LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Amendments

Dept. of Education: reauthorize District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program for vouchers to provide school choice (H.R. 471), H2074 [30MR]

———reauthorize District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program for vouchers to provide school choice (H.R. 471), consideration (H. Res. 186), H2057 [30MR]

EPA: establish a temporary prohibition against revising any national ambient air quality standard for coarse particulate matter and limit Federal regulation of nuisance dust in certain areas (H.R. 1633), H8282, H8283, H8284, H8285, H8286, H8287, H8289 [8DE]

———establish a temporary prohibition against revising any national ambient air quality standard for coarse particulate matter and limit Federal regulation of nuisance dust in certain areas (H.R. 1633), consideration (H. Res. 487), H8270 [8DE]

———require analyses of the cumulative and incremental impacts of certain rules and actions (H.R. 2401), H6420, H6422, H6423, H6425, H6426, H6427, H6428, H6429, H6431, H6434, H6435 [23SE]

———require analyses of the cumulative and incremental impacts of certain rules and actions (H.R. 2401), consideration (H. Res. 406), H6365 [22SE]

Schools: encourage growth and replication of successful charter school models (H.R. 2218), H5986, H5993, H5996, H5998, H5999, H6000, H6001, H6002, H6003 [8SE]

———encourage growth and replication of successful charter school models (H.R. 2218), consideration (H. Res. 392), H5986 [8SE]

Taxation: repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (H.R. 674), S7159 [7NO], S7196, S7202 [8NO], S7303 [9NO], S7330, S7339, S7386 [10NO], H7644 [16NO]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (H.R. 674), consideration (H. Res. 448), H7090 [26OC]

Articles and editorials

Bill To Tap Into Online Sales-Tax Revenue Makes Sense, S7438 [15NO]

Boeing Is Pro-Growth, Not Anti-Union, S3010 [17MY]

Chief Threat to American Competitiveness—Our Tax Code, S7237 [9NO]

City Celebrates 375 Years of History, Innovation, E966-E968 [27MY]

Dreamliner Nightmare, S3009 [17MY]

Flight Risk for Boeing, S4145 [28JN]

Get That Internet Tax Right, S7238 [9NO]

Giving Students a Chance at Success, H2069 [30MR]

Internet Tax Is About Fairness, S7438 [15NO]

Jim Langevin—Now Is the Time To Redefine Marriage in R.I., E538 [29MR]

Level Field for Retailers—Requiring Online and Catalogue Retailers To Collect Sales Taxes Could Help the State Reach Worthwhile Goals, S7437 [15NO]

Online Sales Tax Bill Would Level Playing Field, S7437 [15NO]

Online Sales Tax Could Be a Boon, S7438 [15NO]

Online Sales Tax Path Is Clearing—After a Long Fight, States Are Winning, S7438 [15NO]

School Choice Is Not a Partisan Issue, H2069 [30MR]

So Much for Small Government, H7602 [15NO]

States Tell Congress Online Tax Loophole Costly, S8448 [8DE]

White House Ignores Evidence of How D.C. School Vouchers Work, H2069 [30MR]

Bills and resolutions

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: repeal and rescind all unobligated funds (see H.R. 599), H599 [9FE]

———rescind unobligated stimulus funds and require that such funds be used for Federal budget deficit reduction (see S. 391), S870 [17FE] (see H.R. 620), H679 [10FE]

Appalachian Regional Commission: amend laws relative to county additions to the Appalachian region (see H.R. 101), H36 [5JA]

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]

Astoria, OR: anniversary (see S. Res. 193), S3171 [19MY]

Brooklyn Center, MN: anniversary (see S. Res. 38), S482 [2FE]

Budget: rescind any unobligated discretionary appropriations returned to the Federal Government by a State or locality and require that such funds be used for deficit reduction (see H.R. 1345), H2291 [4AP]

Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (see S. 1832), S7294 [9NO] (see H.R. 3179), H6919 [13OC]

Chesapeake Bay: create a designation for property owners who take action to reduce nutrient and sediment runoff into the watershed (see H.R. 1651), H2913 [15AP]

Children and youth: establish or expand and operate programs using a network of public and private community entities to provide mentoring for children in foster care (see H.R. 2012), H3754 [26MY]

———provide incentives for States to improve the well-being of children in the child welfare system through reforms and innovations, collaboration between agencies, and increased accountability (see S. 1509), S5251 [2AU]

Climate: establish a Federal strategy to respond to impacts of climate change by protecting and conserving natural resources and encourage development of similar State and local adaptation plans (see S. 1881), S7612 [16NO]

Collective bargaining: support rights of all workers and call for an end to the recent attacks on workers (see H. Res. 163), H1725 [10MR]

Commission on Effective Regulation and Assessment Systems for Public Schools: establish (see S. 622), S1826 [17MR]

Commission To Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities: establish (see S. 1984), S8547 [13DE] (see H.R. 3653), H8880 [13DE]

Community colleges: recognize valuable contributions and encourage local partnerships to train and revitalize U.S. workforce, inspire entrepreneurship, educate skilled workers, and invest in local communities (see H. Res. 474), H7891 [18NO]

Corps of Engineers: allow receipt and expenditure of non-Federal amounts to carry out certain studies in the same manner that non-Federal amounts may be used to carry out construction activities (see S. 1163), S3682 [9JN]

Courts: limit duration of Federal consent decrees to which State and local governments are a party (see H.R. 3041), H6455 [23SE]

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

Crime: prohibit public officials from engaging in undisclosed self-dealing (see S. 995), S2929 [12MY] (see H.R. 1923), H3301 [13MY] (see H.R. 1973), H3409 [24MY]

———provide increased imprisonment for certain offenses by public officials (see H.R. 106), H37 [5JA]

Delray Beach, FL: anniversary (see H. Res. 421), H6551 [4OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: conduct a pilot program for purchase of fresh fruits and vegetables for schools and service institutions by giving certain States the option of receiving grants for that purpose (see H.R. 3092), H6551 [4OC]

———create a local food credit program to assist schools purchase of healthy food from local farmers (see H.R. 1722), H3060 [4MY]

———establish an office to encourage local agricultural production and increase availability of fresh food in nontraditional communities (see H.R. 3225), H6976 [14OC]

———establish the Community-Supported Agriculture Promotion Program (see S. 1414), S4911 [26JY]

———make grants to community-based organizations and local redevelopment agencies in low-income communities to increase access to and consumption of fresh fruits, fresh vegetables, and other healthy foods (see H.R. 3291), H7206 [1NO]

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]

———allow State and local educational agencies and schools to make greater use of positive behavior supports and other early intervening services (see S. 541), S1546 [10MR] (see H.R. 3165), H6853 [12OC]

———amend the weighted child count used to determine distribution of low-income student assistance funding to local educational agencies (see H.R. 2485), H4850 [11JY]

———assure comparability of opportunity for educationally disadvantaged students (see S. 701), S2046 [31MR] (see H.R. 1294), H2214 [31MR]

———authorize awarding of grants to promote civic learning and engagement (see H.R. 3464), H7829 [17NO]

———authorize grant programs to ensure successful, safe, and healthy students by promoting wellness, preventing bullying, violence, and drug use, and fostering a positive school climate (see S. 919), S2777 [9MY]

———authorize State and local educational agencies to carry out teacher exchanges (see H.R. 863), H1454 [1MR]

———authorizing appropriations for improving basic programs operated by local educational agencies (see H.R. 864), H1455 [1MR]

———award grants for support of full-service community schools (see S. 585), S1677 [15MR] (see H.R. 1090), H1841 [15MR]

———clarify scope of District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program for vouchers to provide school choice (see H.R. 3237), H6983 [18OC]

———enable States to implement integrated statewide education longitudinal data systems (see S. 1464), S5192 [1AU]

———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 S. 1462), S5191 [1AU] (see H.R. 2691), H5733 [28JY]

———encourage implementation or expansion of prekindergarten programs (see H.R. 3469), H7829 [17NO]

———establish a competitive grant program to foster expansion and replication of excellent public charter schools (see S. 809), S2446 [13AP] (see H.R. 1525), H2665 [13AP]

———establish a pilot program to award grants to State and local educational agencies to develop financial literacy programs in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 626), H679 [10FE]

———establish an alternative accountability model for elementary and secondary schools to measure student progress (see S. 1654), S6090 [4OC]

———establish an awards program recognizing excellence exhibited by public school system employees providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through higher education (see S. 547), S1547 [10MR] (see H.R. 1704), H2999 [3MY]

———establish grants to support evidence-based social and emotional learning programming (see H.R. 2437), H4748 [7JY]

———establish Innovation Inspiration school grant program (see S. 716), S2087 [4AP] (see H.R. 2247), H4363 (see H.R. 2253), H4364 [21JN]

———establish or expand and operate programs using a network of public and private community entities to provide mentoring for children in foster care (see S. 420), S976 [28FE]

———establish teacher evaluation programs (see S. 763), S2266 [7AP] (see H.R. 1368), H2327 [5AP]

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

———improve outcomes for students in persistently low-performing schools by authorizing school turnaround grants and reward schools that make significant progress in closing achievement gaps (see S. 959), S2928 [12MY] (see H.R. 3535), H8075 [1DE]

———invest in innovation for education (see S. 895), S2731 [5MY]

———make grants and low-interest loans to local educational agencies for the construction, modernization, or repair of public educational facilities (see H.R. 3490), H7890 [18NO]

———make grants to local educational agencies for the construction, renovation, or repair of athletics facilities (see H.R. 2869), H6009 [8SE]

———make grants to support early college high schools and other dual enrollment programs (see S. 154), S126 [25JA] (see H.R. 925), H1574 [3MR]

———provide adequate and equitable educational opportunities for students in State public school systems (see H.R. 1295), H2214 [31MR]

———provide effective science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) teaching and learning (see S. 463), S1120 [2MR]

———provide flexibility to school districts to integrate academics with career and technical education programs (see S. 1686), S6461 [12OC] (see H.R. 3154), H6853 [12OC]

———provide grants for core curriculum development (see H.R. 1531), H2665 [13AP]

———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 for repair, renovation, and construction of elementary and secondary schools (see S. 902), S2731 [5MY]

———provide incentives to implement reforms and strategies designed to improve outcomes for all students and significantly reduce achievement gaps among subgroups of students (see S. 844), S2507 [14AP] (see H.R. 1532), H2853 [14AP]

———provide States and local educational agencies with maximum flexibility in using certain Federal education funds (see S. 1569), S5684 [15SE] (see H.R. 2445), H4748 [7JY]

———provide training and support for principals to assist in turning around lowest performing schools (see S. 812), S2446 [13AP] (see H.R. 1524), H2665 [13AP]

———reauthorize District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program for vouchers to provide school choice (see S. 206), S272 [26JA] (see H.R. 471), H507 [26JA]

———reauthorize District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program for vouchers to provide school choice (H.R. 471), consideration (see H. Res. 186), H2036 [29MR]

———reauthorize Impact Aid Program (see H.R. 472), H507 [26JA] (see H.R. 1342), H2291 [4AP]

———require payment of certain Impact Aid Program payments to eligible local educational agencies within 3 years (see S. 595), S1751 [16MR] (see H.R. 2094), H3985 [2JN]

———suspend temporarily the process of imposing restructuring sanctions on certain schools and local educational agencies (see H.R. 3175), H6853 [12OC]

Dept. of Energy: establish Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy as the lead Federal agency for coordinating Federal, State, and local assistance to promote the energy retrofitting of schools (see S. 828), S2506 [14AP]

Dept. of HHS: include problem and pathological gambling in Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration programs and establish grant program to address consequences of problem gambling (see H.R. 2334), H4527 [23JN]

———make grants to eligible local educational agencies to reduce the student-to-school nurse ratio in elementary and secondary schools and kindergarten (see H.R. 2229), H4326 [16JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: expand National Domestic Preparedness Consortium to include the National Center for Security and Preparedness (see S. 1282), S4129 [27JN]

———implement a comprehensive border security plan to combat illegal immigration, drug and alien smuggling, and violent activity along the southwest border of the U.S. (see S. 803), S2446 [13AP] (see H.R. 1507), H2664 [13AP]

———make emergency preparedness planning and implementation grants to local educational agencies in areas under high threat of terrorism, disasters, or health emergencies (see H.R. 1128), H1905 [16MR]

———make grants for partnerships that finance equipment and infrastructure to improve public safety in rural areas near the Mexican border by enhancing access to mobile communications (see H.R. 1277), H2213 [31MR]

———prohibit approval of chemical facility site security plans unless the facility meets or exceeds State or local security requirements (see H.R. 225), H134 [7JA]

———protect children affected by immigration enforcement actions (see S. 1399), S4802 [21JY] (see H.R. 2607), H5373 [21JY]

Dept. of HUD: authorize grants and assistance to local governments and others to design and implement policies and programs that address widespread property vacancy and abandonment (see H.R. 790), H1177 (see H.R. 790), H1197 [17FE]

———authorize the Moving to Work Charter program to enable public housing agencies to improve the effectiveness of Federal housing assistance (see S. 117), S125 [25JA]

———create livable communities through coordinated public investment and streamlined regulations (see S. 1621), S5903 [22SE] (see H.R. 3325), H7256 [2NO]

———increase portion of Community Development Block Grant Program assistance that may be used to provide public services (see S. 887), S2687 [4MY] (see H.R. 2183), H4276 [15JN]

———pay administrative fee to public housing agencies to cover costs of family self-sufficiency programs in connection with the housing choice voucher program (see H.R. 34), H34 [5JA]

———provide grants to State and local governments to carry out programs to provide mediation between mortgagees and mortgagors facing foreclosure (see H.R. 1131), H1906 [16MR]

———reform provisions requiring ``one-strike'' eviction from public and federally assisted housing (see H.R. 233), H134 [7JA]

Dept. of Justice: clarify statutory authority for the practice of providing investigatory assistance on request of State and local authorities relative to certain serious violent crimes (see H.R. 2076), H3868 (see H.R. 2076), H3909 [1JN]

———clarify statutory authority for the practice of providing investigatory assistance on request of State and local authorities with respect to certain serious violent crimes (see S. 1793), S7066 [2NO]

———classify human trafficking as a violent crime for purposes of the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program (see H.R. 2982), H6341 [21SE]

———establish a grant program to benefit victims of sex trafficking (see S. 596), S1751 [16MR]

———establish a pilot program for police departments to use anonymous texts from citizens to augment their anonymous tip hotlines (see S. 956), S2875 [11MY]

———establish the Alaska Safe Families and Villages Demonstration Project (see S. 1192), S3773 [14JN]

———improve Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in the criminal justice system (see H.R. 1913), H3301 [13MY]

———make competitive grants to eligible State, tribal, and local prosecutors to establish and maintain certain protection and witness assistance programs (see H.R. 2647), H5579 [26JY]

———prohibit Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funds from being used to restrict sending or receiving information on citizenship or immigration status (see S. 169), S126 [25JA] (see H.R. 1764), H3107 [5MY]

———protect crime victims' rights and reauthorize certain DNA-related grant programs (see S. 250), S411 [1FE]

———provide Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program grants to increase number of law enforcement officers in cities with the highest crime rates (see H.R. 381), H395 [20JA]

———provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs and establish a Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Registry (see H.R. 1523), H2665 [13AP]

———provide enhanced Federal enforcement and assistance in preventing and prosecuting violent crimes against children (see S. 175), S127 [25JA]

———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]

———provide grants for the renovation, modernization, or construction of law enforcement facilities (see S. 955), S2874 [11MY]

———provide grants to States and local governments for video recording of custodial interrogations (see H.R. 3750), H10014 [20DE]

———provide State and local government incentives under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program to provide certain services to rape and sexual assault victims (see H.R. 2197), H4277 [15JN]

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

———reauthorize the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (see S. 639), S1827 [17MR] (see H.R. 100), H36 [5JA]

———require entrance of all missing children in the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) database and that certain information be provided to reporters of missing children (see H.R. 2688), H5733 [28JY]

———require State and local pretrial services agencies receiving Federal financial assistance to report on defendants released by such agencies (see H.R. 1885), H3279 [12MY]

Dept. of Labor: establish a Works Progress Administration to fund job creation projects, train unemployed workers, and provide community funding to hire firefighters and police officers (see S. 1517), S5386 [7SE]

———establish minimum funding levels for States for disabled veterans' outreach program specialists and local veterans' employment representatives (see S. 1314), S4292 [30JN]

———establish the National Full Employment Trust Fund (see H.R. 870), H1523 [2MR]

———make grants to States, local governments, and Indian tribes to carry out employment training programs (see H.R. 72), H35 [5JA]

———make grants to States, local governments, and Indian tribes to create employment opportunities for unemployed and underemployed residents in distressed communities (see H.R. 2368), H4574 [24JN]

Dept. of the Interior: allow for prepayment of repayment contracts between the U.S. and the Uintah Water Conservancy District (see S. 808), S2446 [13AP] (see H.R. 818), H1250 (see H.R. 818), H1362 [18FE]

———establish the History Is Learned From the Living grant program to enable communities to learn about historical events through oral histories by participants in such events (see H.R. 3751), H10014 [20DE]

———provide full funding for the Payments in Lieu of Taxes program (see S. 1692), S6461 [12OC] (see H.R. 3599), H8260 [7DE]

———provide further self-governance by Indian tribes (see H.R. 2444), H4748 [7JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: make risk-based assessments of financial companies to recoup assistance under the Emergency Mortgage Relief Program and the Neighborhood Stabilization Program (see H.R. 1151), H1982 [17MR]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a pilot program to increase accountability with respect to outcomes of transportation investments (see S. 1968), S8461 [8DE]

———establish a Smart Communities Technology Initiative to develop programs for large scale installation and operation of intelligent transportation systems (see H.R. 995), H1723 [10MR]

———make use of funding for carrying out pre-apprenticeship and apprenticeship training programs for highway projects mandatory (see H.R. 1849), H3218 [11MY]

———nullify regulations on mandatory replacement of certain traffic signs with signs meeting minimum retroreflectivity level standards (see S. 2021), S8734 [16DE]

———prohibit provision of grants or funds to State or local governments for any program to check helmet usage or create checkpoints for a motorcycle riders (see H.R. 904), H1573 [3MR]

———secure public investments in transportation infrastructure (see S. 1230), S3891 [16JN] (see H.R. 2350), H4573 [24JN]

———terminate the Transportation Enhancement Program and transfer funding to critical emergency transportation projects (see S. 1648), S6090 [4OC] (see H.R. 3085), H6551 [4OC]

Diplomats: establish appropriate procedures and sanctions to ensure unpaid parking fines and penalties owed to New York, NY, by foreign countries are paid (see H.R. 1836), H3218 [11MY]

Disasters: allow for a more effective recovery from disasters (see S. 1630), S5945 [23SE]

District of Columbia: clarify circumstances determining the exercise of authority over the District of Columbia National Guard between the Mayor and the President (see H.R. 1198), H1984 [17MR]

———clarify requirements for applicants for government employment and require criminal background checks for appointment to excepted service (see H.R. 3285), H7165 [31OC]

———eliminate congressional review of newly-passed District laws (see H.R. 506), H509 [26JA]

———establish a District of Columbia National Guard Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 1197), H1984 [17MR]

———establish Office of the District Attorney and head with a locally elected and independent district attorney (see H.R. 641), H680 [10FE]

———make local funds available at the beginning of the fiscal year at the rate of operations provided under the local budget act if the regular appropriation bill has not yet become law (see H.R. 980), H1664 [9MR] (see H.R. 3002), H6342 [21SE]

———making continuing appropriations (see H.R. 884), H1524 [2MR]

———provide for retrocession to Maryland (see H.R. 3732), H9945 [19DE]

———restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 645), H680 [10FE]

Economy: encourage job creation through trade, tax, labor, health care, and court reforms, a balanced budget amendment, Alaskan energy development, Federal workforce reduction, and regulatory flexibility (see H.R. 3487), H7890 [18NO]

———retool manufacturers for clean energy production, provide worker training and tax credits for value-added agriculture investments, expand broadband access, and extend Build America Bonds program (see S. 1895), S7702 [17NO]

Education: allow States to establish college- and career-readiness goals, identify lowest-peforming schools, establish teacher licensure and certification requirements, and reduce paperwork (see S. 1571), S5684 [15SE]

———assist State and local educational agencies to prepare, train, and recruit effective teachers and principals (see S. 1567), S5684 [15SE]

———improve calculation, reporting, and accountability for high school graduation rates (see S. 767), S2266 [7AP] (see H.R. 1419), H2533 [7AP]

———increase assessment accuracy to better measure student achievement and provide States with greater flexibility on assessment design (see H.R. 507), H509 [26JA]

———promote innovative education practices, help States and local educational agencies ensure high-quality English proficiency instruction, and provide college and career knowledge to English learners (see S. 1158), S3613 [8JN]

———provide flexibility and improvements in elementary and secondary education (see S. 280), S544 [3FE]

———provide priority consideration to local educational agencies that establish high quality entrepreneurship education programs for secondary schools (see H.R. 3445), H7713 [16NO]

———reauthorize 21st century community learning centers (see S. 1370), S4608 [14JY]

———reform schools and give children the tools needed to succeed (see S. 5), S121 [25JA]

———strengthen communities through English literacy and civic education for new citizens (see H.R. 1617), H2911 [15AP]

———support the community schools model (see S. 616), S1826 [17MR]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: improve waiver authority available to State and local agencies relative to statutory or regulatory requirements (see S. 1568), S5684 [15SE]

———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 a pilot program to award grants to local governments and community-based organizations to create jobs (see H.R. 2574), H5149 [18JY]

———establish Innovation in Investment pilot program, improve and expand national registered apprenticeship program, and provide for State Workforce Education and Training Advisory Committees (see S. 1948), S8376 [6DE]

———provide funds to States, local government, and community-based organizations to save and create local jobs through retention, restoration, or expansion of services needed by local communities (see H.R. 2828), H5928 [26AU]

EPA: establish a committee to assess the effects of certain Federal regulatory mandates and provide for relief from those mandates (see S. 1971), S8461 [8DE]

———establish a temporary prohibition against revising any national ambient air quality standard for coarse particulate matter and limit Federal regulation of nuisance dust in certain areas (see S. 1528), S5458 [8SE] (see H.R. 1633), H2912 [15AP]

———establish a temporary prohibition against revising any national ambient air quality standard for coarse particulate matter and limit Federal regulation of nuisance dust in certain areas (H.R. 1633), consideration (see H. Res. 487), H8259 [7DE]

———establish a temporary prohibition against revising any national ambient air quality standard for nuisance dust and limit Federal regulation of nuisance dust in certain areas (see S. 1803), S7127 [3NO]

———establish centers of excellence for green infrastructure (see S. 1115), S3427 [26MY] (see H.R. 2030), H3755 [26MY]

———provide grants to eligible State consortia to establish and carry out municipal sustainability certification programs (see S. 1516), S5386 [7SE] (see H.R. 3424), H7626 [15NO]

———require analyses of the cumulative and incremental impacts of certain rules and actions (see H.R. 1705), H3060 [4MY] (see H.R. 2401), H4575 [24JN]

———require analyses of the cumulative and incremental impacts of certain rules and actions (H.R. 2401), consideration (see H. Res. 406), H6271 [20SE]

Families and domestic relations: strengthen families' engagement in the education of their children (see S. 941), S2839 [10MY] (see H.R. 1821), H3160 [10MY]

Federal aid programs: ensure seniors, veterans, people with disabilities, and certain governmental retirees receive a one-time payment to compensate for the lack of cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 2590), H5239 [19JY] (see H.R. 2711), H5780 [29JY]

Federal-State relations: prohibit taxpayer bailouts of fiscally irresponsible State and local governments (see S. 184), S127 [25JA] (see S. 251), S411 [1FE]

FEMA: authorize grants to local governments for flood mitigation projects (see H.R. 3089), H6551 [4OC]

———establish a grant program to improve the ability of trauma center hospitals and airports to withstand earthquakes (see H.R. 1132), H1906 [16MR]

———improve efficiency and guarantee accountability in the Urban Areas Security Initiative (see H.R. 3726), H9926 [16DE]

———improve provision of assistance to fire departments (see S. 550, 550), S1547 [10MR]

———preserve homeland security gains achieved through Urban Areas Security Initiative (see H.R. 3631), H8322 [9DE]

Financial literacy: provide grants to promote (see S. 787), S2387 [12AP] (see S. 853), S2507 [14AP] (see S. 865), S2580 [2MY] (see H.R. 1918), H3301 [13MY]

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

Government regulations: eliminate effect on constitutionally protected expression of religion by Federal, State, and local officials from threat of litigants seeking damages and attorney's fees (see H.R. 2023), H3754 [26MY]

———facilitate job creation by reducing regulatory uncertainty and providing for rational evaluation of regulations, State and local flexibility, and infrastructure spending (see S. 1786), S7066 [2NO]

GSA: enhance authorities relative to real property that has yet to be reported excess (see S. 479), S1219 [3MR]

Hanford Reach National Monument: ensure public access to Rattlesnake Mountain summit for educational, recreational, historical, scientific, cultural, and other purposes (see H.R. 2719), H5882 [1AU]

Hate Crime Statistics Act: include crimes against the homeless (see H.R. 3528), H7998 [30NO]

Housing: revitalize distressed housing, reform public housing demolition and disposition rules, provide agencies with resources to preserve units, and train residents to provide home-based health services (see H.R. 762), H1176 (see H.R. 762), H1195 [17FE]

Idaho: provide for exchange of lands between the city of Ketchum and Blaine County School District (see H.R. 647), H681 [10FE]

Immigration: allow States and local governments to pass laws that identify and apprehend illegal aliens, deter such aliens from entering, and encourage or otherwise cause them to leave the U.S. (see H.R. 2670), H5660 [27JY]

———clarify law prohibiting issuance of certain visas to nationals of countries that refuse or unreasonably delay repatriation (see H.R. 3256), H7068 [25OC]

———deny certain assistance to a State or political subdivision of a State that prohibits its officials from taking certain actions with respect to immigration (see H.R. 1134), H1906 [16MR]

———enhance Federal, State, and local assistance in enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 100), H36 [5JA]

———enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (see S. 332), S682 [14FE]

———gain operational control of the border, reaffirm State and local law enforcement authority to enforce Federal immigration laws, and strengthen visa security (see H.R. 1274), H2106 [30MR]

———make detention and deportation mandatory for illegal aliens convicted of drunk driving and improve State and local enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 1459), H2570 [8AP]

———permit certain alien elementary and secondary school students to attend U.S. public schools if such aliens reimburse the local educational agency for the cost of providing education (see S. 823), S2506 [14AP]

———prohibit receipt of Federal financial assistance by sanctuary cities that interfere with the enforcement of Federal immigration law (see H.R. 2057), H3805 [31MY]

———reform by securing borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program (see H.R. 2000), H3753 [26MY]

———remove incentives and loopholes that encourage illegal aliens to come into the U.S. and provide additional resources to local law enforcement and Federal border and immigration officers (see H.R. 1196), H1984 [17MR]

———support State and local government actions to discourage illegal immigration and enact legislation to ease the burden on State and local governments for taking such actions (see H. Con. Res. 29), H1665 [9MR]

International Boundary and Water Commission: reimburse State and local governments in Arizona, California, New Mexico, and Texas for expenses incurred in designing, constructing, and rehabilitating water projects (see H.R. 947), H1618 [8MR]

Law enforcement: coordinate efforts to protect U.S. border cities from drug trafficking, gunrunning, illegal alien smuggling, violence, and kidnapping along and across U.S. borders (see H.R. 770), H1176 (see H.R. 770), H1196 [17FE] (see H.R. 915), H1574 [3MR]

———offset economic burden on border sheriffs from the lack of Southern border security (see H.R. 2217), H4326 [16JN]

———prohibit racial profiling (see S. 1670), S6330 [6OC] (see H.R. 3618), H8318 [8DE]

———reduce the rape kit forensic analysis backlog (see S. 254), S411 [1FE]

Law enforcement officers: encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue Alert plans throughout U.S. to disseminate information when an officer is seriously injured or killed in the line of duty (see S. 657), S1894 [28MR] (see H.R. 365), H394 [20JA]

———ensure accountability, establish standards for internal investigations and hearings, guarantee due process, and require enactment of relevant State laws (see H.R. 1789), H3109 [5MY]

———permit State and local officers to be candidates for sheriff (see S. 1562), S5684 [15SE] (see H.R. 498), H508 [26JA]

Medicaid: extend the period of temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage (see H.R. 3542), H8075 [1DE]

Mental health: encourage State and local governments to use block grant funds to provide housing and financial counseling to individuals prior to release from inpatient or residential institutions (see H.R. 552), H550 [8FE]

Military Selective Service Act: deauthorize except during a Presidentially-declared national emergency (see H.R. 621), H679 [10FE]

Motor vehicles: authorize States or political subdivisions thereof to regulate fuel economy and emissions standards for taxicabs (see S. 670), S1933 [29MR] (see H.R. 1243), H2037 [29MR]

———protect consumers from discriminatory State taxes on motor vehicle rentals (see H.R. 2469), H4792 [8JY]

National Flood Research and Education Consortium: establish (see H.R. 2330), H4527 [23JN]

National Foster Care Month: designate (see S. Res. 203), S3428 [26MY] (see H. Res. 242), H2999 [3MY]

National Public Works Week: designate (see S. Res. 177), S2839 [10MY]

Native Americans: compensate local educational agencies and governments for tax revenues lost when the Federal Government takes land into trust for an Indian tribe or individual Indian (see S. 988), S2929 [12MY] (see H.R. 1851), H3218 [11MY] (see H.R. 1882), H3279 [12MY]

———decrease incidence of violent crime against Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable (see S. 1763), S6917 [31OC]

———improve education (see S. 1519), S5386 [7SE]

No Child Left Behind Act: reform accountability system for elementary and secondary schools (see S. 1725), S6600 [17OC]

Nuclear energy: require a nuclear power facility licensee to notify the NRC and State and local authorities within 24 hours of an unplanned release of radionuclides in excess of allowable limits (see H.R. 1436), H2534 [7AP]

Palm Beach, FL: anniversary (see H. Res. 205), H2327 [5AP]

Parks and recreation areas: assist States and local governments in developing and implementing emergency notification systems suitable for use on public recreational lands (see H.R. 2850), H5964 [7SE]

Pensions: prohibit Federal bailout of State and local government employee pension or other post-employment benefit plans and encourage reform of such plans (see H. Res. 23), H103 [6JA]

Power resources: prevent Federal residential and commercial mortgage lending regulators from adopting policies that contravene established State and local property assessed clean energy (PACE) laws (see H.R. 2599), H5285 [20JY]

Privacy: require governmental and business entities in possession of electronic data containing personal information to disclose any unauthorized acquisition of such information (see S. 1408), S4845 [22JY]

Public safety officers: authorize Federal payment to first responders for costs associated with providing emergency services at international borders (see H.R. 717), H922 [15FE]

Public Service Recognition Week: observance (see S. Res. 128), S2087 [4AP]

Railroads: require carriers to prepare and maintain a plan for notifying local emergency responders before transporting hazardous materials through their jurisdictions (see H.R. 3383), H7397 [4NO]

Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (see H.R. 1433), H2534 [7AP] (see H. Res. 438), H6977 [14OC]

———require certain mortgagees to make loan modifications and establish a grant program for State and local government mediation programs (see S. 489), S1219 [3MR]

———require State and local compliance with constitutional mandates and prevent abuses of power relative to eminent domain (see H. Res. 329), H4528 [23JN]

Roads and highways: encourage transportation right-of-way managers to adopt integrated vegetation management practices, including plantings of native forbs and grasses to provide habitats for pollinators (see H.R. 2381), H4574 [24JN]

———protect States that have in effect laws or orders with respect to pay-to-play reform (see S. 994), S2929 [12MY] (see H.R. 1924), H3301 [13MY]

———reauthorize additional contract authority to maintain certain State and county roads used by school buses in and around Indian reservations (see S. 885), S2687 [4MY]

Safe Drinking Water Act: reauthorize provision of technical assistance to small public water systems (see H.R. 1427), H2533 [7AP]

Schools: direct local educational agencies to release secondary school student information to military recruiters unless the student's parent provides written request against the release (see H.R. 637), H680 [10FE]

———encourage growth and replication of successful charter school models (see S. 92), S124 [25JA] (see H.R. 2218), H4326 [16JN]

———encourage growth and replication of successful charter school models (H.R. 2218), consideration (see H. Res. 392), H5963 [7SE]

———expand successful models, reduce administrative burdens, improve funding, allow direct agency application to the Federal Government, and encourage sharing of best practices relative to charter schools (see S. 1566), S5684 [15SE]

———improve high schools and raise graduation rates while ensuring rigorous standards and develop and implement effective school models for struggling students and dropouts (see S. 1177), S3683 [9JN] (see H.R. 778), H1177 (see H.R. 778), H1196 [17FE]

———improve public charter schooling by addressing quality issues (see S. 686), S1976 [30MR]

———require educational agencies participating in certain school lunch and child nutrition programs to require students to receive a certain amount of nutrition education per year (see H.R. 576), H598 [9FE]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (see S. 1692), S6461 [12OC] (see H.R. 3599), H8260 [7DE]

Senior citizens: encourage, enhance, and integrate Silver Alert plans throughout the U.S. (see S. 1263), S4075 [23JN] (see H.R. 112), H37 [5JA]

Silvis, IL: recognize memorial park on Hero Street USA as Hero Street Memorial Park and encourage town to continue to support park at no cost to U.S. taxpayers (see S. Res. 250), S5251 [2AU] (see H. Res. 381), H5733 [28JY]

Small business: require timely identification of qualified census tracts for purposes of the HUBZone program (see S. 1874), S7452 [15NO]

Surface Transportation Board: consider impact of certain railroad transactions on local communities (see H.R. 30), H34 [5JA]

Surplus Government property: direct Federal agencies to donate excess and surplus Federal electronic equipment to educational recipients (see H.R. 3345), H7330 [3NO]

Taxation: allow rehabilitation expenditures for public school buildings to qualify for rehabilitation credit (see S. 1685), S6461 [12OC]

———apply installment sales treatment to property acquired for conservation purposes by a State or local government or certain tax-exempt organizations (see H.R. 1594), H2910 [15AP]

———broaden special rules for certain governmental health reimbursement arrangements to include plans established by political subdivisions (see S. 1366), S4555 [13JY] (see H.R. 2698), H5780 [29JY]

———clarify treatment of certain retirement plan contributions picked up by governmental employers (see H.R. 2934), H6181 [14SE]

———exclude from gross income gain from the conversion of property by reason of eminent domain (see H.R. 2327), H4527 [23JN]

———extend the Build America Bonds program (see H.R. 11), H678 [10FE] (see H.R. 736), H1038 (see H.R. 736), H1069 (see H.R. 747), H1039 (see H.R. 747), H1070 [16FE]

———make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes (see S. 24), S122 (see S. 80), S124 [25JA] (see H.R. 445), H470 [25JA] (see H.R. 476), H507 [26JA]

———make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see S. 135), S125 [25JA]

———permanently extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 1601), H2911 [15AP]

———promote neutrality, simplicity, and fairness in the taxation of digital goods and services (see S. 971), S2928 [12MY] (see H.R. 1860), H3278 [12MY]

———promote simplification and fairness in the administration and collection of sales and use taxes (see S. 1452), S5071 [29JY] (see H.R. 2701), H5780 [29JY]

———provide for reporting and disclosure by State and local public employee retirement pension plans (see S. 347), S747 [15FE] (see H.R. 567), H598 [9FE]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see S. 89), S124 (see S. 164), S126 [25JA] (see H.R. 674), H723 [11FE]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (H.R. 674), consideration (see H. Res. 448), H7068 [25OC]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State and local government contracts (see S. 1726), S6600 [17OC] (see S. 1762), S6917 [31OC]

———tax bona fide District of Columbia residents in the same manner as residents of U.S. possessions (see H.R. 3731), H9945 [19DE]

———treat certain population census tracts for which information is not available as low-income communities under the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 2740), H5883 [1AU]

Telecommunications: require carriers to provide call location information to law enforcement during emergencies (see H.R. 847), H1454 [1MR]

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see S. 543), S1546 [10MR] (see H.R. 1002), H1723 [10MR]

Territories: encourage students to become civically engaged through local and Federal government fellowships (see H.R. 512), H509 [26JA]

Transportation: allow additional transit systems greater flexibility with certain public transportation projects (see H.R. 3545), H8075 [1DE]

———allow States to contribute funds to agencies participating in environmental review processes relative to transportation planning and delivery projects in that State (see H.R. 551), H550 [8FE]

———authorize and sanction programs for residential and commuter toll, user fee, and fare discounts by States, municipalities, other localities, as well as all related agencies and departments (see S. 346), S683 [14FE] (see H.R. 897), H1573 [3MR]

———clarify authority of public authorities to offer toll discounts to captive tollpayers (see H.R. 792), H1177 (see H.R. 792), H1197 [17FE]

———ensure that all transportation system users can travel safely and conveniently on and across federally funded streets and highways (see S. 1056), S3275 [24MY] (see H.R. 1780), H3108 [5MY]

———incorporate regional transportation planning organizations into statewide transportation planning (see S. 625), S1827 [17MR] (see H.R. 1565), H2855 [14AP]

———provide flexibility in use of Federal funding for certain transit functions to local entities (see S. 1992), S8602 [14DE] (see H.R. 3200), H6920 [13OC]

———provide new infrastructure funding through Federal bonding to empower States and local governments to complete significant infrastructure projects across all modes of transportation (see S. 1436), S5017 [28JY] (see H.R. 3736), H9945 [19DE]

———require public employees to perform inspection of State and local surface transportation projects and ensure public safety, cost-effective use of funds, and timely project delivery (see H.R. 328), H353 [19JA]

Transportation Security Administration: standardize training programs, establish an Office of Behavior Analysis, and enhance partnerships with State and local law enforcement agencies (see S. 1092), S3426 [26MY]

U.S. Marshals Service: clarify authority to assist other Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies in the investigation of cases involving sex offenders and missing children (see S. 1792), S7066 [2NO]

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act: ensure that actions taken by regulatory agencies are subject to such Act (see S. 817), S2506 [14AP] (see H.R. 373), H395 [20JA]

Veterans: require the Dept. of Veterans Affairs and Appalachian Regional Commission to carry out an outreach program for veterans who reside in Appalachia (see S. 935), S2839 [10MY] (see H.R. 1854), H3218 [11MY]

Virginia: authorize alternatives analysis and preliminary engineering for new Metrorail capital projects in Northern Virginia and surrounding areas (see H.R. 55), H34 [5JA]

Voting: allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections (see H.R. 2084), H3984 [2JN]

———prohibit election officials from requiring individuals to provide photo identification as a condition of obtaining or casting a ballot or registering to vote in an election for Federal office (see H.R. 3316), H7256 [2NO]

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: clarify provisions relative to regulation of municipal advisors (see H.R. 2827), H5928 [26AU]

Water: assist municipalities experiencing significant hardships raising revenue to finance projects and activities for construction of wastewater treatment works (see H.R. 1189), H1984 [17MR]

Workforce Investment Act: integrate public libraries into State and local workforce investment boards (see H.R. 1616), H2911 [15AP]

Cloture motions

Taxation: repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (H.R. 674), motion to proceed, S7141 [3NO], S7151 [7NO]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State and local government contracts (S. 1726), motion to proceed, S6753 [19OC], S6840 [20OC]

E-mails

Free stuff: Ron and Cynthia Barrs, H6148 [14SE]

Letters

Allow grants to high quality charter schools that do not include every subgroup of students classified as disadvantaged: Curt Decker, National Disability Rights Network, H6004 [8SE]

———Deborah A. Ziegler, Council for Exceptional Children, H6003 [8SE]

———James H. Wendorf, National Learning Center for Learning Disabilities, H6004 [8SE]

———Katy Beh Neas, Easter Seals Inc., H6004 [8SE]

———National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, H6003 [8SE]

End Racial Profiling Act: Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, S6481 [13OC]

Extend the public comment period before implementing any changes to certain EPA rules and actions: several health organizations, H6431 [23SE]

Farm Dust Regulation Prevention Act: Lisa P. Jackson, EPA, H8279 [8DE]

———several organizations, H8276 [8DE]

FEMA Staffing for Adequate Fire and Response (SAFER) grants: Paul D. Ford, Fall River, MA, Fire Dept., E16 [6JA]

FEMA State and local first responder grant programs funding: B. Glen Whitley and Larry E. Naake, National Association of Counties, H3837 [1JN]

Marketplace Fairness Act: Betsy Laird, International Council of Shopping Centers, Inc., S7235 [9NO]

———Bill Haslam, Governor of Tennessee, S7238 [9NO]

———Bill Haslam, Governor of Tennessee and Christine Gregoire, Governor of Washington, National Governors Association, S8447 [8DE]

———David French, National Retail Federation, S7235 [9NO]

———Haley Barbour, Governor of Mississippi, S8447 [8DE]

———Katherine Lugar, Retail Industry Leaders Association, S7235 [9NO]

———Larry E. Naake, National Association of Counties, Donald J. Borut, National League of Cities, Tom Cochran, U.S. Conference of Mayors, and Jeffrey L. Esser, Government Finance Officers Association, S7234 [9NO]

———Lenny Eliason, National Association of Counties, S7234 [9NO]

———Luke Kenley, Streamlined Sales Tax Governing Board, Inc., S7234 [9NO]

———Patrick T. Carter, Federation of Tax Administrators, S7234 [9NO]

———Stephen Morris and Richard Moore, National Conference of State Legislatures, S7233 [9NO]

No Child Left Behind Act reform: Senator Alexander, S6572 [17OC]

Repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts: Government Withholding Relief Coalition, H665 [10FE], H7140 [27OC], H7659 [16NO]

———Jay Gonzalez, Massachusetts Executive Office of Administration and Finance, S1802 [17MR]

———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H7659 [16NO]

Scholarships for Opportunity and Results (SOAR) Act: Katherine Campos, H2067, H2074 [30MR]

———LaTasha Bennett, H2067, H2074 [30MR]

———Obi Mbanefo, H2067, H2074 [30MR]

———Samaya Mack, H2067, H2074 [30MR]

———several District of Columbia Council members, E637 [5AP]

Lists

California project labor agreement activity from 1984 through March 2010, H4051-H4055 [13JN]

Organizations opposed to King of Iowa amendment to H.R. 2218, Empowering Parents Through Quality Charter Schools Act, on allowing grants to charter schools that do not include every subgroup of students classified as disadvantaged, H6003 [8SE]

States and counties covered by a major disaster declaration for flooding, H4922-H4924 [12JY]

Memorandums

Colorado-Tennessee Working Group on Effective Regulation and Assessment Systems for Public Education, S1792 [17MR]

Messages

District of Columbia Budget Request: President Obama, S6049 [3OC], H6495 [3OC]

National Emergency Relative to Iran: President Obama, S3222 [23MY], S7905-S7907 [28NO], H3323 [23MY], H7404 [10NO]

Motions

Dept. of Education: reauthorize District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program for vouchers to provide school choice (H.R. 471), H2080 [30MR]

EPA: establish a temporary prohibition against revising any national ambient air quality standard for coarse particulate matter and limit Federal regulation of nuisance dust in certain areas (H.R. 1633), H8294 [8DE]

———require analyses of the cumulative and incremental impacts of certain rules and actions (H.R. 2401), H6444 [23SE]

Government regulations: facilitate job creation by reducing regulatory uncertainty and providing for rational evaluation of regulations, State and local flexibility, and infrastructure spending (S. 1786), S7095 [3NO]

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

Taxation: repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (H.R. 674), S7141 [3NO], H7149 [27OC]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State and local government contracts (S. 1726), S6753 [19OC]

Notices

Intention to object to H.R. 2076, Investigative Assistance for Violent Crimes Act, S7776 [17NO]

Intention to object to S. 1793, Investigative Assistance for Violent Crimes Act, S7776 [17NO]

Obituaries

Haggerty, James J.: Scranton (PA) Times, S3677 [9JN]

Petitions and memorials

Michigan: National Flood Insurance Program, H4915 [12JY]

Remarks in House

Arizona: ninth circuit court ruling on enforcement of State immigration legislation, H2614 [13AP]

Belchertown, MA: anniversary, E1174 [23JN]

Bell Gardens, CA: anniversary, E727 [15AP]

Bonneville County, ID: anniversary, E1971 [1NO]

Boulder County, CO: anniversary, H9908 [16DE]

Brisbane, CA: anniversary, E1626 [14SE]

Brooklyn Center, MN: anniversary, E126 [26JA]

Burbank, CA: anniversary, E1008 [1JN]

Bureau of Reclamation: allow the Central Valley Project to facilitate certain water transfers, H331 [19JA]

California: passage of legislation prohibiting cities and counties from making E-verify program mandatory, E1949 [27OC]

Callahan, FL: anniversary, E889 [13MY]

Carmel, ME: anniversary, E1186 [23JN]

Center Line, MI: anniversary, E1230 [6JY]

Chattanooga, TN: Intelligent Community Forum (organization) ``Top Seven Intelligent Communities of the Year'' designee, H1393 [1MR]

Chesapeake Bay: create a designation for property owners who take action to reduce nutrient and sediment runoff into the watershed (H.R. 1651), E756 [15AP]

Children and youth: establish or expand and operate programs using a network of public and private community entities to provide mentoring for children in foster care, H6300 [21SE]

Citronelle, AL: anniversary, E2215 [8DE]

Clay County, NC: anniversary, E213 [11FE]

Collective bargaining: support rights of all workers, H6143 [14SE], H7241, H7242 [2NO], E1663 [20SE]

———support rights of all workers and call for an end to the recent attacks on workers, H2284, H2287 [4AP]

———support rights of all workers and call for an end to the recent attacks on workers (H. Res. 163), H1712 [10MR], E452 [10MR]

Conejos County, CO: anniversary, E2043 [15NO]

Corps of Engineers: prohibit funding for Missouri River Authorized Purposes Study, H5073 [14JY]

———prohibit funding for the Missouri River Authorized Purposes Study funding, H1314, H1315 [18FE]

Credit: require certain mortgagees to evaluate loans for modifications and establish a grant program for State and local government mediation programs (H.R. 1477), H7582 [15NO]

Crowley County, CO: anniversary, E1796 [6OC]

Daly City, CA: anniversary, E794 [3MY]

Dayton, TX: anniversary, E929 [23MY]

Delray Beach, FL: anniversary, E1763 [4OC]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H440 [25JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: conduct a pilot program for purchase of locally grown fresh fruits and vegetables for schools and service institutions by giving certain States the option of receiving grants for that purpose, H8137 [6DE]

Dept. of Defense: analyze impact of base realignment and closure-related transportation infrastructure actions on local entities, H3679, H3680 [25MY]

———prohibit funding for repair, renovation, and construction of certain public schools on military bases, H4735, H4736 [7JY], E1274 [8JY]

———prohibit funding to implement any regulation or Executive order requiring Federal contractors to disclose political contributions, H4721, H4722 [7JY]

Dept. of Education: authorize State and local educational agencies to carry out teacher exchanges (H.R. 863), H3811 [1JN]

———clarify scope of District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program for vouchers to provide school choice (H.R. 3237), H8159, H8160 [6DE]

———District of Columbia public and charter schools funding, H2075-H2081 [30MR], H2622 [13AP], E753 [15AP]

———encourage implementation or expansion of prekindergarten programs (H.R. 3469), E2085 [17NO]

———establish a competitive grant program to foster expansion and replication of excellent public charter schools, E1620 [14SE]

———give priority in awarding grants to States that use green school building practices in charter school facilities, H6002 [8SE], E1628 [14SE]

———reauthorize District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program for vouchers to provide school choice, H2622 [13AP], E753 [15AP]

———reauthorize District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program for vouchers to provide school choice (H.R. 471), H585, H586 [9FE], H2060-H2082 [30MR], H2115 [31MR], H2323-H2325 [5AP], E581 [31MR], E601 [1AP], E631 [5AP]

———reauthorize District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program for vouchers to provide school choice (H.R. 471), consideration (H. Res. 186), H2050-H2059 [30MR]

———reauthorize District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program for vouchers to provide school choice (H.R. 471), motion to recommit, H2080 [30MR]

———reauthorize Impact Aid Program (H.R. 1342), H2276 [4AP], E625 [4AP]

Dept. of Energy: prohibit funding to implement any regulation or Executive order requiring Federal contractors to disclose political contributions, H5051, H5052 [14JY]

Dept. of HHS: include problem and pathological gambling in Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration programs and establish grant program to address consequences of problem gambling (H.R. 2334), E1191 [23JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: allow specially trained State and local law enforcement officers to apprehend, investigate and detain illegal aliens for a pre-determined time period and under Federal supervision, H3851 [1JN]

———Border Enforcement Security Task Force funding, H3850 [1JN]

———Immigration and Customs Enforcement policy regarding detention of illegal aliens found by local law enforcement, H3686 [26MY]

———implement a comprehensive border security plan to combat illegal immigration, drug and alien smuggling, and violent activity along the southwest border of the U.S., H3097-H3102 [5MY]

———make grants for partnerships that finance equipment and infrastructure to improve public safety in rural areas near the Mexican border by enhancing access to mobile communications (H.R. 1277), H2116 [31MR]

———New York, NY, counterterrorism and security programs funding, H3927 [2JN]

———Operation Stonegarden funding, H3850 [1JN]

———prohibit funding to implement any regulation or Executive order requiring Federal contractors to disclose political contributions, H3939, H3940 [2JN]

———State and local law enforcement agency immigration enforcement program funding, H3946-H3948 [2JN]

Dept. of HUD: Community Development Block Grant Program funding, E270, E310 [18FE]

———Community Development Block Grant Program funding to assist in flood recovery efforts, H7772 [17NO]

Dept. of Justice: clarify statutory authority for the practice of providing investigatory assistance on request of State and local authorities relative to certain serious violent crimes (H.R. 2076), H6046, H6047 [12SE]

———Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funding through reductions in NASA Cross-Agency Support funding, H890-H892 [15FE], E247 [16FE], E283 [18FE]

———Federal lawsuit against South Carolina immigration enforcement legislation, H7168 [1NO]

———improve Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in the criminal justice system (H.R. 1913), H4190 [15JN]

———prohibit funding for Federal lawsuit against Arizona immigration enforcement legislation, H1231, H1232 [18FE], E319 [18FE]

———provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs and establish a Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Registry (H.R. 1523), E706 [13AP]

———reauthorize the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (H.R. 100), H6262 [20SE]

———require entrance of all missing children in the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) database and that certain information be provided to reporters of missing children (H.R. 2688), E1430 [28JY]

Dept. of the Interior: allow for prepayment of repayment contracts between the U.S. and the Uintah Water Conservancy District (H.R. 818), H6995, H6996 [24OC]

———Payments in Lieu of Taxes program funding, H1276, H1277 [18FE]

———provide further self-governance by Indian tribes (H.R. 2444), E2140 [30NO]

Dept. of the Treasury: soundness of Federal and municipal bonds, E567 [30MR]

Dept. of Transportation: make use of funding for carrying out pre-apprenticeship and apprenticeship training programs for highway projects mandatory (H.R. 1849), E857 [11MY]

———release any conditions or restrictions on certain land conveyed to any airport, city, or county for airport purposes as long as the release results in furthering airport purposes, H2209, H2210 [31MR]

District of Columbia: anniversary of District of Columbia Council approving legislation to allow same-sex marriage, E417 [3MR]

———clarify circumstances determining the exercise of authority over the District of Columbia National Guard between the Mayor and the President (H.R. 1198), E523 [17MR]

———eliminate congressional review of newly-passed District laws, H584-H586 [9FE], E189 [10FE]

———eliminate congressional review of newly-passed District laws (H.R. 506), H9003 [15DE], E127 [26JA]

———establish a District of Columbia National Guard Educational Assistance Program (H.R. 1197), E533 [17MR]

———establish Office of the District Attorney and head with a locally elected and independent district attorney (H.R. 641), E193 [10FE]

———local government shutdown relative to budget process, H9001-H9004 [15DE]

———make local funds available at the beginning of the fiscal year at the rate of operations provided under the local budget act if the regular appropriation bill has not yet become law, H1816 [15MR]

———make local funds available at the beginning of the fiscal year at the rate of operations provided under the local budget act if the regular appropriation bill has not yet become law (H.R. 980), H9920 [16DE], E439 [9MR]

———making appropriations, H9918-H9921 [16DE]

———prohibit publicly funded abortions, H2544 [8AP], H2622, H2626, H2627 [13AP], H3027 [4MY], H9002 [15DE], E753 [15AP]

———tribute to elected officials and residents arrested for act of civil disobedience in protest of H.R. 1473, Dept. of Defense and continuing appropriations for other Federal departments and agencies, E753 [15AP]

Eagle Point, OR: anniversary, E212 [11FE]

East Aldine, TX: anniversary of East Aldine Management District, E2213 [8DE]

Ecology and environment: review and reform government regulations, H400 [24JA]

Eddington, ME: anniversary, E1299 [12JY]

Education: improve calculation, reporting, and accountability for high school graduation rates (H.R. 1419), E666 [7AP]

———increase assessment accuracy to better measure student achievement and provide States with greater flexibility on assessment design (H.R. 507), E134 [26JA]

———reinstatement of laid off teachers funding, H6394 [22SE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) program funding, H745, H750 [14FE]

Elverson, PA: anniversary, E1193 [24JN]

Emerald, Marti: San Diego County, CA, Building and Construction Trades Council, AFL-CIO, Johns Fellowship Award recipient, E1555 [7SE]

EPA: allow extensions in the offshore drilling permitting process to allow time for State and local community input, H4405 [22JN]

———Chesapeake Bay Watershed restoration plan implementation funding, H1282-H1284 [18FE], E321 [28FE]

———clarify application of particulate matter produced from mining activities to Clean Air Act regulations, H8286 [8DE]

———clean air grants funding through reductions in capital improvement and maintenance funding, H5637, H5638 [27JY]

———conduct studies to identify pollution control policies which will lead to domestic job growth in the clean energy sector, H6428, H6429 [23SE]

———consider effects of certain rules and actions on clean energy jobs and clean energy companies, including those exporting clean energy technology, H6422, H6423 [23SE]

———consider impact on employment levels and economic activity of agricultural industry prior to issuance of any new environmental rules or regulations, H8288, H8289 [8DE]

———consult with the Dept. of Agriculture when modifying national ambient air quality standards relative to nuisance dust in certain areas, H8284, H8285 [8DE]

———enforce national ambient air quality standard for coarse particulate matter, H8283 [8DE]

———ensure analyses of the cumulative and incremental impacts of certain rules and actions include impact on low-income communities and public health, H6423 [23SE]

———ensure regulation of particulate matter includes regulation of cadmium, lead, and asbestos, H8294, H8295 [8DE]

———ensure that the term nuisance dust does not include particulate matter containing arsenic or other heavy metals hazardous to human health, H8285 [8DE]

———establish a temporary prohibition against revising any national ambient air quality standard for coarse particulate matter and limit Federal regulation of nuisance dust in certain areas (H.R. 1633), H5973 [8SE], H8106 [2DE], H8196 [7DE], H8274-H8296 [8DE], E2225 [12DE], E2240, E2247 [13DE], E2252 [14DE]

———establish a temporary prohibition against revising any national ambient air quality standard for coarse particulate matter and limit Federal regulation of nuisance dust in certain areas (H.R. 1633), consideration (H. Res. 487), H8267-H8272 [8DE]

———establish a temporary prohibition against revising any national ambient air quality standard for coarse particulate matter and limit Federal regulation of nuisance dust in certain areas (H.R. 1633), motion to recommit, H8294, H8295 [8DE]

———establish ceiling on principal forgiveness for loans from Clean Water State Revolving Fund and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, H5641, H5642 [27JY]

———exclude certain uncontrollable dust events from determinations of whether an area is in compliance with the coarse particulate matter standard, H8287 [8DE]

———exclude from review all rules and regulations that undergo a cost-benefit analysis as part of regulatory requirements, H6427, H6428 [23SE]

———extend the public comment period before implementing any changes to certain rules and actions, H6429-H6431 [23SE]

———grant authority to regulate nuisance dust if State, local, or tribal laws are not sufficient to protect public health, H8283, H8284 [8DE]

———include National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants relative to cement manufacturing facilities in analyses of impacts of certain rules and actions, H6426 [23SE]

———maintain current air quality standards for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process heaters, and incinerators in certain metropolitan areas with worst air quality rankings, H6652, H6653 [6OC]

———Office of Sustainable Communities funding, H5625 [27JY], E1435 [28JY]

———preserve access to local courts to appeal local and regional actions on oil and natural gas permitting decisions, H4406, H4407 [22JN]

———provide that maximum achievement control technology and cross-State air pollution rules have no legal force or effect, H6433, H6434 [23SE]

———require analyses of the cumulative and incremental impacts of certain rules and actions (H.R. 2401), H5953 [7SE], H6089 [12SE], H6277, H6330 [21SE], H6352, H6357, H6367, H6376-H6389 [22SE], H6418-H6446 [23SE], H6559, H6575, H6621 [5OC], H6632, H6633, H6635 [6OC], E1699, E1700, E1703, E1706, E1707, E1710, E1715, E1716, E1721 [23SE], E1735 [3OC]

———require analyses of the cumulative and incremental impacts of certain rules and actions (H.R. 2401), consideration (H. Res. 406), H6360-H6366 [22SE]

———require analyses of the cumulative and incremental impacts of certain rules and actions (H.R. 2401), motion to recommit, H6444, H6445 [23SE]

———require analyses of the cumulative and incremental impacts of certain rules and actions include pending rules on gasoline sulfur levels and vapor pressure, H6425, H6426 [23SE]

———require analysis of impact of delay of certain rules and actions on incidence of birth and developmental defects and infant mortality, H6424 [23SE]

———require interagency council to examine the cost and benefit of certain rules and actions to green energy companies, H6421 [23SE]

Exeter, ME: anniversary, E1296 [12JY]

Federal aid programs: require a certain percentage of funds be allocated for assistance in persistent poverty counties, H1271 [18FE]

FEMA: allow communities to be reimbursed for certain costs associated with a successful challenge to a National Flood Insurance Program mapping error, H4904, H4905 [12JY]

———allow for a possible fourth and fifth year suspension of mandatory purchase of flood insurance coverage for certain communities making adequate progress in construction of flood protection systems, H4899, H4900 [12JY]

———allow Staffing for Adequate Fire and Response (SAFER) grants funds to be used to rehire or retain firefighters, H3894, H3895 [1JN]

———allow State and local governments to hire the Corps of Engineers to recertify locally-operated levee systems designed or built by the Corps, H4874 [12JY]

———Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program and Staffing for Adequate Fire and Response (SAFER) grants funding, H3838-H3841, H3843-H3881 [1JN], E1019 [2JN]

———Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program and State and local programs emergency funding, H3879 [1JN]

———authority to waive layoff clause relative to Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program and Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grants Program eligibility, H3927 [2JN]

———communicate with State emergency agencies and localities to decrease prevalence of outdated flood zone maps, H4873 [12JY]

———Firefighter Assistance Grants program funding, H910, H911 [15FE], E248 [16FE], E282 [18FE]

———importance of Staffing for Adequate Fire and Response (SAFER) grants funding, E16 [6JA]

———limit Urban Areas Security Initiative funding to high-risk areas, H1102, H1103 [17FE]

———preserve homeland security gains achieved through Urban Areas Security Initiative (H.R. 3631), H8911 [14DE]

———reimburse costs for rebuilding according to local and State floodplain regulations, provide homeowners grants to repair flood damage and suspend flood insurance premium increases for policyholders in disaster areas, H4922 [12JY]

———remove restriction limiting Urban Areas Security Initiative funding to certain high-risk areas, H3864-H3867, H3875-H3879 [1JN], H3931 [2JN], E1017, E1021, E1027 [2JN]

———require notification to local television and radio stations of projected changes to flood maps and grant additional time for property owners or communities to appeal proposed changes, H4909 [12JY]

———Staffing for Adequate Fire and Response (SAFER) grants funding, H2790 [14AP], E243 [16FE]

———State and local first responder grant programs funding, H3832, H3835-H3837 [1JN], E1023 [2JN]

———State and local first responder grant programs funding through reduction in Afghanistan Security Forces funding, H3816, H3864 [1JN]

———Urban Areas Security Initiative funding, H3837, H3841-H3843 [1JN]

———waive provisions prohibiting the rehiring of laid-off firefighters and certain budgetary and staffing requirements for local fire departments under the Firefighter Assistance Grants program, H1095, H1096 [17FE]

Firearms: exempt States from right-to-carry reciprocity when the State does not require individuals to apply for and complete a carry permit application at their local law enforcement station, H7673, H7674 [16NO]

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

Forest Service: State and Private Forestry funding, H5643 [27JY]

———Travel Management Rule implementation and enforcement funding relative to designation of roads, trails, and areas for motor vehicle use, H1268, H1269 [18FE]

Fort Lauderdale, FL: anniversary (H. Res. 102), E269 [18FE]

Fort Lupton, CO: anniversary, E1550 [7SE]

Gainesville, GA: inclusion in Newgeography.com (Internet site) ``Best Cities for Job Growth'' list, H4799 [11JY]

GAO: conduct study on economic impact of Neighborhood Stabilization Program on States and communities, H1889, H1890 [16MR]

———study impact of Prevention and Public Health Fund on States and local communities, H2643, H2644 [13AP]

Gladstone, OR: anniversary, E32 [6JA]

Great Barrington, MA: anniversary, E1253 [7JY]

Greenfield, MA: anniversary, E1380 [21JY]

Greenville, ME: anniversary, E1296 [12JY]

Griffin, Anthony: International City/County Management Association Award for Career Excellence in Honor of Mark E. Keane recipient, E2242 [13DE]

Gulf Breeze, FL: anniversary, E1477 [1AU]

Hanford Reach National Monument: ensure public access to Rattlesnake Mountain summit for educational, recreational, historical, scientific, cultural, and other purposes (H.R. 2719), H8949, H8950 [14DE]

Henrico County, VA: anniversary, E86 [20JA]

Hermann, MO: anniversary, E1688 [22SE]

Hollidaysburg, PA: anniversary, E1442 [29JY]

Houston, TX: call for return to the U.S. of the operator of home day care facility to face criminal charges following a fire at such facility that killed and injured children, H1377 [28FE], H1428 [1MR], H1495 [2MR]

———Houston Health Dept., prohibition on residents distributing food to the homeless without a permit, H233 [18JA]

Huntington, WV: efforts to create off-leash dog park, E1403 [25JY]

Hyattsville, MD: anniversary, E1723 [26SE]

Immigration: allow States and local governments to pass laws that identify and apprehend illegal aliens, deter such aliens from entering, and encourage or otherwise cause them to leave the U.S. (H.R. 2670), H6261-H6263 [20SE]

———clarify law prohibiting issuance of certain visas to nationals of countries that refuse or unreasonably delay repatriation (H.R. 3256), H7015 [25OC]

———enforce existing immigration laws and improve border security, H517 [8FE], H571 [9FE], H611 [10FE], H950 [16FE], H1837-H1839 [15MR], H3925, H3977 [2JN], H6242 [20SE], E548 [29MR]

———enhance Federal, State, and local assistance in enforcement of immigration laws (H.R. 100), H6262 [20SE]

———enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws, H3942 [2JN]

———prohibit receipt of Federal financial assistance by sanctuary cities that interfere with the enforcement of Federal immigration law, H3893 [1JN]

———prohibit receipt of Federal financial assistance by sanctuary cities that interfere with the enforcement of Federal immigration law (H.R. 2057), H6262 [20SE]

———reform by securing borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program (H.R. 2000), H6262 [20SE]

———support State and local government actions to discourage illegal immigration and enact legislation to ease the burden on State and local governments for taking such actions, H8732 [13DE]

Ingersoll-Rand Co.: Davie County, NC, Chamber of Commerce Business of the Year award recipient, H608 [10FE]

Jaras, Madeleine: Elmhurst, IL, Character Counts! (organization) Mayor for a Day essay contest winner, E1335 [15JY]

Jonesville, NC: anniversary, H3284 [13MY], E916 [23MY]

King Street Patriots (organization): Conservation Political Action Conference Ronald Reagan Award recipient, H2251 [1AP]

Larimer County, CO: anniversary, H8145 [6DE]

Law enforcement: coordinate efforts to protect U.S. border cities from drug trafficking, gunrunning, illegal alien smuggling, violence, and kidnapping along and across U.S. borders, H6843-H6848 [12OC]

———offset economic burden on border sheriffs from the lack of Southern border security (H.R. 2217), H6843 [12OC]

———prohibit racial profiling (H.R. 3618), E2217 [8DE]

Law enforcement officers: ensure accountability, establish standards for internal investigations and hearings, guarantee due process, and require enactment of relevant State laws (H.R. 1789), H3207 [11MY]

———impact of local government economic cutbacks on equipment for officers, H3295 [13MY]

———moment of silence in honor of officers killed in the line of duty, H3291 [13MY]

———tribute, H3295 [13MY]

Lewisburg, WV: Budget Travel (publication) Coolest Small Town winner, E214 [11FE]

Lincolnwood, IL: anniversary, E1994 [3NO]

Linn, MO: anniversary, E1688 [22SE]

Lubec, ME: anniversary, E333 [28FE]

Military Selective Service Act: deauthorize, H908 [15FE]

———deauthorize except during a Presidentially-declared national emergency (H.R. 621), E197 [10FE]

Miller, Pat: Corona, CA, Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year award recipient, E55 [12JA]

Moffat County, CO: anniversary, E293 [18FE]

Monson, MA: anniversary, E632 [5AP]

Monterey, CA: tribute to sister-city relationship with Lankaran, Azerbaijan, E1497 [5AU]

Montgomery County, MD: tribute to Montgomery County Library System, E949 [25MY]

Mountain Lakes, NJ: anniversary, E439 [9MR]

National Park Service: require study on uniformity of rules and regulations, H5564, H5565 [26JY]

Natural gas: restore State and local participation in the siting, construction, expansion, and operation of liquefied natural gas terminals, H1257, H1258 [18FE]

News media: allegations of media bias in coverage of issues based on political affiliation, H4786 [8JY], H6242 [20SE], H6568 [5OC], H8146 [6DE], H8744 [13DE], E453 [10MR], E1278 [8JY], E2045 [15NO]

NLRB: decision to issue complaint against Boeing Co., for moving production to non-union facility, H3119 [10MY], H3328-H3332 [23MY], H4282 [16JN], H4339 [21JN], H6199-H6206 [15SE], H8741 [13DE]

———plan to bring lawsuits against several States regarding approval of State constitutional amendments protecting the right to secret ballots in any union election, H401 [24JA]

Northern Mariana Islands: tribute to mayors, H3680 [25MY]

Nuclear energy: fuel recycling and accelerated transmutation program funding through reductions in nuclear waste storage funding, H5006 [13JY]

Oklahoma: impact of Government regulations, H704 [11FE]

Oklahoma City, OK: tribute to efforts to build welcoming community for veterans, H8146 [6DE]

Omak, WA: anniversary, E438 [9MR]

Orland Hills, IL: anniversary, E1150 [21JN]

Owensville, MO: anniversary, E1683 [22SE], E2184 [6DE]

Palmetto Bay, FL: tribute to LEED-Certified Municipal Center and Emergency Operations Center opening, E257 [17FE]

Parkrose, OR: anniversary, E1696 [22SE]

Parma Heights, OH: anniversary, E1505 [5AU]

Pasadena, CA: anniversary, E1028 [2JN]

Perris, CA: anniversary, E798 [3MY]

Pittsfield, MA: anniversary, E769 [2MY]

Plum Lake, WI: anniversary, E653 [6AP]

Political campaigns: prohibit foreign influence, prevent Federal contractors from making expenditures, and establish additional spending disclosure requirements relative to Federal elections, H442 [25JA], H480, H487 [26JA], E2185 [6DE]

———require Federal contractors to disclose political contributions, H1107-H1111 [17FE], H3952 [2JN], H4707 [7JY]

Port Barre, LA: anniversary, E1711 [23SE]

Providence, RI: anniversary, H4474 [23JN]

Public safety officers: authorize Federal payment to first responders for costs associated with providing emergency services at international borders (H.R. 717), E314 [18FE]

Republican Party: national agenda, H706 [11FE]

Rhode Island: legislation to allow same-sex marriage, E537 [29MR]

Rialto, CA: anniversary, E2095 [18NO]

Ringgold, GA: recovery efforts in aftermath of tornadoes, H5134 [18JY]

Roads and highways: encourage transportation right-of-way managers to adopt integrated vegetation management practices, including plantings of native forbs and grasses to provide habitats for pollinators (H.R. 2381), E1198 [24JN]

Rosebud, MO: anniversary, E1686 [22SE]

Schenectady, NY: anniversary, H5595 [27JY]

Schools: allow charter schools to be recognized as local education agencies for purposes of Federal funding, H5986 [8SE]

———allow grants to high quality charter schools that do not include every subgroup of students classified as disadvantaged, H6003-H6005 [8SE]

———direct local educational agencies to release secondary school student information to military recruiters unless the student's parent provides written request against the release (H.R. 637), E195 [10FE]

———encourage growth and replication of successful charter school models (H.R. 2218), H5958 [7SE], H5976, H5988-H6005 [8SE], H6105, H6119-H6123 [13SE], E1573 [9SE], E1620, E1622, E1628, E1634 [14SE]

———encourage growth and replication of successful charter school models (H.R. 2218), consideration (H. Res. 392), H5979-H5988 [8SE]

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

———give priority in awarding grants to States that establish alternative charter school authorizers, H6000, H6001 [8SE]

———promote use of goods made in the U.S. for the construction and enhancement of charter schools, H5985, H5986 [8SE]

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

———remove eligibility of State Governors to apply for Federal grant funding to oversee charter school operations, H6001 [8SE]

———require charter schools to demonstrate successful operation data for no less than three years to be eligible for expansion grants, H5999 [8SE]

———require charter schools to include in grant application a description of how the program would share best practices in instruction and professional development in science, math, technology, and engineering education, H5999, H6000 [8SE]

———support innovation in public education to prepare students to compete in the global economy, H5998 [8SE]

Schuylkill Township, PA: anniversary, E2005 [4NO]

Scituate, MA: anniversary, E1861 [13OC]

Shutesbury, MA: anniversary, E1171 [23JN]

Silvis, IL: recognize memorial park on Hero Street USA as Hero Street Memorial Park and encourage town to continue to support park at no cost to U.S. taxpayers (H. Res. 381), H7167 [1NO], E1917 [24OC]

Southeastern Connecticut Council of Governments (SCCOG): anniversary, E1922 [25OC]

Springfield, MA: anniversary, E966 [27MY]

St. Louis, MO: anniversary of Lemay Fire District, E2211 [8DE]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision, H338, H340 [19JA], E105 [25JA]

———disapprove Kelo v. New London, CT, decision on allowing local government seizure of private property, H8070 [1DE]

Tacoma, WA: tribute, E1288 [11JY]

Taxation: allow taxpayer financing for local law enforcement security costs for political party conventions, H493 [26JA]

———extend the Build America Bonds program (H.R. 11), H646 [10FE], H812, H814 [15FE], H1917 [17MR], H5971 [8SE]

———make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes (H.R. 445), E112 [25JA]

———prohibit taxes on businesses located at an airport when such revenue is not used for airport purposes, H2199 [31MR]

———promote simplification and fairness in the administration and collection of sales and use taxes (H.R. 2701), H7177 [1NO]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts, H665 [10FE], H6354 [22SE]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (H.R. 674), H7021, H7022 [25OC], H7072, H7075 [26OC], H7137, H7139-H7143, H7145, H7148, H7151, H7152 [27OC], H7213 [2NO], H7267, H7282 [3NO], E1952 [27OC], E1967 [1NO]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (H.R. 674), Senate amendment, H7635, H7639, H7643-H7661 [16NO]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (H.R. 674), consideration (H. Res. 448), H7084-H7090 [26OC]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (H.R. 674), motion to recommit, H7149 [27OC]

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (H.R. 1002), H7175-H7177 [1NO]

Texas City, TX: anniversary, E1644 [15SE]

Topeka, KS: decision of Topeka City Council to repeal law against misdemeanor domestic battery, H7056 [25OC]

Transportation: change date for rescission of unobligated infrastructure funding, H1067 [16FE]

———infrastructure funding, H646 [10FE], H9800 [16DE], E258 [17FE]

———public transportation funding, H1063, H1064 [16FE]

———require public employees to perform inspection of State and local surface transportation projects and ensure public safety, cost-effective use of funds, and timely project delivery (H.R. 328), E98 [24JA]

Transylvania County, NC: anniversary, E209 [11FE]

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act: ensure that actions taken by regulatory agencies are subject to such Act (H.R. 373), H711 [11FE]

Union County, KY: anniversary, E2098 [18NO]

Vasa Park, NJ: anniversary, E1545 [7SE]

Vermont: anniversary of towns, E1505 [5AU]

Virginia Beach, VA: expedite Dept. of HUD approval process for infrastructure improvement project, H4955 [13JY]

Voting: allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections (H.R. 2084), E1018 [2JN]

———prohibit election officials from requiring individuals to provide photo identification as a condition of obtaining or casting a ballot or registering to vote in an election for Federal office (H.R. 3316), H7216 [2NO]

Vutz, Norman: Schuylkill Township, PA, Outstanding Citizen of the Year award recipient, E2006 [4NO]

Waldport, OR: anniversary, E431 [8MR]

Warminster Township, PA: anniversary, E1619 [14SE]

Weld County, CO: anniversary, H7876 [18NO], E2020 [4NO]

Western Springs, IL: anniversary, E131 [26JA]

Westlake, OH: anniversary, E1229 [6JY]

Westminster, CO: anniversary, H1851 [16MR]

White Rock Lake, TX: anniversary, E479 [14MR]

Wilmington, NC: recognition as ``America's World War II City'', E733 [15AP]

Wisconsin: proposal to eliminate collective bargaining rights for most public employees, H1202 [18FE]

Worth County, MO: anniversary, E1195 [24JN]

Yuma, CO: anniversary, H4022 [3JN]

Remarks in Senate

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: rescind unobligated stimulus funds and require that such funds be used for Federal budget deficit reduction (S. 391), S1519 [10MR]

Armour, SD: anniversary, S4072 [23JN], S4125 [27JN]

Astoria, OR: anniversary (S. Res. 193), S3202 [19MY]

Bland County, VA: anniversary, S1501 [9MR]

Block Island, RI: anniversary, S3673 [9JN]

Bonneville County, ID: anniversary, S5531 [13SE]

Bowdle, SD: anniversary, S3888 [16JN], S3914 [20JN]

Brooklyn Center, MN: anniversary (S. Res. 38), S492 [2FE]

Bryant, SD: anniversary, S3888 [16JN], S3915 [20JN]

Budget: allocation of funds, S2079 [4AP]

Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (S. 1832), S7233-S7238 [9NO], S7436-S7439 [15NO], S8446-S8448 [8DE]

Campbell County, WY: anniversary, S5186 [1AU]

Charles Town, WV: anniversary, S5333 [6SE]

Children and youth: provide incentives for States to improve the well-being of children in the child welfare system through reforms and innovations, collaboration between agencies, and increased accountability (S. 1509), S5266 [2AU]

Claremont, SD: anniversary, S4072 [23JN], S4125 [27JN]

Climate: establish a Federal strategy to respond to impacts of climate change by protecting and conserving natural resources and encourage development of similar State and local adaptation plans, S8593, S8594 [14DE]

Cogswell, ND: anniversary, S3266 [24MY]

Collective bargaining: support rights of all workers, S5328 [6SE]

———support rights of all workers and call for an end to the recent attacks on workers, S2593, S2594 [3MY]

Commission To Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities: establish (S. 1984), S8549 [13DE]

Conde, SD: anniversary, S3888 [16JN], S3915 [20JN]

Crime: prohibit public officials from engaging in undisclosed self-dealing (S. 995), S2955 [12MY]

Delmont, SD: anniversary, S4717 [20JY], S5382 [7SE]

Delta County, MI: anniversary, S6087 [4OC]

Dept. of Defense: terminate Domestic Dependent Elementary and Secondary School System, transfer students to local school systems, and provide Impact Aid Program funding to such systems, S7957 [29NO]

Dept. of Education: authorize grant programs to ensure successful, safe, and healthy students by promoting wellness, preventing bullying, violence, and drug use, and fostering a positive school climate (S. 919), S2793 [9MY]

———establish a competitive grant program to foster expansion and replication of excellent public charter schools (S. 809), S2449 [13AP], S2751 [5MY]

———establish an alternative accountability model for elementary and secondary schools to measure student progress (S. 1654), S6093 [4OC]

———establish Innovation Inspiration school grant program (S. 716), S2150 [6AP]

———establish teacher evaluation programs (S. 763), S2273 [7AP]

———make grants to support early college high schools and other dual enrollment programs (S. 154), S225 [25JA]

———provide grants to States for repair, renovation, and construction of elementary and secondary schools (S. 902), S2740 [5MY]

———provide incentives to implement reforms and strategies designed to improve outcomes for all students and significantly reduce achievement gaps among subgroups of students (S. 844), S2523 [14AP]

———provide States and local educational agencies with maximum flexibility in using certain Federal education funds (S. 1569), S5641, S5642, S5648 [15SE], S5735 [20SE]

———reauthorize District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program for vouchers to provide school choice (H.R. 471), S2060 [31MR], S2063 [4AP]

———reauthorize District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program for vouchers to provide school choice (S. 206), S283-S287 [26JA]

Dept. of Energy: establish Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy as the lead Federal agency for coordinating Federal, State, and local assistance to promote the energy retrofitting of schools (S. 828), S2517 [14AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: protect children affected by immigration enforcement actions (S. 1399), S4804 [21JY]

Dept. of HUD: Community Development Block Grant Program funding, S6585 [17OC]

———Community Development Block Grant Program funding to assist in flood recovery efforts, S7061 [2NO]

———create livable communities through coordinated public investment and streamlined regulations (S. 1621), S5913 [22SE]

Dept. of Justice: clarify statutory authority for the practice of providing investigatory assistance on request of State and local authorities with respect to certain serious violent crimes (S. 1793), S7694 [17NO]

———Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funding, S637 [10FE], S8723 [16DE]

———establish a grant program to benefit victims of sex trafficking (S. 596), S1752 [16MR]

———establish the Alaska Safe Families and Villages Demonstration Project (S. 1192), S3773 [14JN]

———protect crime victims' rights and reauthorize certain DNA-related grant programs (S. 250), S418-S420 [1FE]

———reauthorize the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (S. 639), S1846 [17MR]

Dept. of the Interior: allow for prepayment of repayment contracts between the U.S. and the Uintah Water Conservancy District (H.R. 818), S7142 [3NO]

———allow for prepayment of repayment contracts between the U.S. and the Uintah Water Conservancy District (S. 808), S7091 [2NO]

———provide full funding for the Payments in Lieu of Taxes program, S6831 [20OC]

———provide full funding for the Payments in Lieu of Taxes program (S. 1692), S6465, S6466 [12OC]

District of Columbia: prohibit publicly funded abortions, S2293, S2311 [8AP]

Economic Development Administration: increase Federal share of grants made to areas impacted by disasters and severe economic distress, S3586 [8JN]

Economy: making appropriations for jobs creation and retention, S7327 [10NO]

Education: allow States to establish college- and career-readiness goals, identify lowest-peforming schools, establish teacher licensure and certification requirements, and reduce paperwork (S. 1571), S5641, S5642 [15SE]

———assist State and local educational agencies to prepare, train, and recruit effective teachers and principals (S. 1567), S5641 [15SE]

———improve calculation, reporting, and accountability for high school graduation rates (S. 767), S2277 [7AP]

———provide flexibility and improvements in elementary and secondary education (S. 280), S549 [3FE]

———reauthorize 21st century community learning centers (S. 1370), S4611 [14JY]

———support the community schools model (S. 616), S1791, S1792 [17MR]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: authorizing appropriations, S6717-S6724 [19OC], S7349-S7351 [10NO]

———improve waiver authority available to State and local agencies relative to statutory or regulatory requirements (S. 1568), S5641 [15SE]

EPA: establish a temporary prohibition against revising any national ambient air quality standard for coarse particulate matter and limit Federal regulation of nuisance dust in certain areas (H.R. 1633), S8492 [12DE], S8493 [13DE]

———establish a temporary prohibition against revising any national ambient air quality standard for coarse particulate matter and limit Federal regulation of nuisance dust in certain areas (S. 1528), S5460, S5461 [8SE], S5659 [15SE]

———require analyses of the cumulative and incremental impacts of certain rules and actions (H.R. 2401), S7176 [8NO]

Families and domestic relations: strengthen families' engagement in the education of their children (S. 941), S2842 [10MY]

Federal aid programs: prohibit use of Federal grants or awards to pay off Federal loans, S6846 [20OC]

FEMA: Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program and Staffing for Adequate Fire and Response (SAFER) grants funding, S8723 [16DE]

———improve provision of assistance to fire departments (S. 550), S1551-S1555 [10MR]

———Staffing for Adequate Fire and Response (SAFER) grants funding, S2488 [14AP]

Ferney, SD: anniversary, S4072 [23JN], S4125 [27JN]

Golden Valley, MN: anniversary, S8598 [14DE]

Goshen County, WY: anniversary, S5188 [1AU]

Government regulations: facilitate job creation by reducing regulatory uncertainty and providing for rational evaluation of regulations, State and local flexibility, and infrastructure spending (S. 1786), S7092 [2NO], S7094, S7095 [3NO], S7587-S7589 [16NO]

———facilitate job creation by reducing regulatory uncertainty and providing for rational evaluation of regulations, State and local flexibility, and infrastructure spending (S. 1786), motion to proceed, S7095, S7104, S7106-S7113, S7116 [3NO]

———facilitate job creation by reducing regulatory uncertainty and providing for rational evaluation of regulations, State and local flexibility, and infrastructure spending (S. 1786), unanimous-consent agreement, S7058 [2NO]

Hankinson, ND: anniversary, S3167 [19MY]

Harrold, SD: anniversary, S4126 [27JN]

Hecla, SD: anniversary, S3888 [16JN], S3915 [20JN]

Hermosa, SD: anniversary, S4717 [20JY]

Hunger: tribute to Senate Hunger Caucus Hour for Hunger initiative highlighting national, State, and local efforts to address food insecurity, S8696 [16DE]

Immigration: enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (S. 332), S684 [14FE], S5472 [9SE]

Isabel, SD: anniversary, S4800 [21JY], S5068 [29JY]

Kake, AK: anniversary, S8730 [16DE]

Langford, SD: anniversary, S3888 [16JN], S3915 [20JN]

Laurel County, KY: anniversary, S2342 [8AP]

Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (S. 1670), S6339 [6OC], S6481, S6482 [13OC]

Law enforcement officers: encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue Alert plans throughout U.S. to disseminate information when an officer is seriously injured or killed in the line of duty (S. 657), S1899 [28MR], S8723 [16DE]

———tribute to officers from Alaska killed in the line of duty, S3045 [17MY]

———tribute to officers from Louisiana killed in the line of duty, S3044 [17MY]

Leeds, ND: anniversary, S3221 [23MY]

Lidgerwood, ND: anniversary, S3221 [23MY]

Lubec, ME: anniversary, S4124 [27JN]

Makoti, ND: anniversary, S3102 [18MY]

McCall, ID: anniversary, S4553 [13JY]

Mellette County, SD: anniversary, S4800 [21JY]

National County Government Month: observance, S2499 [14AP]

National Foster Care Month: designate (S. Res. 203), S3454, S3462 [26MY]

National objectives: streamline Federal regulations, attract business investment, bring cutting-edge research to the marketplace, attract and retain entrepreneurial talent, and encourage pro-growth State and local policies, S6483 [13OC]

National Public Works Week: designate (S. Res. 177), S3000 [16MY]

Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable (S. 1763), S6919 [31OC]

———improve education (S. 1519), S5388 [7SE]

New England, ND: anniversary, S3221 [23MY]

Niobrara County, WY: anniversary, S5242 [2AU]

NLRB: decision to issue complaint against Boeing Co., for moving production to non-union facility, S2590-S2593 [3MY], S2644 [4MY], S2703-S2706 [5MY], S2851, S2859-S2861 [11MY], S2934 [12MY], S3007 [17MY], S3148 [19MY], S3412 [26MY], S3801 [15JN], S4045 [23JN], S4145 [28JN], S8057 [30NO]

No Child Left Behind Act: reform, S2007-S2009 [31MR], S5641-S5644, S5648-S5650 [15SE], S5874-S5876 [22SE], S6571 [17OC], S6654-S6656 [18OC], S6717-S6724 [19OC], S7349-S7351 [10NO]

Oakes, ND: anniversary, S3167 [19MY]

Obama, President: evaluation of economic policies, S6701 [19OC], S6789 [20OC], S7042 [2NO]

Parkston, SD: anniversary, S4516 [12JY], S4554 [13JY]

Pensions: prohibit Federal bailout of State and local government employee pension or other post-employment benefit plans and encourage reform of such plans, S1808 [17MR]

Perry, UT: anniversary, S4218 [29JN]

Platte County, WY: anniversary, S2263 [7AP]

Plum Lake, WI: anniversary, S1932 [29MR]

Political campaigns: proposed Executive order to require Federal contractors to disclose political contributions, S2852 [11MY]

Privacy: require governmental and business entities in possession of electronic data containing personal information to disclose any unauthorized acquisition of such information (S. 1408), S4846 [22JY]

Public Service Recognition Week: observance (S. Res. 128), S2091 [4AP], S2553 [14AP]

Real estate: require certain mortgagees to make loan modifications and establish a grant program for State and local government mediation programs (S. 489), S1232, S1235 [3MR]

Roads and highways: protect States that have in effect laws or orders with respect to pay-to-play reform (S. 994), S2954 [12MY]

———reauthorize additional contract authority to maintain certain State and county roads used by school buses in and around Indian reservations (S. 885), S2688 [4MY]

Robinson, ND: anniversary, S3103 [18MY]

Rugby, ND: anniversary, S3167 [19MY]

Schools: expand successful models, reduce administrative burdens, improve funding, allow direct agency application to the Federal Government, and encourage sharing of best practices relative to charter schools (S. 1566), S5641, S5644, S5648 [15SE], S5736 [20SE]

———improve high schools and raise graduation rates while ensuring rigorous standards and develop and implement effective school models for struggling students and dropouts (S. 1177), S3693 [9JN]

———improve public charter schooling by addressing quality issues (S. 686), S2751 [5MY]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize, S6831 [20OC]

———reauthorize (S. 1692), S6465, S6466 [12OC]

Selfridge, ND: anniversary, S3103 [18MY]

Senior citizens: encourage, enhance, and integrate Silver Alert plans throughout the U.S. (S. 1263), S4096 [23JN]

Silvis, IL: recognize memorial park on Hero Street USA as Hero Street Memorial Park and encourage town to continue to support park at no cost to U.S. taxpayers (S. Res. 250), S5267 [2AU]

Small business: require timely identification of qualified census tracts for purposes of the HUBZone program (S. 1874), S8761, S8780, S8781 [17DE]

———require timely identification of qualified census tracts for purposes of the HUBZone program (S. 1874), unanimous-consent request, S8761 [17DE]

St. Augustine, FL: anniversary, S4773 [21JY]

St. George, UT: anniversary, S7185 [8NO]

Strandburg, SD: anniversary, S4072 [23JN], S4389 [6JY]

Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, S8774 [17DE]

———make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes (S. 80), S186 [25JA]

———promote neutrality, simplicity, and fairness in the taxation of digital goods and services (S. 971), S2941 [12MY]

———promote simplification and fairness in the administration and collection of sales and use taxes (S. 1452), S5073 [29JY]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts, S1802, S1803 [17MR], S3651 [9JN]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (H.R. 674), S6899, S6927 [31OC], S6931 [1NO], S7150 [7NO], S7229, S7230, S7238, S7263-S7281, S7284, S7287 [9NO], S7307, S7326-S7328, S7330-S7346 [10NO], S7395 [14NO], S7422 [15NO]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (H.R. 674), motion to proceed, S7141 [3NO], S7145, S7151 [7NO], S7163, S7164, S7173, S7182 [8NO]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (H.R. 674), unanimous-consent agreement, S7183 [8NO]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (H.R. 674), unanimous-consent request, S6839 [20OC]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State and local government contracts (S. 1726), S6622 [17OC], S6623 [18OC], S6912 [31OC]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State and local government contracts (S. 1726), motion to proceed, S6753 [19OC], S6790, S6810-S6813, S6832, S6836-S6841, S6851 [20OC]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State and local government contracts (S. 1726), unanimous-consent agreement, S6839 [20OC]

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (S. 543), S1550 [10MR]

Towner, ND: anniversary, S3167 [19MY]

Transportation: infrastructure funding, S822 [17FE]

Trent, SD: anniversary, S4554 [13JY], S4717 [20JY]

Tripp, SD: anniversary, S4072 [23JN], S4126 [27JN]

Turton, SD: anniversary, S3770 [14JN], S3915 [20JN]

Tuttle, ND: anniversary, S3046 [17MY]

Ucon, ID: anniversary, S5242 [2AU]

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act: ensure that actions taken by regulatory agencies are subject to such Act, S4476 [11JY], S6158 [5OC]

———extend to independent agencies exempt from cost-benefit rules, S3606 [8JN], S3657 [9JN]

———require agencies assess potential effects of new regulations on job creation, S3606 [8JN], S3657 [9JN]

Viborg, SD: anniversary, S4516 [12JY]

Westminster, CO: anniversary, S1971 [30MR]

White River, SD: anniversary, S5245 [2AU]

Wood, SD: anniversary, S5245 [2AU]

Woodworth, ND: anniversary, S3046 [17MY]

Yankton, SD: anniversary, S3423 [26MY]

Reports filed

Border Enforcement Security Task Force Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 915) (H. Rept. 112-268), H7396 [4NO]

Consideration of H.R. 471, Scholarships for Opportunity and Results (SOAR) Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 186) (H. Rept. 112-45), H2036 [29MR]

Consideration of H.R. 674, Repeal Withholding Tax on Federal, State, and Local Government Contracts: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 448) (H. Rept. 112-261), H7068 [25OC]

Consideration of H.R. 1633, Farm Dust Regulation Prevention Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 487) (H. Rept. 112-317), H8259 [7DE]

Consideration of H.R. 2218, Empowering Parents Through Quality Charter Schools Act and H.R. 1892, Intelligence Services Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 392) (H. Rept. 112-200), H5963 [7SE]

Consideration of H.R. 2401, Transparency in Regulatory Analysis of Impacts on the Nation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 406) (H. Rept. 112-213), H6271 [20SE]

Dept. of the Interior Allowance for Prepayment of Repayment Contracts Between the U.S. and the Uintah Water Conservancy District: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 808) (S. Rept. 112-62), S5338 [6SE]

Dept. of the Interior Prepayment of Repayment Contracts Between the U.S. and the Uintah Water Conservancy District: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 818) (H. Rept. 112-247), H6975 [14OC]

Empowering Parents Through Quality Charter Schools Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 2218) (H. Rept. 112-178), H5398 [22JY]

Farm Dust Regulation Prevention Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1633) (H. Rept. 112-316), H8186 [6DE]

FEMA Improvement of Provision of Assistance to Fire Departments: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 550) (S. Rept. 112-28), S4221 [29JN]

Investigative Assistance for Violent Crimes Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2076) (H. Rept. 112-186), H5780 [29JY]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (H.R. 2076), S7701 [17NO]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1793), S7701 [17NO]

National Blue Alert Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 657), S5458 [8SE]

Public Service Recognition Week: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. Res. 128), S2505 [14AP]

Rattlesnake Mountain Public Access Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2719) (H. Rept. 112-321), H8317 [8DE]

Repeal Withholding Tax on Federal, State, and Local Government Contracts: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 674) (H. Rept. 112-253), H6982 [18OC]

Scholarships for Opportunity and Results (SOAR) Act: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 471) (H. Rept. 112-36), H1982 [17MR]

SOAR Technical Corrections Act: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 3237) (H. Rept. 112-315), H8186 [6DE]

State and Local Funding Flexibility Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 2445) (H. Rept. 112-180), H5488 [25JY]

Strengthening Investigations of Sex Offenders and Missing Children Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1792), S8148 [1DE]

Transparency in Regulatory Analysis of Impacts on the Nation Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 2401) (H. Rept. 112-208), H6230 [15SE]

Wireless Tax Fairness Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1002) (H. Rept. 112-188), H5780 [29JY]

Resolutions by organizations

North Carolina Veterans Park Dedication: North Carolina Senate, E474 [14MR]

Statements

Repeal Withholding Tax on Federal, State, and Local Government Contracts: Executive Office of the President, H7142 [27OC]

Summaries

Allow States to Establish College- and Career-Readiness Goals, Identify Lowest-Performing Schools, Establish State Teacher Licensure and Certification Requirements, and Reduce Paperwork (S. 1571), S5645 [15SE]

Empowering Local Educational Decisionmaking Act (S. 1569), S5645 [15SE]

Empowering Parents Through Quality Charter Schools Act (S. 1566), S5646 [15SE]

State Innovation Pilot Act (S. 1568), S5646 [15SE]

Teacher and Principal Improvement Act (S. 1567), S5645 [15SE]

Tables

Dept. of the Interior Payments in Lieu of Taxes program State payment results, H1276 [18FE]

Texts of

H. Res. 186, consideration of H.R. 471, Scholarships for Opportunity and Results (SOAR) Act, H2050 [30MR]

H. Res. 392, consideration of H.R. 2218, Empowering Parents Through Quality Charter Schools Act and H.R. 1892, intelligence services appropriations, H5979 [8SE]

H. Res. 406, consideration of H.R. 2401, Transparency in Regulatory Analysis of Impacts on the Nation Act, H6360 [22SE]

H. Res. 448, consideration of H.R. 2576, modify calculation of modified adjusted gross income for eligibility for certain healthcare-related programs and H.R. 674, repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts, H7084 [26OC]

H. Res. 487, consideration of H.R. 1633, Farm Dust Regulation Prevention Act, H8267 [8DE]

H.R. 471, Scholarships for Opportunity and Results (SOAR) Act, H2060-H2063 [30MR]

H.R. 674, repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts, H7139 [27OC]

H.R. 818, Dept. of the Interior allowance for prepayment of repayment contracts between the U.S. and the Uintah Water Conservancy District, H6995 [24OC]

H.R. 1002, Wireless Tax Fairness Act, H7175 [1NO]

H.R. 1633, Farm Dust Regulation Prevention Act, H8282 [8DE]

H.R. 2076, Investigative Assistance for Violent Crimes Act, H6046 [12SE]

H.R. 2401, Transparency in Regulatory Analysis of Impacts on the Nation Act, H6419 [23SE]

H.R. 2719, Rattlesnake Mountain Public Access Act, H8949 [14DE]

H.R. 3237, SOAR Technical Corrections Act, H8159 [6DE]

S. 5, Reform America's Schools To Educate the Leaders of the Future Act, S129 [25JA]

S. 80, make permanent the tax deduction of State and local general sales taxes, S187 [25JA]

S. 154, Fast Track to College Act, S225-S227 [25JA]

S. 206, Scholarships for Opportunity and Results (SOAR) Act, S283-S287 [26JA]

S. 250, Dept. of Justice crime victims' rights protection and DNA-related grant programs reauthorization, S420-S423 [1FE]

S. 489, Preserving Homes and Communities Act, S1233-S1235 [3MR]

S. 550, improve provision of FEMA assistance to fire departments, S1551-S1555 [10MR]

S. 639, State Criminal Alien Assistance Program reauthorization, S1846 [17MR]

S. 763, Securing Teacher Effectiveness, Leaders, Learning, And Results (STELLAR Student) Act, S2274-S2276 [7AP]

S. 767, Every Student Counts Act, S2278-S2281 [7AP]

S. 808, Dept. of the Interior allowance for prepayment of repayment contracts between the U.S. and the Uintah Water Conservancy District, S7091 [2NO]

S. 809, All Students Achieving Through Reform (ALL-STAR) Act, S2450-S2453 [13AP]

S. 828, Streamlining Energy Efficiency for Schools Act, S2517 [14AP]

S. 844, Race to the Top Act, S2523-S2525 [14AP]

S. 885, additional contract authority reauthorization to maintain certain State and county roads used by school buses in and around Indian reservations, S2689 [4MY]

S. 902, School Building Fairness Act, S2741-S2743 [5MY]

S. 919, Successful, Safe, and Healthy Students Act, S2794-S2797 [9MY]

S. 941, Family Engagement in Education Act, S2842-S2847 [10MY]

S. 994, State Ethics Law Protection Act, S2954 [12MY]

S. 995, Public Officials Accountability Act, S2955 [12MY]

S. 1192, Alaska Safe Families and Villages Act, S3774-S3776 [14JN]

S. 1230, Protecting Taxpayers in Transportation Asset Transfers Act, S3896 [16JN]

S. 1399, Humane Enforcement and Legal Protections (HELP) for Separated Children Act, S4804 [21JY]

S. 1408, Data Breach Notification Act, S4847-S4849 [22JY]

S. 1452, Main Street Fairness Act, S5073-S5076 [29JY]

S. 1621, Livable Communities Act, S5914-S5919 [22SE]

S. 1654, Growth to Excellence Act, S6093-S6095 [4OC]

S. 1726, Withholding Tax Relief Act, S6604 [17OC]

S. 1763, Stand Against Violence and Empower (SAVE) Native Women Act, S6920-S6922 [31OC]

S. 1832, Marketplace Fairness Act, S7296 [9NO]

S. 1874, HUBZone Qualified Census Tract Act, S8781 [17DE]

S. Res. 38, Brooklyn Center, MN, anniversary, S486, S493 [2FE]

S. Res. 128, Public Service Recognition Week, S2091 [4AP], S2553 [14AP]

S. Res. 177, National Public Works Week, S2848 [10MY], S3000 [16MY]

S. Res. 193, Astoria, OR, anniversary, S3184, S3202 [19MY]

S. Res. 203, National Foster Care Month, S3454, S3462 [26MY]

S. Res. 250, recognize memorial park on Hero Street USA as Hero Street Memorial Park and encourage town of Silvis, IL, to continue to support park at no cost to U.S. taxpayers, S5267 [2AU]