SERRANO, JOSE E. (a Representative from New York)

Addresses

Reading of U.S. Constitution, H60 [6JA]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2055, Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations for military construction and veterans' services, H8208 [7DE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

———require the President to transmit a plan with timeframe and completion date and reports with status updates on the transition of U.S. military and security operations to the Government of Afghanistan (see H.R. 1735), H3344 [23MY]

Ali, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 401), H7402 [7NO]

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), H6415 [22SE]

Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 835), H6978 [14OC]

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 2256), H7069 [25OC]

———prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes (see H.R. 1513), H7332 [3NO]

———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), H6552 [4OC]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 139), H3758 [26MY]

Armed Forces: provide for treatment of autism under TRICARE (see H.R. 2288), H7208 [1NO]

———repeal authority to use against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2859), H6344 [21SE]

———require to display flags of the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands whenever the official flags of all 50 States are displayed (see H.R. 985), H3111 [5MY]

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 3368), H7397 [4NO]

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]

bin Laden, Osama: tribute to President Obama and military and intelligence agencies for successful completion of the operation that led to death in Pakistan (see H. Res. 240), H2999 [3MY]

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

Business and industry: establish a pilot program to facilitate education and training programs in the field of advanced manufacturing (see H.R. 1716), H3115 [6MY]

Capital punishment: abolish under Federal law (see H.R. 3051), H6455 [23SE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: designate a room of the Capitol Visitor Center as the ``Gabriel Zimmerman Meeting Room'' (see H. Res. 364), H5812 [30JY]

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

Cesar E. Chavez Day: designate (see H. Res. 130), H4674 [6JY]

Children and youth: create and encourage the creation of jobs for youth (see H.R. 1901), H3344 [23MY]

———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]

———tribute (see H. Res. 451), H7207 [1NO]

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

———prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 1397), H2410 [6AP]

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

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), H6011 [8SE]

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

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

Corporal Steven Blaine Riccione Post Office, Geneva, NY: designate (see H.R. 2244), H4363 [21JN]

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

Courts: strengthen enforcement of spousal court-ordered property distributions (see H.R. 583), H4577 [24JN]

Credit: prohibit creditors from discriminating on account of sexual orientation or gender identity when extending credit (see H.R. 1488), H2603 [12AP]

———prohibit use of consumer credit checks against prospective and current employees for the purpose of making adverse employment decisions (see H.R. 321), H353 [19JA]

Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 2492), H6626 [5OC]

Cuba: discontinue Radio Marti and Television Marti broadcasts (see H.R. 1317), H2572 [8AP]

———prohibit use of funds to implement certain regulations that restrict travel to Cuba for educational activities (see H.R. 380), H395 [20JA]

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), H8320 [8DE]

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

Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 733), H8881 [13DE]

———revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 751), H1176 (see H.R. 751), H1195 [17FE]

Dept. of 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), H5888 [1AU]

———provide Federal grants to urban areas for the rehabilitation of critically needed recreational areas and facilities and development of improved recreation programs (see H.R. 709), H922 [15FE]

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), H1620 [8MR]

———establish pilot program to identify and eliminate unjustified racial and ethnic disparities in the administration of justice (see H.R. 1771), H4038 [3JN]

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

Dept. of Peace: establish (see H.R. 808), H6273 [20SE]

Dept. of the Interior: accept title to the National September 11 Memorial and Museum at the World Trade Center (see H.R. 2882), H6183 [14SE]

———establish and operate a visitor facility for the Marianas Trench Marine National Monument (see H.R. 1207), H1984 [17MR]

Dept. of Transportation: establish national tunnel inspection standards for proper safety evaluation of all highway tunnels (see H.R. 2254), H4364 [21JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: prohibit disposal of certain land and improvements at St. Albans campus (see H.R. 1799), H3987 [2JN]

———temporarily preserve higher rates for tuition and fees at non-public institutions of higher education pursued by Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program enrollees (see H.R. 1383), H3343 [23MY]

Depts. of Justice and Homeland Security: establish programs to help States that have high rates of homicide and other violent crime (see H.R. 1550), H2854 [14AP]

Discrimination: eliminate discrimination in State criminal and civil laws for those who have tested positive for HIV (see H.R. 3053), H6455 [23SE]

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

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

———expand research and awareness activities relative to scleroderma (see H.R. 1672), H9432 [15DE]

———extend Postal Service authority to issue a semipostal to raise funds for breast cancer research (see H.R. 466), H2934 [2MY]

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

———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]

Dominican Americans: recognize contributions to the U.S. and support establishment of a national month of recognition (see H. Res. 428), H6672 [6OC]

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

———provide subsidized employment for unemployed, low-income adults, summer and year-round employment opportunities for low-income youth, and work-based training for unemployed adults and youth (see H.R. 3425), H8320 [8DE]

———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), H7161 [27OC]

———urge Congress to consider and pass critical jobs legislation to address the crisis facing communities of color and nationwide (see H. Res. 348), H5905 [12AU]

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]

———promote economic self-sufficiency of low-income women through increased participation in high-wage, high-demand occupations (see H.R. 2315), H4526 [23JN]

———reduce the deficit and restore the middle class by creating jobs (see H.R. 2855), H6461 [26SE]

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

Families and domestic relations: improve the lives of working families by providing medical, child care, and educational assistance and encouraging the establishment of family-friendly workplaces (see H.R. 2346), H4527 [23JN]

———prohibit discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on sexual orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any prospective parent or the child involved (see H.R. 1681), H2998 [3MY]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow employees to take parental involvement leave for educational and extracurricular activities, and clarify leave may be used for medical needs or to assist elderly relatives (see H.R. 1440), H2667 [13AP]

———allow leave to address domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking and their effects, and include domestic partners (see H.R. 3151), H7161 [27OC]

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

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

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

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

Ferraro, Geraldine A.: tribute (see H. Res. 190), H2107 [30MR]

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), H254 [18JA]

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

Food and Nutrition Act: treat the Northern Mariana Islands in the same manner as Guam (see H.R. 1465), H4750 [7JY]

Foreign aid: provide assistance for developing countries to promote quality and universal basic education (see H.R. 2705), H6098 [12SE]

Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see H.R. 639), H6552 [4OC]

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

Guam War Claims Review Commission: implement recommendations (see H.R. 44), H103 [6JA]

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

Health: 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]

Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 1724), H6415 [22SE]

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

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]

———provide for naturalization of certain high school graduates (see H.R. 218), H684 [10FE]

———reform detention procedures (see H.R. 933), H8319 [8DE]

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

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

John J. Cook Post Office, East Rockaway, NY: designate (see H.R. 2079), H3987 [2JN]

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

Judge, Mychal: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1027), H1724 [10MR] (see H.R. 2580), H7830 [17NO]

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

LIHEAP: provide additional funding to insular areas (see H.R. 3063), H6627 [5OC]

Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2139), H7069 [25OC]

Long Island Sound: amend and reauthorize certain provisions relating to restoration and stewardship (see H.R. 3717), H9926 [16DE]

———improve activities to protect watershed (see H.R. 2110), H4076 [13JN]

Medicaid: improve availability of assistance for certain breast and cervical cancer patients in the territories (see H.R. 2135), H4035 [3JN]

Medicare: apply additional health information technology (HITECH) payment provisions to hospitals in Puerto Rico (see H.R. 1273), H2106 [30MR]

———change rules relative to enrollment of residents of Puerto Rico under part B (see H.R. 1357), H2292 [4AP]

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

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]

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

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

National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 339), H4748 [7JY]

National Clandestine Service of the CIA NCS Officer Gregg David Wenzel Memorial Post Office, Monroe, NY: designate (see H.R. 3593), H8260 [7DE]

National Community Gardening Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 454), H7331 [3NO]

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

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

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

National Oilheat Research Alliance Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1756), H3870 (see H.R. 1756), H3911 [1JN]

National School Breakfast Week: observance (see H. Res. 153), H1619 [8MR]

National Tsunami Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 185), H3063 [4MY]

National Weather Service: establish, maintain, and operate a Caribbean tsunami forecast and warning center in Puerto Rico (see H.R. 1100), H1841 [15MR]

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

Native Americans: provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 27), H33 [5JA]

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]

Northern Mariana Islands: establish a program that enables college-bound residents to have greater choices among institutions of higher education (see H.R. 2142), H4035 [3JN]

———resolve the status of certain legally residing persons under U.S. immigration laws (see H.R. 1466), H3112 [5MY]

Nuclear weapons: recognize nonproliferation options for nuclear understanding to keep everyone safe (NO NUKES) (see H. Res. 21), H42 [5JA]

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2970), H6271 [20SE]

Pharmaceuticals: preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 965), H8728 [12DE]

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), H3281 [12MY]

———ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 137), H3282 [12MY]

———extend deadline for payment to be made in connection with financing of future health benefits for retirees (see H.R. 2884), H6096 [12SE]

Private Isaac T. Cortes Post Office, Bronx, NY: designate (see H.R. 3413), H7577 [14NO]

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

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

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

Puerto Rico: construct a specialty hospital and toxins research center on the island of Vieques (see H.R. 1645), H4330 [16JN]

———increase number of military service academy appointees (see H.R. 1000), H1723 [10MR]

Robert H. Jackson U.S. Courthouse, Buffalo, NY: designate (see H.R. 3556), H8124 [2DE]

Safe Drinking Water Act: repeal exemption for hydraulic fracturing (see H.R. 1084), H3870 (see H.R. 1084), H3911 [1JN]

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

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

Sergeant Angel Mendez Post Office, Staten Island, NY: designate (see H.R. 2422), H4671 [6JY]

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

Taxation: allow certain Puerto Rico corporations to elect to be treated as domestic corporations (see H.R. 3020), H6413 [22SE]

———encourage natural gas vehicle investments and job creation (see H.R. 1380), H2409 [6AP]

———extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (see H.R. 2644), H5897 [5AU]

———extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 2655), H6674 [6OC]

———make equitable the exclusion from gross income of parking and transportation fringe benefits and provide for a common cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 2412), H4671 [6JY]

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

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

———promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 860), H6626 [5OC]

———reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain small producers (see H.R. 1236), H9928 [16DE]

———regulate subsidies paid to rum producers in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands (see H.R. 1883), H3279 [12MY]

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

———restore credit lost from replacement of the making work pay credit with the employee payroll tax cut (see H.R. 772), H1580 [4MR]

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

Territories: encourage students to become civically engaged through local and Federal government fellowships (see H.R. 512), H6272 [20SE]

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), H6674 [6OC]

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]

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

U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 886), H6233 [15SE]

Unemployment: prohibit discrimination in employment on the basis of an individual's status or history of unemployment (see H.R. 2501), H10017 [20DE]

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

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

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

Wildlife refuges: issue a Wildlife Refuge System Conservation Semipostal Stamp (see H.R. 2236), H4327 [16JN]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 69), H5581 [26JY]

———protect breastfeeding, provide performance standards for breast pumps, provide tax incentives to employers to encourage breastfeeding, and provide reasonable break time for nursing mothers (see H.R. 2758), H5884 [1AU]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines (see H.R. 2447), H6344 [21SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: identify members exposed to depleted uranium during military service and provide health testing of such members (see H.R. 248), H135 [7JA]

Cuba: grant waiver to allow Cuban nationals to play professional baseball in the U.S. (see H.R. 256), H135 [7JA]

———lift trade embargo (see H.R. 255), H135 [7JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: improve access to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program by reducing administrative requirements and award grants to establish a Beyond the Soup Kitchen Pilot Program (see H.R. 350), H354 [19JA]

Dept. of HUD: provide grant to eligible nonprofit organizations to provide specialized housing and social services to elderly individuals who are the primary caregiver of a related child (see H.R. 2963), H6232 [15SE]

Dept. of the Interior: study suitability and feasibility of designating Oak Point and North Brother Island in the Bronx, NY, as a unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 251), H135 [7JA]

Diseases: establish a grant program to provide screenings for glaucoma to individuals determined to be at high risk for glaucoma (see H.R. 353), H354 [19JA]

Education: authorize appropriations to recruit, hire, and train new classroom paraprofessionals in order to improve educational achievement for children (see H.R. 646), H680 [10FE]

English language: encourage status as primary language and recognize importance of multilingualism (see H. Con. Res. 8), H136 [7JA]

Federal agencies and departments: require an annual report on funds distributed by Federal agencies through grant programs, formula programs, or otherwise (see H.R. 252), H135 [7JA]

Food: amend inspection laws to notify consumers of products produced from crops, livestock, or poultry raised on sewage sludge-treated land (see H.R. 254), H135 [7JA]

House of Representatives: permit donation of used computer equipment to public schools (see H.R. 352), H354 [19JA]

Immigration: provide discretionary authority to an immigration judge to determine that an alien parent of a U.S. citizen child should not be ordered removed from the U.S. (see H.R. 250), H135 [7JA]

Information technology: require retail establishments that use mobile device tracking technology to display notices to that effect (see H.R. 3629), H8318 [8DE]

Medicaid: waive requirement for proof of citizenship during first year of life for children born in the U.S. to Medicaid-eligible mothers (see H.R. 351), H354 [19JA]

Members of Congress: permit to administer the oath of allegiance to applicants for naturalization (see H.R. 249), H135 [7JA]

Presidents of the U.S.: repeal constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 17), H136 [7JA]

Taxation: allow taxpayers to designate income tax overpayments as contributions to the U.S. Library Trust Fund (see H.R. 257), H135 [7JA]

———provide a business credit for the use of clean-fuel and fuel efficient vehicles by businesses within designated nonattainment areas under the Clean Air Act (see H.R. 253), H135 [7JA]

Constitutional authority statements

Armed Forces: identify members exposed to depleted uranium during military service and provide health testing of such members (H.R. 248), H137 [7JA]

Cuba: grant waiver to allow Cuban nationals to play professional baseball in the U.S. (H.R. 256), H138 [7JA]

———lift trade embargo (H.R. 255), H137 [7JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: improve access to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program by reducing administrative requirements and award grants to establish a Beyond the Soup Kitchen Pilot Program (H.R. 350), H356 [19JA]

Dept. of HUD: provide grant to eligible nonprofit organizations to provide specialized housing and social services to elderly individuals who are the primary caregiver of a related child (H.R. 2963), H6233 [15SE]

Dept. of the Interior: study suitability and feasibility of designating Oak Point and North Brother Island in the Bronx, NY, as a unit of the National Park System (H.R. 251), H137 [7JA]

Diseases: establish a grant program to provide screenings for glaucoma to individuals determined to be at high risk for glaucoma (H.R. 353), H356 [19JA]

Education: authorize appropriations to recruit, hire, and train new classroom paraprofessionals in order to improve educational achievement for children (H.R. 646), H683 [10FE]

Federal agencies and departments: require an annual report on funds distributed by Federal agencies through grant programs, formula programs, or otherwise (H.R. 252), H137 [7JA]

Food: amend inspection laws to notify consumers of products produced from crops, livestock, or poultry raised on sewage sludge-treated land (H.R. 254), H137 [7JA]

House of Representatives: permit donation of used computer equipment to public schools (H.R. 352), H356 [19JA]

Immigration: provide discretionary authority to an immigration judge to determine that an alien parent of a U.S. citizen child should not be ordered removed from the U.S. (H.R. 250), H137 [7JA]

Information technology: require retail establishments that use mobile device tracking technology to display notices to that effect (H.R. 3629), H8319 [8DE]

Medicaid: waive requirement for proof of citizenship during first year of life for children born in the U.S. to Medicaid-eligible mothers (H.R. 351), H356 [19JA]

Members of Congress: permit to administer the oath of allegiance to applicants for naturalization (H.R. 249), H137 [7JA]

Presidents of the U.S.: repeal constitutional amendment to limit terms (H.J. Res. 17), H138 [7JA]

Taxation: allow taxpayers to designate income tax overpayments as contributions to the U.S. Library Trust Fund (H.R. 257), H138 [7JA]

———provide a business credit for the use of clean-fuel and fuel efficient vehicles by businesses within designated nonattainment areas under the Clean Air Act (H.R. 253), H137 [7JA]

Remarks

Alomar, Roberto: election to National Baseball Hall of Fame, E39 [7JA]

Appropriations: making consolidated, H9894 [16DE]

———making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H821, H896, H898 [15FE], H973 [16FE], H1095, H1097, H1121, H1129 [17FE], H1220, H1221, H1289 [18FE]

Bronx, NY: tribute to Bronx Dominican Parade and Festival, E1391 [22JY]

Budget: allocation of funds, H5451 [25JY]

———cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit (H.R. 2560), consideration (H. Res. 355), H5177 [19JY]

Congress: importance of bipartisanship, H5451 [25JY]

Dept. of Education: reauthorize District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program for vouchers to provide school choice (H.R. 471), H586 [9FE]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2584), H5439, H5449, H5451 [25JY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 2055), conference report, H9894 [16DE]

Diseases: address HIV/AIDS in the District of Columbia, H586 [9FE]

District of Columbia: eliminate congressional review of newly-passed District laws, H585 [9FE]

Economy: impact of Bush administration tax cuts, H5177 [19JY]

EPA: funding, H5439 [25JY]

———Great Lakes States funding relative to implementation of ballast water rules, H5449 [25JY]

Executive Office of the President: define advisors often characterized as ``czars'' and prohibit funding for any associated salaries and expenses, H1121 [17FE]

FCC: funding to implement rule with respect to regulating the Internet and broadband industry practices, H1097 [17FE]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations, H9894 [16DE]

La Gran Parada Dominicana del Bronx, Inc.: tribute, E213 [11FE]

LSC: funding, H896, H898 [15FE]

New York, NY: tribute to National Puerto Rican Day Parade, E1104 [15JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: IRS funding for implementation of federally-imposed mandate requiring individuals to purchase health insurance, H1220, H1221 [18FE]

Point of order, H1281 [18FE]

SEC: funding through reductions in GSA and IRS funding, H1129 [17FE]

Taxation: terminate taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns and party conventions, H1095 [17FE]

Tucson, AZ: condemn shootings at ``Congress on Your Corner'' event, express condolences to friends and families of victims, commend first responders, and honor service of Representative Giffords (H. Res. 32), H189 [12JA], E61 [18JA]

White House: Executive Residence repair, alteration, or improvement funding, H1289 [18FE]

Tributes

Alexander, William, E1344 [18JY]

Archible, Leroy R., E328 [28FE]

DeSuzia, Dorothy, E327 [28FE]

Gibson, Vanessa L., E323 [28FE]

McCord, Demetrius, E334 [28FE]