TSONGAS, NIKI (a Representative from Massachusetts)

Amendments

Dept. of the Interior: require each offshore oil and gas leasing program offer leasing in areas with most prospective oil and gas resources (H.R. 1231), H3200 [11MY]

Taxation: terminate taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns and party conventions (H.R. 359), H472 [25JA], H493 [26JA]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 1540, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H8208 [7DE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Afghanistan: require the President to transmit a plan with timeframe and completion date and reports with status updates on the transition of U.S. military and security operations to the Government of Afghanistan (see H.R. 1735), H5375 [21JY]

Agriculture: promote local and regional farm and food systems (see H.R. 3286), H7715 [16NO]

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), H6344 [21SE]

Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 835), H6552 [4OC]

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 2256), H4364 [21JN]

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

———prohibit shipping, transporting, moving, delivering, receiving, possessing, purchasing, selling, or donation of horses and other equines to be slaughtered for human consumption (see H.R. 2966), H6674 [6OC]

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

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), H2572 [8AP]

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]

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

Boston Bruins (hockey team): tribute (see H. Res. 318), H4364 [21JN]

Capitol Building and Grounds: designate a room of the Capitol Visitor Center as the ``Gabriel Zimmerman Meeting Room'' (see H. Res. 364), H5897 [5AU]

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

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

Collective bargaining: support rights of all workers and call for an end to the recent attacks on workers (see H. Res. 163), H2040 [29MR]

Colleges and universities: improve education and prevention related to campus sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking (see H.R. 2016), H8076 [1DE]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 3067), H7627 [15NO]

Committee on Deficit Reduction (Joint, Select): express that any legislative language approved should not reduce benefits for Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid recipients (see H. Con. Res. 72), H6782 [11OC]

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), H2935 [2MY]

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), H2572 [8AP]

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

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

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

———require inclusion of credit scores with free annual credit reports provided to consumers (see H.R. 769), H1176 (see H.R. 769), H1196 [17FE]

Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 2492), H7134 [26OC]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: exclude value of vehicles used for household transportation, or to obtain or continue employment, from resource limitation for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility (see H.R. 3233), H6976 [14OC]

Dept. of Education: award grants to establish pediatric early literacy programs for health care providers and facilities (see H.R. 820), H2572 [8AP]

Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 733), H2216 [31MR]

———implement the National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan (see H.R. 2600), H7069 [25OC]

———reauthorize support for graduate medical education programs in children's hospitals (see H.R. 1852), H5661 [27JY]

———require certain standards and enforcement provisions to prevent child abuse and neglect in residential programs (see H.R. 3126), H6782 [11OC]

Dept. of HUD: provide Federal grants to urban areas for the rehabilitation of critically needed recreational areas and facilities and development of improved recreation programs (see H.R. 709), H2268 [1AP]

Dept. of the Interior: reaffirm authority to take land into trust for Indian tribes (see H.R. 1234), H8881 [13DE]

———study suitability and feasibility of inclusion of land and waters in the greater Salem Sound and Salem, MA, area in the Salem Maritime National Historic Site (see H.R. 1500), H2603 [12AP]

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: extend age of eligibility of dependent children for receipt of transferred educational assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 614), H679 [10FE]

———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), H6625 [5OC]

Disabled: expand and intensify NIH and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention programs on translational research and related activities relative to Down syndrome (see H.R. 2696), H6855 [12OC]

———expand and intensify NIH programs on translational research and related activities relative to Down syndrome (see H.R. 2695), H6855 [12OC]

Diseases: expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to pulmonary fibrosis (see H.R. 2505), H5581 [26JY]

———expand research and awareness activities relative to scleroderma (see H.R. 1672), H6552 [4OC]

———require a Federal commitment to Alzheimer's disease research to advance breakthrough treatments for people with the disease (see H.R. 1897), H6978 [14OC]

———require reporting on the implementation of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy and on the status of international progress on universal access to HIV/AIDS treatment (see H.R. 1880), H3279 [12MY]

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]

———incentivize establishment and provide States with temporary financing of short-time compensation programs (see H.R. 2421), H7400 [4NO]

Ethnic groups: express regret for passage of discriminatory laws against Chinese in America, including the Chinese Exclusion Act (see H. Res. 282), H5967 [7SE]

FAA: extend Airport Improvement Program authority (see H.R. 2644), H5734 [28JY]

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

FBI: provide additional resources for Federal investigations and prosecutions of crimes related to the recent financial crisis (see H.R. 1350), H2291 [4AP]

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

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), H4187 [14JN]

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

———restrict ability of a person with certain Federal firearms license revocations, denials, or notices, to transfer business inventory firearms (see H.R. 263), H1726 [10MR]

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

Foreign policy: ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate understanding and sensitivity on human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide documented in U.S. record on the Armenian Genocide (see H. Res. 304), H5088 [14JY]

Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see H.R. 639), H1988 [17MR]

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

FTC: prescribe regulations on the collection and use of information obtained by tracking the Internet activity of an individual (see H.R. 654), H4037 [3JN]

Government: prohibit Members of Congress and the President from receiving pay during Government shutdowns (see H.R. 819), H2216 [31MR]

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), H1985 [17MR]

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

House of Representatives: require that excess amounts from Members' official allowances be applied to deficit or Federal debt reduction (see H.R. 121), H684 [10FE]

Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 1537), H2854 [14AP] (see H.R. 1796), H3114 [6MY]

———cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see H.R. 1842), H4578 [24JN]

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), H471 [25JA]

Iran: strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (see H.R. 1905), H7208 [1NO]

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), H7333 [3NO]

Matthew A. Pucino Post Office, Sagamore Beach, MA: designate (see H.R. 2062), H3805 [31MY]

Medicare: ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2267), H5888 [1AU]

———improve diagnosis and treatment of lymphedema and reduce costs relative to treatment of complications of lymphedema (see H.R. 2499), H7715 [16NO]

———provide beneficiaries greater choice with regard to accessing hearing health services and benefits (see H.R. 2140), H4035 [3JN]

———provide coverage of comprehensive Alzheimer's disease and other dementia diagnosis and services to improve care and outcomes by increasing detection, diagnosis, care, and planning (see H.R. 1386), H4946 [12JY]

———repeal competitive acquisition program for durable medical equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) in a budget neutral manner (see H.R. 1041), H6273 [20SE]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1546), H5661 [27JY]

Members of Congress: prevent payment if the public debt limit is reached and clarify pay would not be recouped retroactively (see H.R. 2653), H5661 [27JY]

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

Middle East: reaffirm support for a negotiated solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and oppose a unilateral declaration of a Palestinian state (see H. Res. 268), H4578 [24JN]

Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, maintain, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 1449), H5581 [26JY]

Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3510), H7927 [29NO]

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

National Commission on Effective Marginal Tax Rates for Low-Income Families: establish (see H.R. 2506), H4945 [12JY]

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

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 407), H6271 [20SE]

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

Officer John Maguire Post Office Building, Woburn, MA: designate (see H.R. 2640), H5488 [25JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: establish a public health insurance option (see H.R. 191), H40 [5JA]

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), H4527 [23JN]

Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation: authorize establishment of a commemorative work in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 854), H1988 [17MR]

Political campaigns: reform financing of House of Representatives elections (see H.R. 1404), H2410 [6AP]

———reform system of public financing of Presidential elections (see H.R. 414), H1844 [15MR]

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), H5897 [5AU]

———ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 137), H3162 [10MY]

Product safety: ban use of bisphenol A in food and beverage containers (see H.R. 432), H2412 [6AP]

Public buildings: produce high-performance Federal buildings through an improved approach to building utilization, design, construction, and operations and maintenance (see H.R. 3371), H7397 [4NO]

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

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

Real estate: proposed settlement between Dept. of Justice, State attorneys general, and mortgage services relative to mortgage fraud and the economic crisis (see H. Con. Res. 85), H7331 [3NO]

Salem, MA: recognize as birthplace of the National Guard (see H.R. 1339), H2266 [1AP]

SBA: reform the HUBZone program for small business concerns (see H.R. 2131), H7208 [1NO]

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

Small business: repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations (see H.R. 4), H200 [12JA] (see H.R. 144), H38 [5JA]

———repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations and impose a surcharge on high income taxpayers (see H.R. 417), H725 [11FE]

Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 1332), H2266 [1AP]

———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), H9928 [16DE]

Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD), Inc.: anniversary (see H. Res. 476), H7928 [29NO]

Taxation: encourage natural gas vehicle investments and job creation (see H.R. 1380), H6098 [12SE]

———establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), H7893 [18NO]

———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see H.R. 2088), H7161 [27OC]

———extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (see H.R. 2644), H5734 [28JY]

———extend renewal community tax credit program (see H.R. 1428), H2534 [7AP]

———extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 2655), H6458 [23SE]

———extend the research credit and increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit (see H.R. 942), H3161 [10MY]

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

———make permanent and increase credit for increasing research activities and increase domestic production activities deduction for property for which research and development occurred in the U.S. (see H.R. 689), H774 [14FE]

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

———promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 860), H4366 [21JN]

———provide incentives to encourage investment in the expansion of freight rail infrastructure capacity and to enhance modal tax equity (see H.R. 2091), H4673 [6JY]

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

———treat computer technology and equipment as eligible higher education expenses under certain college savings plans and allow certain individuals a credit for contributions to such plans (see H.R. 529), H1988 [17MR]

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), H7831 [17NO]

———award Fallen Heroes of 9/11 Congressional Medal to memorials established at 3 sites honoring individuals killed in terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 2864), H6140 [13SE]

Transportation: provide flexibility in use of Federal funding for certain transit functions to local entities (see H.R. 3200), H6920 [13OC]

Truth in Lending Act: provide coverage for credit cards issued to small businesses (see H.R. 1137), H6415 [22SE]

Turkey: end religious discrimination, safeguard Christian heritage, and return confiscated church properties (see H. Res. 306), H7579 [14NO]

———urge respect for the rights and religious freedoms of the Ecumenical Patriarchate (see H. Res. 180), H1985 [17MR]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (see H.R. 3346), H7893 [18NO]

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), H353 [19JA]

Veterans Day: encourage the nationwide observance of two minutes of silence (see H.R. 2498), H4944 [12JY]

Water pollution: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 1375), H2327 [5AP]

Wildlife refuges: issue a Wildlife Refuge System Conservation Semipostal Stamp (see H.R. 2236), H4946 [12JY]

William T. Trant Post Office Building, Westfield, MA: designate (see H.R. 2767), H5884 [1AU]

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

———promote media literacy and youth empowerment programs, authorize research on role and impact of depictions of girls and women in the media, and establish National Task Force on Girls and Women in the Media (see H.R. 2513), H6098 [12SE]

———remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 47), H2040 [29MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: conduct a comprehensive review of the health care services available for female members (see H.R. 1679), H2933 [2MY]

Defense Task Force on Sexual Assault in the Military Services: implement recommendations (see H.R. 1529), H2665 [13AP]

Dept. of Defense: submit notifications with respect to the failure to comply with statutory body armor procurement budget information requirements (see H.R. 1731), H3061 [4MY]

Dept. of Labor: award grants for the employment of individuals in targeted communities to perform work for the benefit of such communities (see H.R. 3471), H7829 [17NO]

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

Financial institutions: adjust dollar limits on check hold policies (see H.R. 1660), H2913 [15AP]

Lowell National Historical Park: authorize exchange of land or interest in land (see H.R. 2240), H4327 [16JN]

Outer Continental Shelf: require applicants for oil drilling and production operations to submit an oil spill containment and clean-up plan capable of handling a worst-case scenario oil spill (see H.R. 1890), H3279 [12MY]

Political campaigns: prohibit entities from using Federal funds to contribute to political campaigns or participate in lobbying activities (see H.R. 1024), H1724 [10MR]

SSI: modify certain requirements for countable resources and income (see H.R. 2103), H3985 [2JN]

Taxation: allow loans from certain retirement plans for the payment of certain small business expenses (see H.R. 1661), H2913 [15AP]

Constitutional authority statements

Armed Forces: conduct a comprehensive review of the health care services available for female members (H.R. 1679), H2934 [2MY]

Defense Task Force on Sexual Assault in the Military Services: implement recommendations (H.R. 1529), H2666 [13AP]

Dept. of Defense: submit notifications with respect to the failure to comply with statutory body armor procurement budget information requirements (H.R. 1731), H3062 [4MY]

Dept. of Labor: award grants for the employment of individuals in targeted communities to perform work for the benefit of such communities (H.R. 3471), H7830 [17NO]

Dept. of the Interior: provide grants to certain nonprofit organizations (H.R. 1931), H3304 [13MY]

Financial institutions: adjust dollar limits on check hold policies (H.R. 1660), H2916 [15AP]

Lowell National Historical Park: authorize exchange of land or interest in land (H.R. 2240), H4329 [16JN]

Outer Continental Shelf: require applicants for oil drilling and production operations to submit an oil spill containment and clean-up plan capable of handling a worst-case scenario oil spill (H.R. 1890), H3281 [12MY]

Political campaigns: prohibit entities from using Federal funds to contribute to political campaigns or participate in lobbying activities (H.R. 1024), H1726 [10MR]

SSI: modify certain requirements for countable resources and income (H.R. 2103), H3986 [2JN]

Taxation: allow loans from certain retirement plans for the payment of certain small business expenses (H.R. 1661), H2916 [15AP]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H6148 [14SE]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions and provide for conscience protections (H.R. 3), H3012 [4MY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2112), E1159 [22JN]

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H980 [16FE]

Armed Forces: improve prevention and response to sexual assaults, H8204, H8206 [7DE]

Budget: allocation of funds, H2336 [6AP]

———cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit (H.R. 2560), H5250 [20JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2021 (H. Con. Res. 34), H3374 [24MY]

Cyprus: anniversary of Turkish occupation, E1344 [18JY]

Defense Task Force on Sexual Assault in the Military Services: implement recommendations, H8205 [7DE]

Dept. of Commerce: establish a Make It in America Block Grant Program (H.R. 1912), H7082 [26OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), conference report, H8930 [14DE]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), motion to instruct conferees, H8204, H8206 [7DE]

Dept. of HHS: convert funding for graduate medical education in qualified teaching health centers from direct appropriations to an authorization of appropriations (H.R. 1216), H3374 [24MY]

Dept. of the Interior: require each offshore oil and gas leasing program offer leasing in areas with most prospective oil and gas resources (H.R. 1231), H3200, H3201 [11MY]

———require oil and natural gas drilling permit applicants to submit worst-case discharge scenario containment and clean-up plan, H3200, H3201 [11MY]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2584), H5453 [25JY]

Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act: implementation, H6280 [21SE]

Economy: provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and modernize country's infrastructure, and provide pathways back to work for those looking for jobs (H.R. 12), H7269 [3NO]

EPA: continue to require industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process heaters, and incinerators to reduce emissions if such emissions are damaging children's development, H6648 [6OC]

———enforcement authority to cleanup and protect waterways funding, H5453 [25JY]

———provide additional time to issue achievable standards for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process heaters, and incinerators (H.R. 2250), H6648 [6OC]

Financial institutions: provide home loan modifications to eligible homeowners, H2048 [30MR]

Medicare: reform, H3374 [24MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: modify special rules relating to coverage of abortion services (H.R. 358), consideration (H. Res. 430), H6874 [13OC]

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 (S. 1280), E1989 [3NO]

Power resources: create clean energy jobs, H6149 [14SE]

Public debt: increase statutory limit, H5592 [27JY]

Taxation: prohibit any organization receiving Federal funds from using funds for Presidential campaigns and lobbying activities, H494 [26JA]

———terminate taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns and party conventions (H.R. 359), H494 [26JA]

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), H162 [12JA]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation, H8013 [1DE]

Votes: position on missed, E1102 [15JN], E1159 [22JN], E1989 [3NO]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (H.J. Res. 69), H4473 [23JN]

Tributes

Hamilton, Alison, E2175 [2DE]