargent, Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 64), H510 [26JA]

Snider, Edwin D. (Duke): tribute (see H. Res. 117), H1581 [4MR]

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

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

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

———revise medical criteria for evaluating disability in a person with Huntington's disease and waive Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington's disease (see H.R. 718), H6233 [15SE]

Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see H.R. 1106), H2216 [31MR]

South Sudan: congratulate for referendum on independence, call for peaceful resolution of issues with Sudan, and promote human rights, democracy efforts, and access to aid (see H. Con. Res. 65), H5086 [14JY]

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

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), H6506 [3OC]

Taiwan: provide with U.S.-built multirole fighter aircraft to strengthen self-defense capability against increasing military threat from China (see H.R. 2992), H6341 [21SE]

Taxation: extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H8187 [6DE]

———extend credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources (see H.R. 3307), H8320 [8DE]

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

———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), H7069 [25OC]

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]

Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorize appropriations and enhance measures to combat trafficking in persons (see H.R. 2830), H5931 [30AU]

Transportation: ensure that new vehicles enable fuel competition so as to reduce the strategic importance of oil to the U.S. (see H.R. 1687), H3112 [5MY]

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

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

———revise certain infrastructure finance provisions (see H.R. 1123), H3111 [5MY]

Turkey: end religious discrimination, safeguard Christian heritage, and return confiscated church properties (see H. Res. 306), H4277 [15JN]

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: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (see H.R. 589), H2667 [13AP] (see H.R. 3346), H7330 [3NO]

Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 333), H353 [19JA]

Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3001), H6342 [21SE]

Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 3658), H8965 [14DE]

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), H4367 [21JN]

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), H3160 [10MY]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines (see H.R. 2447), H6922 [13OC]

———ensure that U.S. courts provide a forum for claims brought against any railroad arising from the deportation of individuals to Nazi concentration camps (see H.R. 1193), H4673 [6JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Agriculture: provide for a more structured and stable domestic agricultural labor market in the U.S. (see H.R. 3017), H6413 [22SE]

Arab League: prohibit certain activities in support of boycott of Israel (see H.R. 2589), H5239 [19JY]

Arms control: strengthen nonproliferation activities and strengthen nuclear energy cooperation and nonproliferation under the Atomic Energy Act (see H.R. 1320), H2265 [1AP]

FAA: issue regulations to reduce helicopter noise pollution in residential areas of Los Angeles County, CA (see H.R. 2677), H5732 [28JY]

Foreign trade: authorize the President to control the transfer of goods, services, technology, and software to protect national security and promote foreign policy (see H.R. 2004), H3753 [26MY]

———enhance awareness of export promotion activities relative to clean energy and environmental products and services of the U.S. (see H.R. 2988), H6341 [21SE]

———enhance promotion of exports of U.S. goods and services (see H.R. 2987), H6341 [21SE]

Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see H.R. 1842), H3218 [11MY]

Lebanon: ensure that U.S. taxpayer dollars are not used to fund terrorist entities in Lebanon (see H.R. 2215), H4326 [16JN]

Space policy: remove commercial satellites and related components from the U.S. Munitions List subject to certain restrictions (see H.R. 3288), H7206 [1NO]

Constitutional authority statements

Agriculture: provide for a more structured and stable domestic agricultural labor market in the U.S. (H.R. 3017), H6414 [22SE]

Arab League: prohibit certain activities in support of boycott of Israel (H.R. 2589), H5239 [19JY]

Arms control: strengthen nonproliferation activities and strengthen nuclear energy cooperation and nonproliferation under the Atomic Energy Act (H.R. 1320), H2267 [1AP]

FAA: issue regulations to reduce helicopter noise pollution in residential areas of Los Angeles County, CA (H.R. 2677), H5733 [28JY]

Foreign trade: authorize the President to control the transfer of goods, services, technology, and software to protect national security and promote foreign policy (H.R. 2004), H3756 [26MY]

———enhance awareness of export promotion activities relative to clean energy and environmental products and services of the U.S. (H.R. 2988), H6343 [21SE]

———enhance promotion of exports of U.S. goods and services (H.R. 2987), H6343 [21SE]

Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (H.R. 1842), H3219 [11MY]

Lebanon: ensure that U.S. taxpayer dollars are not used to fund terrorist entities in Lebanon (H.R. 2215), H4328 [16JN]

Space policy: remove commercial satellites and related components from the U.S. Munitions List subject to certain restrictions (H.R. 3288), H7207 [1NO]

Remarks

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H1049, H1054 [16FE]

Arab League: prohibit certain activities in support of boycott of Israel (H.R. 2589), E1361 [19JY]

Armed Forces: authorize limited use in support of NATO mission in Libya (H.J. Res. 68), H4542, H4545 [24JN]

———direct the President, pursuant to the War Powers Resolution, to remove the U.S. Armed Forces from Afghanistan (H. Con. Res. 28), H1924, H1931, H1948 [17MR]

———direct the President, pursuant to the War Powers Resolution, to remove the U.S. Armed Forces from Libya (H. Con. Res. 51), H4000, H4001, H4011, H4018 [3JN]

———express that the President is in violation of the War Powers Resolution regarding the use of Armed Forces in Libya, H4002, H4004 [3JN]

———prohibit expansion of Presidential authorization for use of military force to include associated forces, E962 [26MY], E965 [27MY]

———prohibit funding for deployment of ground troops in Libya (H. Res. 292), H4000, H4001, H4002, H4004, H4018 [3JN]

———restrict use of funds in support of NATO mission in Libya (H.R. 2278), H4561 [24JN]

Belarus Democracy Act: reauthorize (H.R. 515), H4634 [6JY]

Budget: reduce spending through a transition to non-security spending at fiscal year 2008 levels (H. Res. 38), consideration (H. Res. 43), H410, H413 [24JA]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2021 (H. Con. Res. 34), H2893 [15AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), H3693, H3695 [26MY], E962 [26MY], E965 [27MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2219), H4706 [7JY]

———university programs to promote conferences and task forces on arms control, regional security, and related topics to the Middle East for Arab, Israeli, and other officials and experts funding, H4706 [7JY]

Dept. of State: establish Special Envoy To Promote Religious Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near East and South Central Asia (H.R. 440), H5596, H5599 [27JY]

Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: funding, H1049 [16FE]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 2), H319 [19JA]

International Religious Freedom Act: reauthorize (H.R. 2867), H6153 [14SE]

———reauthorize (H.R. 2867), Senate amendments, H9811 [16DE]

Iran: condemn support for Syria's crackdown on protesters, E1108 [15JN]

———strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 1905), H8850, H8857 [13DE]

Korean War: call for repatriation of POW/MIA and abductees (H. Res. 376), H8872 [13DE]

Medavoy, Irena and Mike: American Friends of Hebrew University (organization) Humanitarian Torch of Learning Award recipient, E1580 [9SE]

Middle East: reaffirm support for a negotiated solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and oppose a unilateral declaration of a Palestinian state (H. Res. 268), H4627, H4631 [6JY]

Nuclear weapons: expand sanctions on individuals who transfer to Iran, Syria, or North Korea equipment or technology relevant to mining or milling uranium or support other proliferation activities (H.R. 2105), H8867, H8869 [13DE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 2), H319 [19JA]

Peace Corps: require sexual assault risk-reduction and response training, develop assault protocol and guidelines, establish victims advocates, and establish a Sexual Assault Advisory Council (S. 1280), H7181 [1NO]

Turkey: end religious discrimination, safeguard Christian heritage, and return confiscated church properties (H. Res. 306), H8875, H8876 [13DE]

U.N.: secure return to the U.S. of overpayments paid into the U.N. Tax Equalization Fund (H.R. 519), H564, H568 [9FE]

U.S. Institute of Peace: funding, H1054 [16FE], H3693, H3695 [26MY]

U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement: approve and implement (H.R. 3078), E1839 [12OC]

U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement: approve and implement (H.R. 3080), H6770 [11OC], E1839 [12OC]

U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement: approve and implement (H.R. 3079), E1839 [12OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H8356 [12DE]

Reports filed

Activities During the 111th Congress: Committee on Foreign Affairs (House) (H. Rept. 111-713), H433 [24JA]

Tributes

David, Hal, E1404 [25JY]

Mullen, Mike, E2001 [3NO]

Samuels, Beth S., E71 [19JA]

Sitty, Gal, E1305 [13JY]

Wexler, Robert, E879 [12MY]