HANABUSA, COLLEEN W. (a Representative from Hawaii)

Addresses

Reading of U.S. Constitution, H59 [6JA]

Amendments

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H796 [14FE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), H3609 [25MY], H3707 [26MY]

Dept. of Energy: expedite consideration and approval of construction and operation of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 1938), H5526 [26JY]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2584), H5643 [27JY]

Gulf of Mexico: facilitate safe and timely production of energy resources (H.R. 1229), H3137 [10MY]

States: preserve authority to make determinations relating to water quality standards (H.R. 2018), H4980 [13JY]

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]

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: provide for the settlement of certain claims (see H.R. 1408), H2410 [6AP]

American Legion: provide for an additional power under its Federal charter to provide guidance and leadership to individual departments and posts, but not control of activities of such entities (see H.R. 2369), H4751 [7JY]

Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 835), H5888 [1AU]

Animals: establish a grant program to encourage use of assistance dogs by certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans (see H.R. 943), H1666 [9MR]

———prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes (see H.R. 1513), H7715 [16NO]

———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), H7831 [17NO]

Armed Forces: appropriate funds necessary to ensure that members continue to receive pay when a funding gap caused by the failure to enact interim or full-year appropriations for the Armed Forces occurs (see H.R. 1297), H2268 [1AP]

———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]

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

———provide members of Individual Ready Reserve who served in Afghanistan or Iraq with information on counseling to prevent suicide (see H.R. 1089), H5087 [14JY]

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

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

———protect education programs from budget cuts (see H.R. 2726), H6626 [5OC]

———protect Medicaid from budget cuts (see H.R. 2724), H6626 [5OC]

———protect Medicare from budget cuts (see H.R. 2725), H6626 [5OC]

———protect Social Security, SSI, Medicare, Medicaid, and education programs from budget cuts (see H.R. 2727), H6626 [5OC]

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

Capitol Building and Grounds: designate a room of the Capitol Visitor Center as the ``Gabriel Zimmerman Meeting Room'' (see H. Res. 364), H6855 [12OC]

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

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), H3411 [24MY]

Clothing industry: provide preferential duty treatment to certain apparel articles of the Philippines (see H.R. 2387), H5734 [28JY]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 3067), H6460 [26SE]

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), H6922 [13OC]

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), H7627 [15NO]

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

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), H7715 [16NO]

———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]

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

———prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 2492), H7892 [18NO]

Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see H.R. 1116), H5240 [19JY]

Dept. of Commerce: establish a Make It in America Block Grant Program (see H.R. 1912), H3301 [13MY]

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

———improve academic content standards for physical education (see H.R. 1057), H4673 [6JY]

———provide Impact Aid Program assistance to local educational agencies that educate alien children admitted to the U.S. as citizens of one of the Freely Associated States (see H.R. 888), H1524 [2MR]

———reauthorize Impact Aid Program (see H.R. 472), H2215 [31MR] (see H.R. 1342), H2917 [15AP]

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

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

———provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1195), H2536 [7AP]

———provide grants to States to establish maternal mortality review committees on pregnancy-related deaths (see H.R. 894), H2667 [13AP]

———provide liability protections for volunteer practitioners at health centers (see H.R. 1629), H2912 [15AP]

———reauthorize support for graduate medical education programs in children's hospitals (see H.R. 1852), H5150 [18JY]

———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), H9946 [19DE]

———revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 751), H5127 [15JY]

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

Dept. of Justice: establish guidelines to prevent and address occurrences of bullying, provide grants to States for related programs, and reauthorize the Juvenile Accountability Block Grants program (see H.R. 83), H7332 [3NO]

Dept. of Labor: establish Youth Corps programs and provide for wider dissemination of the Youth Corps model (see H.R. 711), H4794 [8JY]

Dept. of State: address inefficiencies in the visa processing system that discourage overseas business and leisure travel to the U.S. (see H.R. 3039), H7831 [17NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: 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), H4794 [8JY]

———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), H6182 [14SE]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of unemployment status (see H.R. 1113), H2216 [31MR]

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

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

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

Education: increase assessment accuracy to better measure student achievement and provide States with greater flexibility on assessment design (see H.R. 507), H5285 [20JY]

———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), H924 [15FE]

Employment: establish the Detroit Jobs Trust Fund (see H.R. 2920), H6552 [4OC]

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), H10027 [23DE]

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

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

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

Firearms: ensure that individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System and require a background check for every firearm sale (see H.R. 1781), H6011 [8SE]

———prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 308), H1726 [10MR]

Fish and fishing: extend authorized time period for rebuilding of certain overfished fisheries (see H.R. 3061), H7400 [4NO]

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), H5019 [13JY]

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]

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

Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 1537), H4794 [8JY]

———cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see H.R. 1842), H5150 [18JY]

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

Iran: strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (see H.R. 1905), H5888 [1AU]

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

Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 1171), H4187 [14JN]

Marine Turtle Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1761), H5375 [21JY]

Medicaid: direct electronic health record incentive payments to federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 1187), H2412 [6AP]

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

———require coverage of optometrists (see H.R. 1219), H2293 [4AP]

Medicare: ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2267), H4364 [21JN]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1546), H9928 [16DE]

Members of Congress: prevent payment if the public debt limit is reached and clarify pay would not be recouped retroactively (see H.R. 2653), H5734 [28JY]

———reduce rates of basic pay (see H.R. 204), H102 [6JA]

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), H4076 [13JN]

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

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

National Foster Care Month: designate (see H. Res. 242), H3282 [12MY]

National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 83), H2935 [2MY]

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

National Weather Service: establish, maintain, and operate a Caribbean tsunami forecast and warning center in Puerto Rico (see H.R. 1100), H2216 [31MR]

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

Native Americans: improve education (see H.R. 3568), H8262 [7DE]

Northern Mariana Islands: resolve the status of certain legally residing persons under U.S. immigration laws (see H.R. 1466), H5087 [14JY]

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

Philippines: express condolences to victims of Tropical Storm Washi and ensuing floods, reaffirm friendship, and pledge support to assist in disaster relief, recovery, and reconstruction (see H. Res. 505), H10036 [3JA]

———independence anniversary (see H. Res. 275), H3409 [24MY]

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), H3870 (see H.R. 1351), H3911 [1JN]

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

Power resources: establish a program to provide for workforce training and education at community colleges in sustainable energy (see H.R. 1881), H4076 [13JN]

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

Renewable energy: include algae-based biofuel in the renewable fuel program and include such fuels in the cellulosic biofuel producer tax credit (see H.R. 1149), H3870 (see H.R. 1149), H3911 [1JN]

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), H2917 [15AP]

———end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 998), H2216 [31MR]

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

Small business: repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations (see H.R. 584), H598 [9FE]

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

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

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

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

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

———extend the Build America Bonds program (see H.R. 11), H1797 [14MR]

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

———modify incentives for production of biodiesel (see H.R. 2238), H8125 [2DE]

———permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, and retail improvement property (see H.R. 1265), H8728 [12DE]

———prevent further restriction of Federal income tax deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Res. 25), H2412 [6AP]

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

———repeal reduction in deductible portion of business meal and entertainment expenses (see H.R. 468), H8319 [8DE]

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]

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), H513 [26JA]

Water pollution: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 1375), H5127 [15JY]

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]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H1844 [15MR]

———award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines (see H.R. 2447), H6674 [6OC]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Cecil L. Heftel Post Office Building, Honolulu, HI: designate (see H.R. 2149), H4074 [13JN]

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

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

Constitutional authority statements

Cecil L. Heftel Post Office Building, Honolulu, HI: designate (H.R. 2149), H4075 [13JN]

Territories: provide for adequate Compact of Free Association impact aid to affected States and territories (H.R. 3320), H7257 [2NO]

Motions

Schools: encourage growth and replication of successful charter school models (H.R. 2218), H6120 [13SE]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions and provide for conscience protections (H.R. 3), H3034 [4MY]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 48), H1805 [15MR]

———making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H804, H841 [15FE], H1349 [18FE], H1759 [11MR], E280 [18FE]

Budget: allocation of funds, H1759 [11MR], H2119 [31MR], H2337 [6AP]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced, H5789 [30JY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall for event to celebrate the birthday of King Kamehameha (S. Con. Res. 16), H3780 [31MY]

Cecil L. Heftel Post Office Building, Honolulu, HI: designate (H.R. 2149), H5728 [28JY], E1436 [28JY]

Congress: importance of bipartisanship, H6536, H6537, H6538, H6539 [4OC]

Dept. of Defense: boards and commissions funding, H841 [15FE]

Dept. of Energy: certify calculation of worst-case oil spill scenario prior to issuance of permit for construction and operation of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline, H5526 [26JY]

———expedite consideration and approval of construction and operation of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 1938), H5526 [26JY]

Dept. of HUD: Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grant Program funding, H1349 [18FE]

———rescind unobligated funding for FHA Refinance Program and terminate the program (H.R. 830), H1629 [9MR]

———rescind unobligated funding for the Emergency Mortgage Relief Program and terminate the program (H.R. 836), H1629 [9MR]

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit issuance of Gulf of Mexico oil and natural gas drilling permits without certification of worst-case discharge scenario, H3137, H3138 [10MY]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2584), H5643 [27JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: identify misaligned currency and require action to correct the misalignment (S. 1619), H7591 [15NO]

East-West Center (organization): funding, E280 [18FE]

Economy: importance of job creation, H612 [10FE], H6014 [9SE], H6419 [23SE], H6533, H6534, H6535, H6536 [4OC]

———provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and modernize country's infrastructure, and provide pathways back to work for those looking for jobs (H.R. 12), H6419 [23SE], H6523 [4OC]

Employment: establish the Detroit Jobs Trust Fund (H.R. 2920), H6535 [4OC]

———importance of manufacturing jobs, H3797 [31MY]

EPA: submit report on increases in harmful pollutants in waters regulated by a State, H4980 [13JY]

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), H2178 [31MR]

Filipino American History Month: observance, H7023 [25OC]

Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (H.R. 639), H4687 [7JY], H6795 [12OC]

Forest Service: Forest Legacy Program funding through reductions in Wildfire Suppression Program funding, H5643 [27JY]

Gulf of Mexico: facilitate safe and timely production of energy resources (H.R. 1229), H3137, H3138 [10MY]

Hawaii: anniversary of first Urasenke Tea Group ceremony, E1113 [16JN]

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

———express the policy of the U.S. toward Native Hawaiians and provide a process for the reorganization and recognition of the Native Hawaiian government (H.R. 1250), H2091 [30MR]

———recognize accomplishments and sacrifices of Hui Panala'au men who participated in colonization project in Pacific islands, E1025 [2JN]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 2), H260 [19JA]

Japan: express condolences and support to citizens in aftermath of earthquake and tsunami and support relief efforts, H1759 [11MR]

Jones Act: compliance relative to Hawaii maritime industry, H3797 [31MY]

Medicare: reform, H4094 [14JN], H5169 [19JY]

National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: observance, H8203 [7DE]

NLRB: prohibit from ordering any employer to close, relocate, or transfer employment under any circumstance (H.R. 2587), H6106 [13SE], H6206 [15SE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 2), H260 [19JA]

Public debt: increase statutory limit, H5738 [29JY], H5789 [30JY]

Schools: encourage growth and replication of successful charter school models (H.R. 2218), motion to recommit, H6121 [13SE]

———provide that States receiving charter school grants require criminal background checks for charter school employees, H6121 [13SE]

Small business: provide support for small business concerns, H6534, H6535, H6536 [4OC]

States: preserve authority to make determinations relating to water quality standards (H.R. 2018), H4980 [13JY]

Tavares, Ernest: Hawaii Academy of Recording Arts Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E1028 [2JN]

Tavares, Freddie: Hawaii Academy of Recording Arts Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E1028 [2JN]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation, H7942 [30NO]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H3406 [24MY]