BROWN, CORRINE (a Representative from Florida)

Amendments

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2838), H7364 [4NO]

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), H3201 [11MY]

Appointments

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

Articles and editorials

Nearly Half of Jacksonville Home Mortgages Underwater at End of 2010, Kevin Turner, Jacksonville (FL) Florida Times-Union, H1872 [16MR]

Profiles in Courage, Tom Cornelison, Jacksonville Magazine, E1417 [27JY]

Talking With. . .Hank Fishkind—This Is the Recovery—And It's Going To Take Time, Economist Says, Jim Stratton, Orlando (FL) Sentinel, H6117 [13SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Africa: advance mutual interests of the U.S. and Africa with respect to the promotion of trade and investment and the advancement of socioeconomic development and opportunity (see H.R. 656), H3344 [23MY]

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

Ali, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 401), H601 [9FE]

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

American Legion: provide for an additional power under its Federal charter to provide guidance and leadership to individual departments and posts, but not control of activities of such entities (see H.R. 2369), H6182 [14SE]

Animals: 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), H7209 [1NO]

Antitrust policy: restore application of Federal antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers (see H.R. 1150), H4794 [8JY]

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), H3344 [23MY]

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

———designate the Honor and Remember Flag as an official symbol to recognize and honor members who died in the line of duty (see H.R. 546), H3000 [3MY]

———improve prevention and response to sexual assaults (see H.R. 3435), H8881 [13DE]

———improve provision of Federal transition, rehabilitation, vocational, and unemployment benefits to members and veterans (see H.R. 1941), H3759 [26MY]

———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]

———permanently extend period of mortgage foreclosure protections (see H.R. 544), H1456 [1MR]

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: prohibit operators of civil aircraft of the U.S. from participating in the European Union emissions trading scheme (see H.R. 2594), H5489 [25JY]

Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 36), H726 [11FE]

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

Buckles, Frank W.: authorize ceremony in the rotunda of the Capitol to honor the last surviving veteran of World War I (see H. Con. Res. 23), H1391 [28FE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: designate a room of the Capitol Visitor Center as the ``Gabriel Zimmerman Meeting Room'' (see H. Res. 364), H6140 [13SE]

Cargo transportation: invest in and improve the U.S. freight transportation system (see H.R. 1122), H1988 [17MR]

Caribbean-American Heritage Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 289), H4279 [15JN]

Children and youth: create and encourage the creation of jobs for youth (see H.R. 1901), H3646 (see H.R. 1901), H3684 [25MY]

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

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

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

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

Committee on Deficit Reduction (Joint, Select): express that any legislative language approved should not reduce benefits for Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid recipients (see H. Con. Res. 72), H6782 [11OC]

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

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

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

Courts: modify the prohibition on recognition of certain rights relative to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names (see H.R. 1166), H9945 [19DE]

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

———strengthen enforcement of spousal court-ordered property distributions (see H.R. 583), H5897 [5AU]

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

Dallas Mavericks (basketball team): tribute (see H. Res. 311), H4327 [16JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish the Eva M. Clayton Fellows Program to provide fellowships on the eradication of world hunger and malnutrition (see H.R. 3437), H7713 [16NO]

Dept. of Defense: develop and implement a plan to provide chiropractic health care services and benefits as part of the TRICARE program (see H.R. 409), H2934 [2MY]

———review military service records of Jewish American World War I veterans to determine whether they should be posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor (see H.R. 1457), H2569 [8AP]

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 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), H3986 [2JN]

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

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

———increase recruitment and retention of school counselors, social workers, and psychologists by low-income local educational agencies (see H.R. 3405), H7715 [16NO]

———make grants to promote the education of pregnant and parenting students (see H.R. 2617), H5734 [28JY]

———provide grants for innovative teacher retention programs (see H.R. 1794), H3114 [6MY]

Dept. of HHS: authorize grants for training and support services for Alzheimer's disease patients and their families (see H.R. 2798), H5895 [5AU]

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

———collaborate with other departments on epilepsy education and awareness programs (see H. Res. 298), H5088 [14JY]

———establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 733), H4366 [21JN]

———establish Frontline Providers Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 531), H2667 [13AP]

———implement the National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan (see H.R. 2600), H5285 [20JY]

———make grants to volunteer dental projects, improve oral health education and dental disease prevention, and enhance Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program dental services (see H.R. 1666), H4529 [23JN]

———provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1426), H4329 [16JN]

———revise and expand the 340B Drug Pricing Program to improve provision of discounts on drug purchases for certain safety net providers (see H.R. 2674), H5660 [27JY]

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), H2935 [2MY]

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), H7208 [1NO]

———increase portion of Community Development Block Grant Program assistance that may be used to provide public services (see H.R. 2183), H4276 [15JN]

Dept. of Justice: reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program (see H.R. 2800), H5895 [5AU]

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

———provide grants to the National Urban League for an Urban Jobs Program (see H.R. 683), H2216 [31MR]

Dept. of Peace: establish (see H.R. 808), H1250 (see H.R. 808), H1361 [18FE]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H5489 [25JY]

Dept. of Transportation: carry out programs and activities to improve highway safety (see H.R. 825), H1666 [9MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow for increased flexibility in payments for State veterans homes (see H.R. 2530), H5286 [20JY]

———deem certain service in Reserve components as active service for purpose of certain administered laws (see H.R. 1025), H2109 [30MR]

———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), H7399 [4NO]

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

———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]

———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), H1797 [14MR]

———provide equity for tuition and fees for individuals entitled to assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program who are pursuing education programs (see H.R. 3483), H8320 [8DE]

———require provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans at all departmental medical centers (see H.R. 329), H2917 [15AP]

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

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

Diseases: address HIV/AIDS in the African-American community (see H.R. 1462), H3987 [2JN]

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

Drugs: ban the sale of certain synthetic drugs (see H.R. 1571), H2909 [15AP]

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

Ecology and environment: constitutional amendment on the right to a clean, safe, and sustainable environment (see H.J. Res. 33), H5782 [29JY]

Economy: constitutional amendment on the right to full employment and balanced growth (see H.J. Res. 35), H5782 [29JY]

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

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

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

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

———constitutional amendment on the right to a quality public education (see H.J. Res. 29), H5782 [29JY]

———increase diversity in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and recognize Association for Women in Science (AWIS) for broadening participation of underrepresented groups in STEM (see H. Res. 91), H774 [14FE]

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), H7715 [16NO]

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), H4526 [23JN]

FAA: extend Airport Improvement Program authority (see H.R. 2644), H5579 [26JY]

Fair Labor Standards Act: amend certain exemptions for direct care workers and improve systems for collection and reporting of data on the direct care workforce (see H.R. 2341), H5375 [21JY]

———strengthen child labor provisions (see H.R. 2234), H6626 [5OC]

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]

Federal aid programs: ensure seniors, veterans, people with disabilities, and certain governmental retirees receive a one-time payment to compensate for the lack of cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 2590), H5239 [19JY]

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

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

Financial institutions: enhance ability of community banks to foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost small businesses, and increase individual savings (see H.R. 1697), H8881 [13DE]

———improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 3461), H8728 [12DE]

———provide certain credit unions with the authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 1418), H8881 [13DE]

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

———prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 308), H2215 [31MR]

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

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

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

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

Gospel Music Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 64), H3302 [13MY]

GSA: convey a parcel of real property in the District of Columbia to house a National Women's History Museum (see H.R. 1269), H3281 [12MY]

Haiti: measure progress of relief, recovery, reconstruction, and development efforts following earthquake (see H.R. 1016), H1908 [16MR]

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

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

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), H2605 [12AP]

Health: constitutional amendment on the right to high quality health care (see H.J. Res. 30), H5782 [29JY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H3161 [10MY]

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

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

———constitutional amendment on the right to decent, safe, sanitary, and affordable housing (see H.J. Res. 32), H5782 [29JY]

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

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

Insurance: allow enforcement of State disclosure laws and access to courts for covered Holocaust-era insurance policy claims (see H.R. 890), H3646 (see H.R. 890), H3684 [25MY]

———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]

Iran: strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (see H.R. 1905), H3759 [26MY]

IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 2569), H6983 [18OC]

Johnson-Brown, Hazel W.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 88), H7713 [16NO]

Jordan, Barbara: tribute (see H. Res. 90), H724 [11FE]

Kenya: provide compensation to relatives of Foreign Service members and U.S. citizens who were killed as a result of the bombing of the U.S. Embassy in Kenya on August 7, 1998 (see H.R. 2881), H6042 [9SE]

Korean War: call for repatriation of POW/MIA and abductees (see H. Res. 376), H7009 [24OC]

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

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

Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2139), H4035 [3JN]

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

Medicaid: direct electronic health record incentive payments to federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 1187), H3112 [5MY]

Medicare: extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions (see H.R. 2969), H8881 [13DE]

———improve diagnosis and treatment of lymphedema and reduce costs relative to treatment of complications of lymphedema (see H.R. 2499), H4945 [12JY]

———provide coverage of custom fabricated breast prostheses following a mastectomy (see H.R. 2233), H4750 [7JY]

———provide for coverage of home infusion drug therapy (see H.R. 2195), H5782 [29JY]

———provide for treatment of clinical psychologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing clinical psychologist services (see H.R. 831), H1908 [16MR]

———repeal competitive acquisition program for durable medical equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) in a budget neutral manner (see H.R. 1041), H2109 [30MR]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1546), H4279 [15JN]

———study issues on access to intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) for beneficiaries in all care settings and establish demonstration project on benefits of coverage to administer IVIG in the home (see H.R. 1845), H3344 [23MY]

Memphis, TN: recognize struggle of 1968 sanitation workers strike to voice grievances and reach a workplace rights agreement and contributions of strike participants (see H. Res. 198), H2266 [1AP]

Middle East: reaffirm support for a negotiated solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and oppose a unilateral declaration of a Palestinian state (see H. Res. 268), H3759 [26MY]

Miller, Doris: waive certain time limitations to allow the posthumous award of the Medal of Honor for actions while a member of the Navy during World War II (see H.R. 305), H553 [8FE]

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

Mother's Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 1736), H5087 [14JY]

Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3510), H7927 [29NO]

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

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

National Childhood Brain Tumor Prevention Network: establish (see H.R. 1970), H3870 (see H.R. 1970), H3911 [1JN]

National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws: establish (see H.R. 623), H8728 [12DE]

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

Native Americans: provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 27), H4366 [21JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal certain limitations on health care benefits (see H.R. 605), H4459 [22JN]

———repeal certain limitations on health care benefits, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 605), H5375 [21JY]

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

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), H6233 [15SE]

———ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 137), H2412 [6AP]

President and Vice President: constitutional amendment on direct popular election (see H.J. Res. 36), H5782 [29JY]

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

Public Health Service: appoint doctors of chiropractic to regular and reserved corps (see H.R. 664), H2917 [15AP]

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]

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), H8728 [12DE]

Public works: ensure that transportation and infrastructure projects using Federal financial assistance are constructed with steel, iron, and manufactured goods produced in the U.S. (see H.R. 3533), H8074 [1DE]

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

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

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

SBA: eliminate preferences and special rules for Alaska Native Corporations relative to Government contracting (see H.R. 598), H599 [9FE]

———ensure fairness and transparency in contracting with small business concerns (see H.R. 3184), H6919 [13OC]

Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary schools to make information available on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 458), H3111 [5MY]

———end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 998), H2109 [30MR]

———establish a grant program to ensure that students in high-need schools have equal access to a quality education delivered by an effective, diverse workforce (see H.R. 2902), H7892 [18NO]

———improve high schools and raise graduation rates while ensuring rigorous standards and develop and implement effective school models for struggling students and dropouts (see H.R. 778), H1177 (see H.R. 778), H1196 [17FE]

———provide assistance for the modernization, renovation, and repair of elementary and secondary school buildings and community colleges (see H.R. 2948), H6626 [5OC]

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

———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), H1726 [10MR]

———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), H2917 [15AP]

Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see H.R. 1106), H5581 [26JY]

Syria: strengthen sanctions, enhance multilateral commitment to address threatening policies, and establish a program to support a transition to a democratically-elected government (see H.R. 2106), H5932 [30AU]

Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 2697), H8320 [8DE]

Tariff Act: increase dollar amount requirements for articles and merchandise under administrative exemptions and entry under regulations provisions (see H.R. 1653), H7579 [14NO]

Taxation: allow an offset against income tax refunds to pay for restitution and other State judicial debts that are past due (see H.R. 1416), H2935 [2MY]

———allow credit for amounts paid by a spouse of an Armed Forces member for a new State license or certification required due to permanent change in duty station of such member to another State (see H.R. 3046), H6455 [23SE]

———constitutional amendment on progressive taxation (see H.J. Res. 34), H5782 [29JY]

———deny certain benefits to oil and gas companies and invest the savings in clean energy programs (see H.R. 1959), H4076 [13JN]

———establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), H8188 [6DE]

———establish tax-preferred Small Business Start-up Savings Accounts (see H.R. 1730), H7830 [17NO]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H3344 [23MY]

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

———extend the work opportunity credit for employers of recently discharged veterans (see H.R. 865), H1727 [10MR]

———make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes (see H.R. 445), H470 [25JA] (see H.R. 476), H507 [26JA]

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

———permit disclosure of certain tax return information for purposes of missing or exploited children investigations (see H.R. 1978), H4673 [6JY]

———prevent further restriction of Federal income tax deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Res. 25), H684 [10FE]

———promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 860), H5901 [9AU]

———provide credit to individuals for legal expenses paid relative to establishing guardianship of a disabled individual (see H.R. 878), H2293 [4AP]

———provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds shall not apply to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of water and sewage facilities (see H.R. 1802), H4673 [6JY]

———reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain small producers (see H.R. 1236), H4279 [15JN]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 674), H6854 [12OC]

———restore credit lost from replacement of the making work pay credit with the employee payroll tax cut (see H.R. 772), H1176 (see H.R. 772), H1196 [17FE]

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), H8077 [1DE]

———award Fallen Heroes of 9/11 Congressional Medal to memorials established at 3 sites honoring individuals killed in terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 2864), H6098 [12SE]

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

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

Trucking industry: improve truck parking facilities (see H.R. 1803), H3987 [2JN]

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

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

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (see H.R. 589), H599 [9FE] (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. 303), H601 [9FE] (see H.R. 333), H353 [19JA]

Voting: constitutional amendment on the right to vote (see H.J. Res. 28), H5782 [29JY]

Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3001), H8077 [1DE]

Women: constitutional amendment on equality of rights and reproductive rights (see H.J. Res. 31), H5782 [29JY]

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

World War I: establish a commission to observe centennial and rededicate certain memorials as the National World War I Memorial and the National World War I Museum and Memorial (see H.R. 938), H7579 [14NO]

World War II: 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), H6782 [11OC]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Federal Railroad Administration: improve and provide increased access to the Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing program (see H.R. 3217), H6976 [14OC]

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

Financial institutions: reform limits on member business loans by credit unions (see H.R. 3745), H10014 [20DE]

National Train Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 252), H3109 [5MY]

Voting: 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), H6853 [12OC]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines (see H.R. 2447), H4748 [7JY]

Constitutional authority statements

Federal Railroad Administration: improve and provide increased access to the Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing program (H.R. 3217), H6977 [14OC]

———require a percentage of funding be expended through small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals (H.R. 3513), H7928 [29NO]

Financial institutions: reform limits on member business loans by credit unions (H.R. 3745), H10016 [20DE]

Voting: 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 (H.R. 3163), H6854 [12OC]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines (H.R. 2447), H4749 [7JY]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2112), H4146 [14JN], H4274 [15JN]

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: economic impact of stimulus funding, H5169 [19JY], H5294 [21JY]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 44), E435 [8MR]

———making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H999 [16FE]

Aviation: prohibit operators of civil aircraft of the U.S. from participating in the European Union emissions trading scheme (H.R. 2594), H6999, H7001 [24OC]

Budget: allocation of funds, H2315 [5AP], H2392 [6AP]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 2), H7804 [17NO]

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

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2021 (H. Con. Res. 34), H2675 [14AP]

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement: clarify procedures for approving applications for oil and gas leases on the Outer Continental Shelf, H5617 [27JY]

Committees of the House: instruct certain committees to report legislation replacing health care reform legislation (H. Res. 9), E96 [24JA]

Corps of Engineers: emergency flood control and disaster relief funding through rescission of unobligated economic stimulus funding for high-speed and intercity passenger rail projects, H5039 [14JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: WIC funding, H4146 [14JN], H4274 [15JN]

Dept. of Energy: expedite consideration and approval of construction and operation of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 1938), H5514 [26JY]

Dept. of HUD: rescind funding for the Neighborhood Stabilization Program and terminate the program (H.R. 861), H1872 [16MR]

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), H3201 [11MY]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2584), H5617 [27JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: terminate authority to provide new assistance under the Home Affordable Modification Program while preserving assistance that was already offered (H.R. 839), H2003 [29MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve certain laws relative to employment and training of veterans (H.R. 2433), E1836 [12OC]

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

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2354), H5039 [14JY]

FAA: authorize appropriations to streamline programs, create efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and capacity, and provide stable funding for the national aviation system (H.R. 658), H2180 [31MR]

———extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 2553), H5594 [27JY]

———extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 2644), H5514 [26JY], H5617 [27JY]

———study feasibility of creating a database listing the location and height of potential low-altitude aviation obstructions, H2180 [31MR]

Federal Railroad Administration: improve and provide increased access to the Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing program (H.R. 3217), E1877 [14OC]

———require a percentage of funding be expended through small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals (H.R. 3513), E2123 [29NO]

Financial institutions: reform limits on member business loans by credit unions (H.R. 3745), E2328 [20DE]

Florida: refusal of Federal high-speed rail funding, H1376 [28FE], H1401 [1MR]

Gulf of Mexico: make permanent moratorium on deepwater drilling operations in the eastern Gulf of Mexico, H3201 [11MY]

Haiti: measure progress of relief, recovery, reconstruction, and development efforts following earthquake (H.R. 1016), H3130 [10MY]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 2), H318 [19JA]

House Rules: amend and adopt (H. Res. 5), E37 [7JA]

———require submittal of constitutional authority statements for introduced legislation, E37 [7JA]

Labor unions: tribute to merger of Transportation Communications Union and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, E2197 [7DE]

Medicaid: reform, H2675 [14AP]

Medicare: reform, H2675 [14AP]

National Train Day: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 252), E817 [5MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 2), H318 [19JA]

Pipelines: enhance safety and environmental protection in pipeline transportation and enhance reliability in the transportation of U.S. energy products by pipeline (H.R. 2845), H8339 [12DE]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 662), consideration (H. Res. 128), H1477, H1478 [2MR]

Taxation: extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 2553), H5594 [27JY]

———extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 2644), H5514 [26JY], H5617 [27JY]

Transportation: extend surface and air transportation programs (H.R. 2887), H6116 [13SE]

Veterans: increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (S. 894), H7234 [2NO]

Votes: correction, H373 [20JA]

———position on missed, H3831 [1JN], E938 [24MY]

Voting: impact of State voting reform laws labeled as ``voter suppression'' legislation, H5153 [19JY]

W. Craig Broadwater Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Martinsburg, WV: designate (S. 307), H2583 [12AP]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines (H.R. 2447), H7004 [24OC], H7025, H7026, H7043 [25OC], E1263 [7JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H4849 [11JY]

Tables

Big five oil companies' nominal profits, 2001-2010, H5515 [26JY]

Education funds awarded and jobs created by American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, E1357 [19JY]

FAA non-excepted employees by city, E1421-E1426 [27JY]

Transportation funds awarded and jobs created by American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, H5294 [21JY]

Tributes

Butler, Michael B., E200 [10FE]

Chambers, Frances Reeves Jollivette, E1773 [5OC]

McKnight, Horace A., II, E1404 [25JY]

McKnight, James E., E444 [9MR]

Meek, Carrie P., E1695 [22SE]

Peele, Gertrude Hoffman, E1479 [1AU]

Saul, Elizabeth Watkins, E1234 [6JY]

Shaw, Leander J., Jr., E1417 [27JY]

Tims, Zachary, Jr., E1535 [30AU]

Ward, Margaret Cason, E945 [24MY]