McCARTHY, CAROLYN (a Representative from New York)

Amendments

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H777 [14FE]

Federal agencies and departments: provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (H.R. 10), H8228 [7DE]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (H.R. 822), H7672 [16NO]

Appointments

U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Board of Visitors, H2902 [15AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Alcoholic beverages: support State based alcohol regulation (see H.R. 1161), H4076 [13JN]

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

Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 835), H2108 [30MR]

Animals: prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes (see H.R. 1513), H3063 [4MY]

———prohibit shipping, transporting, moving, delivering, receiving, possessing, purchasing, selling, or donation of horses and other equines to be slaughtered for human consumption (see H.R. 2966), H6237 [19SE]

Arlington National Cemetery: provide a memorial marker on Chaplains Hill to honor the memory of Jewish chaplains who died while on active duty in the Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 12), H1580 [4MR]

Armed Forces: appropriate funds necessary to ensure that members continue to receive pay when a funding gap caused by the failure to enact interim or full-year appropriations for the Armed Forces occurs (see H.R. 1297), H3646 (see H.R. 1297), H3684 [25MY]

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

———designate the Honor and Remember Flag as an official symbol to recognize and honor members who died in the line of duty (see H.R. 546), H1908 [16MR]

Capitol Building and Grounds: designate a room of the Capitol Visitor Center as the ``Gabriel Zimmerman Meeting Room'' (see H. Res. 364), H5489 [25JY]

Children and youth: help keep students safe on school-run, overnight, off-premises field trips (see H.R. 788), H3062 [4MY]

———promote minimum State requirements for prevention and treatment of concussions caused by participation in school sports (see H.R. 469), H507 [26JA]

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

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

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

———prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 1397), H3806 [31MY]

Colleges and universities: improve education and prevention related to campus sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking (see H.R. 2016), H3754 [26MY]

Combating Autism Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2005), H6098 [12SE]

Committee on Job Creation (Joint, Select): establish (see H.R. 2835), H5936 [2SE] (see H.R. 2835), H5938 [6SE]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H2918 [15AP]

Congress: prohibit securities and commodities trading based on nonpublic information relating to Congress and require additional reporting of securities transaction by Members and employees (see H.R. 1148), H7999 [30NO]

Consumers: delay implementation of proposed or final rules relative to reasonable and proportional fees and rules for electronic debit transactions (see H.R. 1081), H1841 [15MR]

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora: tribute (see H. Res. 47), H2918 [15AP]

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

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

Credit: establish a privately financed Federal Secondary Market Facility for Residential Mortgages, terminate Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac conservatorships, and repeal charter acts of such enterprises (see H.R. 2413), H4671 [6JY]

———exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that has been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see H.R. 2086), H8967 [14DE]

———permanently increase conforming loan limits for the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises and the FHA maximum mortgage amount limitations (see H.R. 1754), H5375 [21JY]

———prohibit use of consumer credit checks against prospective and current employees for the purpose of making adverse employment decisions (see H.R. 321), H2039 [29MR]

Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 2492), H5966 [7SE]

Darwin Day: designate (see H. Res. 81), H2109 [30MR]

Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see H.R. 1116), H5399 [22JY]

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

———promote environmental education (see H.R. 2547), H5086 [14JY]

Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 733), H7069 [25OC]

———provide protections for consumers against excessive, unjustified, or unfairly discriminatory increases in insurance premium rates (see H.R. 416), H2039 [29MR]

———require certain standards and enforcement provisions to prevent child abuse and neglect in residential programs (see H.R. 3126), H6671 [6OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: accept additional documentation when considering application for veterans status of an individual who performed service in the merchant marines during World War II (see H.R. 1288), H4577 [24JN]

Dept. of Justice: allow the denial of transfer of firearms or the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or suspected terrorists (see H.R. 1506), H2935 [2MY]

———classify human trafficking as a violent crime for purposes of the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program (see H.R. 2982), H8881 [13DE]

Dept. of Labor: phase out issuance of special wage certificates to entities providing employment to disabled individuals at rates of pay below the Federal minimum wage (see H.R. 3086), H7209 [1NO]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H513 [26JA]

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

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

———carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy (see H.R. 198), H1040 (see H.R. 198), H1071 [16FE]

———deem certain service in the organized military forces of the Philippines and the Philippine Scouts to have been active service for benefit purposes (see H.R. 210), H6625 [5OC]

———establish the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H356 [19JA]

———exempt reimbursements of expenses for accident, theft, loss, or casualty loss from annual income determinations relative to veterans' pensions (see H.R. 923), H4332 [20JN]

———repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 178), H397 [20JA]

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

Diseases: address HIV/AIDS in the African-American community (see H.R. 1462), H3344 [23MY]

———expand research and awareness activities relative to scleroderma (see H.R. 1672), H3987 [2JN]

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

Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address their own health needs and the health needs of their families (see H.R. 1876), H3278 [12MY]

———establish a competitive grant program for youth summer job placement (see H.R. 2539), H7406 [10NO]

Eximbank: reauthorize (see H.R. 2072), H3868 (see H.R. 2072), H3909 [1JN]

FAA: extend Airport Improvement Program authority (see H.R. 2644), H5889 [1AU]

———use Airport and Airway Trust Fund revenue to allow furloughed employees to return to work and provide retroactive pay for the period of their furlough (see H.R. 2744), H5897 [5AU]

Fair Labor Standards Act: establish a base minimum wage for tipped employees (see H.R. 631), H3161 [10MY]

Families and domestic relations: improve the lives of working families by providing medical, child care, and educational assistance and encouraging the establishment of family-friendly workplaces (see H.R. 2346), H6979 [14OC]

———strengthen families' engagement in the education of their children (see H.R. 1821), H3160 [10MY]

FEMA: extend authorization of National Flood Insurance Program to achieve reforms to improve financial integrity of program and increase role of private markets in management of flood insurance risk (see H.R. 1309), H4044 [9JN]

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

Financial institutions: adjust date on which consolidated assets are determined for purposes of exempting certain instruments of smaller institutions from capital deductions (see H.R. 3128), H6671 [6OC]

———authorize depository institutions, holding companies, Fannie Mae, and Freddie Mac to lease foreclosed property held by such institutions and companies (see H.R. 2636), H5488 [25JY]

———provide certain credit unions with the authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 1418), H2533 [7AP]

Firearms: prohibit trafficking (see H.R. 2554), H5125 [15JY]

———restrict ability of a person with certain Federal firearms license revocations, denials, or notices, to transfer business inventory firearms (see H.R. 263), H601 [9FE]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 13), H554 [8FE]

Foreign policy: ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate understanding and sensitivity on human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide documented in U.S. record on the Armenian Genocide (see H. Res. 304), H5127 [15JY]

Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see H.R. 639), H5019 [13JY]

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

Gambling: provide for Dept. of the Treasury licensing of Internet gambling, consumer protections, and enforcement of the tax code (see H.R. 1174), H3304 [13MY]

Greece: recognize and appreciate significance, heroism, and sacrifice of the people of Crete during World War II and commend the PanCretan Association of America (see H. Res. 179), H2040 [29MR]

Health: prohibit misleading and deceptive advertising or representation in the provision of health care services and require identification of the license of health care professionals (see H.R. 451), H2934 [2MY]

Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1815), H7399 [4NO]

Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 1537), H3112 [5MY]

———cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see H.R. 1842), H4673 [6JY]

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

———require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 1955), H3408 [24MY]

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

Israel: call for immediate and unconditional release of Gilad Shalit held captive by Hamas (see H. Res. 317), H5020 [13JY]

Italian and Italian American Heritage Month: designate (see H. Res. 367), H8882 [13DE]

Judge, Mychal: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1027), H1724 [10MR] (see H.R. 2580), H5661 [27JY]

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

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

LIHEAP: revise formula for allocating funding to States (see H.R. 3574), H8322 [9DE]

Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2139), H7208 [1NO]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 21), H1989 [17MR]

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

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

Medicare: create additional residency slots in participating teaching hospitals, expand primary care bonus to certain underserved specialties, and provide tax incentives for practicing-teaching physicians (see H.R. 2224), H4326 [16JN]

———ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H8320 [8DE]

———extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions (see H.R. 2969), H6979 [14OC]

———provide for patient protection by establishing safe nurse staffing levels at certain Medicare providers (see H.R. 876), H3161 [10MY]

———provide for treatment of clinical psychologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing clinical psychologist services (see H.R. 831), H2216 [31MR]

———repeal competitive acquisition program for durable medical equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) in a budget neutral manner (see H.R. 1041), H3806 [31MY]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1546), H8136 [5DE]

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

Mining and mineral resources: improve occupational safety law compliance, empower workers to raise concerns, prevent workplace tragedies, and establish rights for workplace accident victims and families (see H.R. 1579), H3162 [10MY]

National Animal Rescue Day: designate (see H. Res. 220), H6552 [4OC]

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

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

National Commission on Women's Business Ownership: establish (see H.R. 744), H7399 [4NO]

National Congress on Your Corner Day: designate (see H. Res. 58), H509 [26JA]

National Museum of the American People: support formation of a bipartisan Presidential commission to study establishment (see H. Con. Res. 63), H5375 [21JY]

National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 75), H551 [8FE] (see H. Res. 83), H681 [10FE]

National Oilheat Research Alliance Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1756), H3411 [24MY]

National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 165), H1989 [17MR]

Native Americans: provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 27), H1252 (see H.R. 27), H1364 [18FE]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for violators (see H.R. 190), H3161 [10MY]

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

Peace Corps: require sexual assault risk-reduction and response training, develop assault protocol and guidelines, establish victims advocates, and establish a Sexual Assault Advisory Council (see H.R. 2337), H6552 [4OC]

Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation: authorize establishment of a commemorative work in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 854), H6506 [3OC]

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: ensure maximum pension benefits for certain pilots forced to retire at age 60 by FAA regulations (see H.R. 1867), H6552 [4OC]

Petroleum: provide relief from high gas prices by repealing subsidies for large oil companies, releasing oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, reforming royalty laws, and penalizing price gouging (see H.R. 1748), H3221 [11MY]

Postal Service: amend methodology for calculating the amount of any Postal surplus or supplemental liability under the Civil Service Retirement System (see H.R. 1351), H2917 [15AP]

———ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 137), H1727 [10MR]

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

Public lands: designate certain portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (see H.R. 1916), H7165 [31OC]

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

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1648), H2912 [15AP]

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

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

Securities: determine a customer's net equity based on the customer's last statement, prohibit certain recoveries, and change how trustees are appointed (see H.R. 757), H2917 [15AP]

Securities Investor Protection Corp.: provide insurance coverage for certain indirect investors caught in Ponzi schemes (see H.R. 1987), H4188 [14JN]

Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security (see H.R. 1086), H2605 [12AP]

———establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 798), H7008 [24OC]

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

Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies (see H.R. 3606), H8317 [8DE]

Social Security: revise medical criteria for evaluating disability in a person with Huntington's disease and waive Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington's disease (see H.R. 718), H3161 [10MY]

Taxation: allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 1479), H2603 [12AP]

———allow taxpayers to designate a portion of their income tax payment to provide assistance to homeless veterans (see H.R. 136), H1392 [28FE]

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

———establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), H7900 [25NO]

———extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (see H.R. 2644), H5889 [1AU]

———make equitable the exclusion from gross income of parking and transportation fringe benefits and provide for a common cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 2412), H8881 [13DE]

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

———prevent further restriction of Federal income tax deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Res. 25), H3001 [3MY]

———promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 860), H6010 [8SE]

———provide a checkoff for a Breast and Prostate Cancer Research Fund (see H.R. 3466), H7829 [17NO]

———provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 2866), H8188 [6DE]

———reduce tobacco smuggling (see H.R. 3186), H6919 [13OC]

Telecommunications: make more spectrum available to, facilitate development of a wireless broadband network for, and provide standards for spectrum needs of public safety agencies (see H.R. 607), H2108 [30MR]

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

Terrorism: award Congressional Gold Medals in honor of the men and women who perished as a result of the terrorist attacks on the U.S. on September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 3421), H8262 [7DE]

Transportation: provide flexibility in use of Federal funding for certain transit functions to local entities (see H.R. 3200), H7929 [29NO]

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

Turkey: end religious discrimination, safeguard Christian heritage, and return confiscated church properties (see H. Res. 306), H4946 [12JY]

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

U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 886), H7069 [25OC]

Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 333), H3220 [11MY]

———provide housing assistance for very low-income veterans (see H.R. 287), H1525 [2MR]

Water pollution: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 1375), H4459 [22JN]

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

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines (see H.R. 2447), H6922 [13OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of HHS: conduct programs to screen adolescents, and educate health professionals, with respect to bleeding disorders (see H.R. 1919), H3301 [13MY]

———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]

Financial literacy: provide grants to promote (see H.R. 1918), H3301 [13MY]

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

———establish background check procedures for gun shows (see H.R. 591), H599 [9FE]

———prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 308), H254 [18JA]

Health care professionals: encourage safe patient handling to reduce injuries to patients, direct-care registered nurses, and other health care workers (see H. Res. 335), H4575 [24JN]

John J. Cook Post Office, East Rockaway, NY: designate (see H.R. 2079), H3868 (see H.R. 2079), H3909 [1JN]

Motor vehicles: ban use of hand-held mobile devices while driving (see H.R. 2333), H4527 [23JN]

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

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of HHS: conduct programs to screen adolescents, and educate health professionals, with respect to bleeding disorders (H.R. 1919), H3303 [13MY]

———make grants to eligible local educational agencies to reduce the student-to-school nurse ratio in elementary and secondary schools and kindergarten (H.R. 2229), H4329 [16JN]

Financial literacy: provide grants to promote (H.R. 1918), H3303 [13MY]

Firearms: ensure that individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System and require a background check for every firearm sale (H.R. 1781), H3111 [5MY]

———establish background check procedures for gun shows (H.R. 591), H600 [9FE]

———prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (H.R. 308), H255 [18JA]

John J. Cook Post Office, East Rockaway, NY: designate (H.R. 2079), H3870, H3911 [1JN]

Motor vehicles: ban use of hand-held mobile devices while driving (H.R. 2333), H4529 [23JN]

Schools: end use of corporal punishment (H.R. 3027), H6414 [22SE]

Motions

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal mandatory funding for school-based health center construction (H.R. 1214), H3038 [4MY]

Remarks

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), E241 [16FE]

Arturi, Marie Clarke: American Society of Hematology Outstanding Service Award recipient, E2186 [6DE]

bin Laden, Osama: tribute to U.S. intelligence and military mission leading to death in Pakistan, H3009 [4MY]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2021 (H. Con. Res. 34), H3009 [4MY]

Dept. of HHS: require posting on website names and locations of each school-based health center that has applied for a construction grant, H3039 [4MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: terminate authority to provide new assistance under the Home Affordable Modification Program while preserving assistance that was already offered (H.R. 839), H1996 [29MR]

FBI: National Instant Criminal Background Check System funding, E241 [16FE]

Federal agencies and departments: exempt major rules related to food, workplace, or consumer products safety, or air and water quality from requirement of a congressional joint resolution of approval, H8228 [7DE]

———provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (H.R. 10), H8228 [7DE]

FEMA: extend authorization of National Flood Insurance Program to achieve reforms to improve financial integrity of program and increase role of private markets in management of flood insurance risk (H.R. 1309), H4872 [12JY]

———impact of flood map modernization on homeowners' requirement to purchase flood insurance, H4872 [12JY]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (H.R. 822), H7673 [16NO]

———establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (H.R. 822), consideration (H. Res. 463), H7600 [15NO]

———prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (H.R. 308), H1448, H1450, H1451 [1MR]

———require States to pass legislation agreeing to a national standard for concealed handgun carrying licenses before such standard can go into effect in that State, H7601 [15NO], H7673 [16NO]

Gong, Jan: Intel Corp., Science Talent Search finalist, E534 [17MR]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 2), H265 [19JA]

Hospice and Palliative Care Nurses Association: anniversary, E1172 [23JN]

Israel: independence anniversary, E855 [11MY]

Medicare: reform, H3009 [4MY]

National Work and Family Month: observance, E1963 [31OC]

NLRB: prohibit from ordering any employer to close, relocate, or transfer employment under any circumstance (H.R. 2587), H6201 [15SE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 2), H265 [19JA]

———repeal mandatory funding for school-based health center construction (H.R. 1214), motion to recommit, H3038, H3039 [4MY]

St. Patrick's Day: observance, E519 [17MR]

Taxation: repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies, H3009 [4MY]

Tucson, AZ: condemn shootings at ``Congress on Your Corner'' event, express condolences to friends and families of victims, commend first responders, and honor service of Representative Giffords (H. Res. 32), H164 [12JA]

Votes: correction, E923 [23MY]

———position on missed, H496 [26JA], E274 [18FE], E421 [4MR], E943, E946 [24MY], E1011 [1JN], E1059 [7JN], E1347 [18JY], E2097 [18NO]

Women: improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women, E2035 [14NO]

World Stroke Day: observance, E2035 [14NO]

Tributes

Ferraro, Geraldine A., H2298 [5AP]

Wiener, Jeffrey L., E1378 [21JY]