PAYNE, DONALD M. (a Representative from New Jersey)

Addresses

Reading of U.S. Constitution, H57 [6JA]

Appointments

House Democracy Partnership, H527 [8FE]

Articles and editorials

Hiding in Plain Sight—The Role of Contraception in Preventing HIV, Susan A. Cohen, Guttmacher Policy Review (publication), E303-E305 [18FE]

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), H3411 [24MY]

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), H1580 [4MR]

African Growth and Opportunity Act: extend third country fabric program (see H.R. 2493), H5127 [15JY]

AID: codify the Health Technology Program (see H.R. 2144), H4035 [3JN]

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), H6626 [5OC]

Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 835), H7928 [29NO]

Animals: prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes (see H.R. 1513), H7928 [29NO]

———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), H9928 [16DE]

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), H1770 [11MR]

Armed Forces: designate the Honor and Remember Flag as an official symbol to recognize and honor members who died in the line of duty (see H.R. 546), H2108 [30MR]

———improve prevention and response to sexual assaults (see H.R. 3435), H8967 [14DE]

———improve provision of Federal transition, rehabilitation, vocational, and unemployment benefits to members and veterans (see H.R. 1941), H3806 [31MY]

———provide members of Individual Ready Reserve who served in Afghanistan or Iraq with information on counseling to prevent suicide (see H.R. 1089), H4750 [7JY]

———require Presidential negotiation of and entrance into a bilateral status of forces agreement with Afghanistan (see H.R. 651), H1770 [11MR]

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]

Australia: express condolences to and solidarity with the people struggling with floods and pledge support and assistance (see H. Res. 34), H1040 (see H. Res. 34), H1071 [16FE]

Bahrain: limit issuance of a letter of offer relative to a certain proposed sale of defense articles and services to Bahrain (see H.J. Res. 80), H7333 [3NO]

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

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

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

Capitol Building and Grounds: designate a room of the Capitol Visitor Center as the ``Gabriel Zimmerman Meeting Room'' (see H. Res. 364), H7929 [29NO]

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

Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 61), H601 [9FE]

Children and youth: help keep students safe on school-run, overnight, off-premises field trips (see H.R. 788), H2605 [12AP]

———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]

———promote minimum State requirements for prevention and treatment of concussions caused by participation in school sports (see H.R. 469), H5781 [29JY]

———protect students from inappropriate seclusion and physical restraint in schools (see H.R. 1381), H2409 [6AP]

———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), H3000 [3MY]

Colleges and universities: improve education and prevention related to campus sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking (see H.R. 2016), H5734 [28JY]

———require institutions that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see H.R. 1048), H3758 [26MY]

Combating Autism Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2005), H4460 [22JN]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 3067), H6983 [18OC]

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), H6552 [4OC]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H1771 [11MR]

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]

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. 2449), H4748 [7JY]

———strengthen enforcement of spousal court-ordered property distributions (see H.R. 583), H4278 [15JN]

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

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

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

Dentists: enhance roles of dentists and allied dental personnel in the national disaster response framework (see H.R. 570), H598 [9FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: address childhood obesity (see H.R. 2795), H5895 [5AU] (see H.R. 2795), H5938 [6SE]

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

———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), H5285 [20JY]

Dept. of Commerce: establish a Make It in America Block Grant Program (see H.R. 1912), H4188 [14JN]

Dept. of Defense: enhance suicide prevention program by requiring suicide prevention training during recruit basic training, preseparation counseling, and mental health assessments (see H.R. 1284), H4852 [11JY]

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

Dept. of Education: allow local educational agencies to use certain grants for professional development activities that train school personnel about restorative justice and conflict resolution (see H.R. 415), H468 [25JA]

———assist in coordination among science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) efforts in States and strengthen capacity of schools to prepare students in such fields (see H.R. 2228), H4674 [6JY]

———assure comparability of opportunity for educationally disadvantaged students (see H.R. 1294), H2214 [31MR]

———establish a comprehensive literacy program (see H.R. 2272), H4750 [7JY]

———establish a grant program for automated external defibrillators in schools (see H.R. 1377), H2327 [5AP]

———establish a temporary private education loan debt consolidation program to assist eligible borrowers in refinancing private education debt as Federal Direct Consolidation Loans (see H.R. 2410), H4671 [6JY]

———establish an awards program recognizing excellence exhibited by public school system employees providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through higher education (see H.R. 1704), H7399 [4NO]

———establish Office of Specialized Instructional Support Services and provide grants to State educational agencies to reduce barriers to learning (see H.R. 1995), H4673 [6JY]

———foster community involvement of students (see H.R. 2565), H5125 [15JY]

———improve academic content standards for physical education (see H.R. 1057), H3062 [4MY]

———make grants to support early college high schools and other dual enrollment programs (see H.R. 925), H3344 [23MY]

———provide grants to State and local educational agencies for EnergySmart schools and Energy Star programs (see H.R. 3714), H9926 [16DE]

———provide grants to States to ensure that students complete the middle grades prepared for success in high school and postsecondary endeavors (see H.R. 1547), H2918 [15AP]

———require payment of certain Impact Aid Program payments to eligible local educational agencies within 3 years (see H.R. 2094), H5375 [21JY]

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]

———better enable State child welfare agencies to prevent human trafficking of children and serve the needs of victims under adoption assistance and foster care programs (see H.R. 2730), H5883 [1AU]

———establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 733), H3344 [23MY]

———expand and enhance adult day programs for people with multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other neurological diseases or conditions to improve respite services for caregivers (see H.R. 883), H3000 [3MY]

———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), H3411 [24MY]

———provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1195), H3411 [24MY]

———reauthorize support for graduate medical education programs in children's hospitals (see H.R. 1852), H4794 [8JY]

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

Dept. of HUD: 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), H2268 [1AP]

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

———provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 2721), H5882 [1AU]

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

Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust Fund (see H.R. 870), H3000 [3MY]

———provide grants to the National Urban League for an Urban Jobs Program (see H.R. 683), H724 [11FE]

———require a heightened review process of State occupational safety and health plans (see H.R. 571), H598 [9FE]

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

———establish Special Envoy To Promote Religious Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near East and South Central Asia (see H.R. 440), H1726 [10MR]

Dept. of the Interior: provide grants to certain nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 1931), H3302 [13MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: display in each facility a Women Veterans Bill of Rights (see H.R. 809), H2108 [30MR]

———improve comprehensive service programs for homeless veterans (see H.R. 806), H2108 [30MR]

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]

Disabled: authorize grants for the transition of youths with significant disabilities to adulthood (see H.R. 604), H3646 (see H.R. 604), H3684 [25MY]

———provide assistance to States to develop and implement transition plans for developmentally disabled individuals who are transitioning from the secondary school system into adulthood (see H.R. 603), H3646 (see H.R. 603), H3684 [25MY]

Discrimination: eliminate discrimination in State criminal and civil laws for those who have tested positive for HIV (see H.R. 3053), H9432 [15DE]

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

Diseases: address HIV/AIDS in the African-American community (see H.R. 1462), H3646 (see H.R. 1462), H3684 [25MY]

———authorize and support psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis data collection and encourage interdisciplinary collaborative research on the relationship between psoriasis and its comorbid conditions (see H.R. 2033), H7333 [3NO]

———ensure access to, and education about, screening and treatment services for breast cancer (see H. Res. 234), H3112 [5MY]

———establish a comprehensive interagency response to reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (see H.R. 1394), H7928 [29NO]

———establish a national screening program, and provide States the option to increase screening for the prevention, early detection, and timely treatment of colorectal cancer under Medicaid (see H.R. 912), H3411 [24MY]

———expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to pulmonary fibrosis (see H.R. 2505), H7892 [18NO]

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

———promote increased awareness, diagnosis, and treatment of atrial fibrillation to address the high morbidity and mortality rates and to prevent avoidable associated hospitalizations (see H. Res. 295), H5661 [27JY]

———provide for an evidence-based strategy for voluntary screening for HIV/AIDS and other common sexually transmitted infections (see H.R. 1774), H3108 [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: address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine (see H.R. 2242), H4332 [20JN]

———concentrate Federal resources aimed at the prosecution of drug offenses on major offenses (see H.R. 2303), H4457 [22JN]

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 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), H7626 [15NO]

———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: aid gifted and talented learners, including high-ability learners not formally identified as gifted (see H.R. 1674), H2933 [2MY]

———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]

———improve calculation, reporting, and accountability for high school graduation rates (see H.R. 1419), H2533 [7AP]

———increase access to adult education to provide for economic growth (see H.R. 2226), H4530 [23JN]

———provide for a system of professional learning to continuously improve educator effectiveness, student achievement, and overall school and system performance (see H.R. 2211), H4326 [16JN]

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]

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), H3301 [13MY]

Employment: create an emergency jobs program (see H.R. 2914), H6273 [20SE]

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

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

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), H6233 [15SE]

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]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to address domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking and their effects, and include domestic partners (see H.R. 3151), H6979 [14OC]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 1066), H4750 [7JY]

Federal Interagency Working Group on Reducing Poverty: establish (see H.R. 3300), H7333 [3NO]

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 institutions: ensure that customers can immediately close accounts at insured depository institutions on demand and without cost, and that consumers receive any balance in accounts immediately (see H.R. 3077), H7009 [24OC]

———provide certain credit unions with the authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 1418), H7134 [26OC]

———restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 1489), H7579 [14NO]

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), H6673 [6OC]

———prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 308), H684 [10FE]

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

Foreign policy: ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate understanding and sensitivity on human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide documented in U.S. record on the Armenian Genocide (see H. Res. 304), H8728 [12DE]

———establish guidelines for U.S. foreign assistance programs (see H.R. 3159), H7627 [15NO]

Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see H.R. 639), H6987 [21OC]

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

Haiti: measure progress of relief, recovery, reconstruction, and development efforts following earthquake (see H.R. 1016), H2667 [13AP]

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

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

Health: 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), H4075 [13JN]

———provide for medical neutrality protecting medical facilities and personnel during armed conflict and establish accountability for violations of the principle of medical neutrality (see H.R. 2643), H5966 [7SE]

Health care facilities: protect interests of residents of intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded in certain class action lawsuits and Dept. of Justice actions (see H.R. 2032), H3755 [26MY]

Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1815), H3305 [13MY]

Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 1724), H4750 [7JY]

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

———require home inspections conducted for property with federally related mortgages be conducted by State-licensed or certified home inspectors and include such inspections in settlement statements (see H.R. 2191), H4277 [15JN]

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

Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 1537), H9928 [16DE]

———eliminate deadline for application for asylum in the U.S. (see H.R. 2981), H7999 [30NO]

———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]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: permit prevailing party in actions or proceedings brought to enforce the Act to be awarded expert witness fees and certain other expenses (see H.R. 1208), H3411 [24MY]

Insurance: require coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see H.R. 111), H37 [5JA]

———require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 1955), H4673 [6JY]

Iran: condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of religious prisoners (see H. Res. 134), H7069 [25OC]

Japan: commend for extending official apology to former U.S. POW from the Pacific War and moving forward in planning to invite surviving members to Japan (see H. Res. 333), H5286 [20JY]

———express condolences to families of victims and survivors of earthquake and tsunami, commend response efforts, and support international relief efforts (see H. Res. 172), H1989 [17MR]

Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Res. 105), H1251 (see H. Res. 105), H1362 [18FE]

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

Liberia: adjust immigration status of certain nationals (see H.R. 1293), H5240 [19JY]

LIHEAP: provide level funding (see H.R. 3626), H8968 [14DE]

Medicare: clarify application of secondary payer rules (see H.R. 1063), H8135 [5DE]

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

———extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions (see H.R. 2969), H8320 [8DE]

———improve access to, and increase utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits (see H.R. 2020), H4794 [8JY]

———preserve access to urban Medicare-dependent hospitals (see H.R. 1656), H4578 [24JN]

———promote medication therapy management under the part D prescription drug program (see H.R. 891), H3411 [24MY]

———provide coverage of comprehensive Alzheimer's disease and other dementia diagnosis and services to improve care and outcomes by increasing detection, diagnosis, care, and planning (see H.R. 1386), H3000 [3MY]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1546), H4794 [8JY]

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]

Mining and mineral resources: improve occupational safety law compliance, empower workers to raise concerns, prevent workplace tragedies, and establish rights for workplace accident victims and families (see H.R. 1579), H2910 [15AP]

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

Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, maintain, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 1449), H6978 [14OC]

Music and dance: preserve knowledge and promote education about jazz (see H.R. 2823), H5923 [19AU] (see H.R. 2823), H5938 [6SE]

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

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

National Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 104), H1621 [8MR]

National Museum of the American People: support formation of a bipartisan Presidential commission to study establishment (see H. Con. Res. 63), H6922 [13OC]

National security: call for adoption of smart security platform for the 21st century (see H. Res. 19), H2667 [13AP]

National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance (see H. Res. 227), H3001 [3MY]

Native Americans: provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 27), H513 [26JA]

Nelson Mandela International Day: observance (see H. Res. 353), H5126 [15JY]

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]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for violators (see H.R. 190), H2667 [13AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: establish a public health insurance option (see H.R. 191), H3161 [10MY]

Peace Corps: issue semipostal stamp (see H.R. 384), H395 [20JA]

———require sexual assault risk-reduction and response training, develop assault protocol and guidelines, establish victims advocates, and establish a Sexual Assault Advisory Council (see H.R. 2337), H4674 [6JY]

Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation: authorize establishment of a commemorative work in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 854), H1454 [1MR]

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), H3162 [10MY]

———ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 137), H2935 [2MY]

Power resources: establish a program to provide for workforce training and education at community colleges in sustainable energy (see H.R. 1881), H3279 [12MY]

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

Public buildings: provide for restroom gender parity in Federal buildings (see H.R. 1361), H2292 [4AP]

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

Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 1574), H3001 [3MY]

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), H3000 [3MY]

———end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 998), H2858 [14AP]

———end use of corporal punishment (see H.R. 3027), H6413 [22SE]

———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), H8125 [2DE]

———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), H7579 [14NO]

Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security (see H.R. 456), H3343 [23MY]

Sergeant Matthew J. Fenton Post Office, Little Ferry, NJ: designate (see H.R. 789), H3758 [26MY]

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

Social Security: eliminate abstinence-only education programs (see H.R. 1085), H3344 [23MY]

———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), H2108 [30MR]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 1332), H5240 [19JY]

———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), H4750 [7JY]

Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see H.R. 1106), H1842 [15MR]

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]

Sri Lanka: commend U.N. efforts to implement human rights accountability, call for investigation of war crimes and other human rights violations, and allow greater freedom of movement (see H. Res. 177), H6273 [20SE]

Tariff: extend additional duty on ethanol (see H.R. 3552), H8124 [2DE]

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

———exclude from gross income the reimbursement costs of using passenger automobiles for charitable organizations (see H.R. 387), H725 [11FE]

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

———extend the qualifying advanced energy project credit (see H.R. 724), H2268 [1AP]

———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), H9432 [15DE]

———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), H4530 [23JN]

———prevent further restriction of Federal income tax deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Res. 25), H2935 [2MY]

———promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 860), H7332 [3NO]

———provide a checkoff for a Breast and Prostate Cancer Research Fund (see H.R. 3466), H8967 [14DE]

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

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 1002), H3806 [31MY]

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]

Turkey: urge respect for the rights and religious freedoms of the Ecumenical Patriarchate (see H. Res. 180), H2216 [31MR]

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

Uganda: honor life of David Kato and all who are victims of violence because of their sexual orientation or gender identity (see H. Res. 100), H1178 (see H. Res. 100), H1197 [17FE]

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. 333), H553 [8FE]

———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), H5782 [29JY]

———require States offering early voting in Federal elections to establish minimum early voting period and prohibit States from imposing certain identification requirements to vote or register to vote (see H.R. 3163), H7258 [2NO]

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

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]

———honor and support women in North Africa and the Middle East (see H. Res. 258), H3160 [10MY]

———recognize the disparate impact of climate change on women and the efforts of women globally to address climate change (see H. Con. Res. 84), H7331 [3NO]

Workforce Investment Act: integrate public libraries into State and local workforce investment boards (see H.R. 1616), H3759 [26MY]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H4750 [7JY]

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

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Africa: support efforts to provide humanitarian relief to mitigate the effects of drought and avert famine in the Horn of Africa (see H. Res. 361), H5285 [20JY]

AID: provide assistance to expand, improve, support, and promote higher education in the countries of sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 2792), H5892 [2AU]

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

Dept. of Education: 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]

———encourage and support parent, family, and community involvement in schools, provide needed services and supports to children, and ensure that schools are centers of communities (see H.R. 2691), H5733 [28JY]

———establish expanded learning time initiatives (see H.R. 1636), H2912 [15AP]

———provide training and support for principals to assist in turning around lowest performing schools (see H.R. 1524), H2665 [13AP]

———support Promise Neighborhoods (see H.R. 2098), H3985 [2JN]

Great Britain: encourage return of Parthenon Marbles to Greece (see H. Con. Res. 54), H3409 [24MY]

Judge Shirley A. Tolentino Post Office Building, Jersey City, NJ: designate (see H.R. 2896), H6097 [12SE]

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]

Monuments and memorials: establish a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia to honor free African Americans and slaves who fought during the American Revolution (see H.R. 2181), H4186 [14JN]

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

World Malaria Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 49), H3061 [4MY]

Constitutional authority statements

AID: provide assistance to expand, improve, support, and promote higher education in the countries of sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 2792), H5892 [2AU]

Dept. of Education: award grants to establish pediatric early literacy programs for health care providers and facilities (H.R. 820), H1252, H1363 [18FE]

———encourage and support parent, family, and community involvement in schools, provide needed services and supports to children, and ensure that schools are centers of communities (H.R. 2691), H5734 [28JY]

———establish expanded learning time initiatives (H.R. 1636), H2916 [15AP]

———provide training and support for principals to assist in turning around lowest performing schools (H.R. 1524), H2666 [13AP]

———support Promise Neighborhoods (H.R. 2098), H3986 [2JN]

Judge Shirley A. Tolentino Post Office Building, Jersey City, NJ: designate (H.R. 2896), H6097 [12SE]

Monuments and memorials: establish a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia to honor free African Americans and slaves who fought during the American Revolution (H.R. 2181), H4187 [14JN]

Letters

Peruvian Government treatment of Renco Group, Inc., subsidiary Doe Run Peru: by, E215 [11FE]

Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act: Mark H. Ayers, AFL-CIO, H7961 [30NO]

———Mary K. Henry, Service Employees International Union, H7961 [30NO]

———R. Thomas Buffenbarger, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, H7961 [30NO]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H2942 [3MY]

Remarks

Africa: support efforts to provide humanitarian relief to mitigate the effects of drought and avert famine in the Horn of Africa (H. Res. 361), H5586 [27JY]

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

AID: funding, E293 [18FE]

Andean Trade Preference Act: extend, E214 [11FE]

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H752 [14FE], H1256 [18FE], H2119 [31MR], E293, E297, E300, E301, E303, E308, E318 [18FE]

Ashley, Thomas R.: Trial Attorneys of New Jersey (organization) Daniel L. Golden Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E2002 [3NO]

bin Laden, Osama: tribute to U.S. intelligence and military mission leading to death in Pakistan, H2925 [2MY], H2942 [3MY]

Budget: allocation of funds, H2542 [8AP]

———cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit (H.R. 2560), H5170 [19JY]

———reform entitlement programs, H5032 [14JY]

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

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), E1031 [2JN]

Dept. of Education: prohibit funding to implement gainful employment rule applicable to certain proprietary or for-profit colleges, E308 [18FE]

———reauthorize District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program for vouchers to provide school choice (H.R. 471), H2070 [30MR]

Dept. of State: Human Rights and Democracy Fund funding, E297 [18FE]

Economy: importance of job creation, H7023 [25OC], H7271 [3NO]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), H8737 [13DE]

———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), H7023 [25OC]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs funding, E303 [18FE]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: health-care related provisions implementation funding, H1677 [10MR]

———repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 2), H270 [19JA]

House of Representatives: legislative priorities, H752 [14FE]

Hudson River School: recognize contributions of painters to the U.S., E2136 [30NO]

Inter-American Foundation: funding, E300 [18FE]

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 (H. Res. 452), H7217 [2NO]

Mediterranean Quarterly (publication): tribute, E1793 [6OC]

National Summer Learning Day: observance, E1127 [16JN]

NLRB: clarify membership criteria for collective bargaining units and timing of elections of labor organizations (H.R. 3094), H7960 [30NO]

———prohibit from ordering any employer to close, relocate, or transfer employment under any circumstance (H.R. 2587), H6199 [15SE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: implementation funding, H1677 [10MR]

———repeal (H.R. 2), H270 [19JA]

Taxation: create jobs by providing payroll tax relief for middle class families and businesses and ensure protection of Social Security trust fund, H7942 [30NO]

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), H169, H170 [12JA]

U.N.: withhold U.S. contributions, H1256 [18FE], E318 [18FE]

U.S. Institute of Peace: funding, E301 [18FE], E1031 [2JN]

Unemployment: reform compensation to promote work and job creation and allow forward funding of remaining Federal compensation funds (H.R. 1745), H3926 [2JN]

Votes: position on missed, E1031 [2JN], E1688 [22SE]

Reports

Cote d'Ivoire's Political Stalemate—A Symptom of Africa's Weak Electoral Institutions: Dorina Bekoe, U.S. Institute of Peace, E301 [18FE]

Voting Practices in the U.N. 2009, E318 [18FE]

Tributes

Abdullah, Edythe M., E1591 [9SE]

Meehan, Robert E., E1429 [28JY]

O'Hanrahan, Orla, E1416 [27JY]

Reilly, Joyce, E1292 [12JY]

Shinhoster, George E., E1294 [12JY]

Watson, John H., Jr., E2140 [30NO]

Wright, Benjamin H., Sr., E2095 [18NO]