MALONEY, CAROLYN B. (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), H778, H784 [14FE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), H3621, H3651 [25MY], H3709 [26MY]

Dept. of HUD: rescind funding for the Neighborhood Stabilization Program and terminate the program (H.R. 861), H1885 [16MR]

———rescind unobligated funding for FHA Refinance Program and terminate the program (H.R. 830), H1667 [9MR], H1686 [10MR]

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), H2014 [29MR]

Financial Stability Oversight Council: strengthen review authority of regulations issued by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (H.R. 1315), H5329, H5338 [21JY]

Appointments

Committee on Economics (Joint), H1642 [9MR]

Articles and editorials

House GOP Targets Consumer Protection Bureau With CR, Tim Fernholz, H1136 [17FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

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

Agriculture: promote local and regional farm and food systems (see H.R. 3286), H7929 [29NO]

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), H6182 [14SE]

Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 835), H1988 [17MR]

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

———prohibit certain interstate conduct relative to exotic animals and prohibit certain computer-assisted remote hunting (see H.R. 2210), H5489 [25JY]

———prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes (see H.R. 1513), H4038 [3JN]

———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), H7069 [25OC]

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

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), H554 [8FE]

Armed Forces: improve prevention and response to sexual assaults (see H.R. 3435), H7713 [16NO]

———improve provision of Federal transition, rehabilitation, vocational, and unemployment benefits to members and veterans (see H.R. 1941), H3646 (see H.R. 1941), H3684 [25MY]

———lift statutory bans on denying servicewomen coverage for abortions in cases of rape or incest and preventing use of private funds for abortions at U.S. military facilities (see H.R. 2085), H3984 [2JN]

———provide for treatment of autism under TRICARE (see H.R. 2288), H7009 [24OC]

———provide postal benefits for personal correspondence and certain parcels sent to members serving on active military duty abroad (see H.R. 1935), H3342 [23MY]

———require Presidential negotiation of and entrance into a bilateral status of forces agreement with Afghanistan (see H.R. 651), H2108 [30MR]

———require the use of only human-based methods for training members in the treatment of severe combat injuries (see H.R. 1417), H3112 [5MY]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 243), H2999 [3MY]

Aviation: ensure air passengers have access to necessary services while on a grounded air carrier and are not unnecessarily held on a grounded air carrier before or after a flight (see H.R. 729), H1988 [17MR]

Bahrain: limit issuance of a letter of offer relative to a certain proposed sale of defense articles and services to Bahrain (see H.J. Res. 80), H7893 [18NO]

Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support expansion and development of mentoring programs (see H.R. 2152), H4074 [13JN]

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

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

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see H.J. Res. 66), H3756 [26MY]

Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (see H.R. 3179), H6919 [13OC]

———establish a pilot program to facilitate education and training programs in the field of advanced manufacturing (see H.R. 1716), H3060 [4MY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: designate a room of the Capitol Visitor Center as the ``Gabriel Zimmerman Meeting Room'' (see H. Res. 364), H5373 [21JY]

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

Chisholm, Shirley: tribute (see H. Res. 451), H7207 [1NO]

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

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

Clean Air Act: eliminate exemption for aggregation of emissions from oil and gas development sources (see H.R. 1204), H2268 [1AP]

Clothing industry: provide preferential duty treatment to certain apparel articles of the Philippines (see H.R. 2387), H6011 [8SE]

Collective bargaining: support rights of all workers and call for an end to the recent attacks on workers (see H. Res. 163), H2858 [14AP]

Colleges and universities: require institutions that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see H.R. 1048), H5734 [28JY]

Columbia River: ensure salmon and steelhead preservation, maintain reasonably priced and reliable power, and study the impact of dams on endangered salmon and steelhead (see H.R. 2111), H4852 [11JY]

Combating Autism Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2005), H6273 [20SE]

Committee on Deficit Reduction (Joint, Select): express that any legislative language approved should not reduce benefits for Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid recipients (see H. Con. Res. 72), H6011 [8SE]

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

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), H7714 [16NO]

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]

Copyrights: provide protection for fashion design (see H.R. 2511), H5018 [13JY]

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

Corporations: constitutional amendment to exclude from rights given to natural persons, prohibit corporate spending on elections, and affirm power of Congress and States to regulate corporations and elections (see H.J. Res. 90), H9929 [16DE]

Corps of Engineers: study feasibility of the hydrological separation of the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Basins (see H.R. 892), H1573 [3MR]

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

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

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

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

Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 2492), H5897 [5AU]

———provide penalties for transporting minors in foreign commerce for the purposes of female genital mutilation (see H.R. 2221), H4326 [16JN]

Crohn's and Colitis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 481), H8075 [1DE]

Cyprus: allow for certain property claims against Turkey arising out of exclusion of U.S. nationals from property such nationals own in Turkish-occupied territory (see H.R. 2597), H5284 [20JY]

Darwin Day: designate (see H. Res. 81), H2040 [29MR]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: terminate certain direct payments to farmers for the 2012 crop year (see H.R. 2487), H7257 [2NO]

Dept. of Defense: review military service records of Jewish American World War I veterans to determine whether they should be posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor (see H.R. 1457), H2569 [8AP]

Dept. of Education: award grants to establish pediatric early literacy programs for health care providers and facilities (see H.R. 820), H1908 [16MR]

———award grants to State educational agencies for activities designed to integrate engineering education into K-12 curriculum and to measure efficacy of engineering education (see H.R. 1951), H5734 [28JY]

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

———establish Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institutes for Sport and Social Impact (see H.R. 2152), H4074 [13JN]

———improve academic content standards for physical education (see H.R. 1057), H3304 [13MY]

———improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see H.R. 885), H7008 [24OC]

Dept. of Energy: establish pilot program to award grants and loan guarantees to hospitals to reduce energy costs and increase resilience to improve security (see H.R. 706), H1392 [28FE]

Dept. of HHS: carry out programs to provide youth in racial or ethnic minority or immigrant communities the information and skills needed to reduce teenage pregnancies (see H.R. 2678), H5732 [28JY]

———establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 733), H1797 [14MR]

———establish permanent national surveillance systems for multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other neurological diseases and disorders (see H.R. 2595), H5284 [20JY]

———expand and enhance adult day programs for people with multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other neurological diseases or conditions to improve respite services for caregivers (see H.R. 883), H1727 [10MR]

———implement the National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan (see H.R. 2600), H5285 [20JY]

———improve health of children, reduce occurrence of sudden unexpected infant death, and enhance public health activities relative to stillbirth (see H.R. 3418), H8000 [30NO]

———provide grants to States to establish maternal mortality review committees on pregnancy-related deaths (see H.R. 894), H4794 [8JY]

———provide preferences for certain services, designate an Administration on Aging individual responsible for support, and provide transportation services for holocaust survivors (see H.R. 2786), H9432 [15DE]

———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases by expanding comprehensive, age-appropriate sex education in schools (see H.R. 3324), H7256 [2NO]

———reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity (see H.R. 2679), H7069 [25OC]

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), H6673 [6OC]

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), H922 [15FE]

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), H4673 [6JY]

———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]

———fund and increase accessibility to National Missing and Unidentified Persons System, share data with National Crime Information Center (NCIC), and facilitate reporting to such systems (see H.R. 1300), H5581 [26JY]

Dept. of State: establish Special Envoy To Promote Religious Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near East and South Central Asia (see H.R. 440), H1580 [4MR]

———establish the Eliminate and Stop Abuse, Frequent Exploitation, and Trafficking on the Internet (E-SAFETI) Task Force (see H.R. 2801), H5895 [5AU] (see H.R. 2801), H5938 [6SE]

———improve and strengthen the Office of International Religious Freedom and require religious freedom training for Foreign Service officers (see H.R. 1856), H4366 [21JN]

———report on whether participants in recent Gaza flotilla attempt should be designated as a terrorist organization and express gratitude to Greece for preventing Gaza flotilla (see H.R. 3131), H6671 [6OC]

———support efforts to strengthen bilateral relationship with Greece (see H.R. 1337), H2266 [1AP]

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

———reaffirm authority to take land into trust for Indian tribes (see H.R. 1234), H2216 [31MR]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H4577 [24JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend Small Business Lending Fund Program and provide for an appeals process (see H.R. 3147), H6781 [11OC]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a grant program to encourage States to enact laws to reduce injuries and deaths caused by cellphone use and texting while driving (see H.R. 1772), H5087 [14JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy (see H.R. 198), H3870 (see H.R. 198), H3911 [1JN]

———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), H6415 [22SE]

———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), H5965 [7SE]

———improve disability compensation evaluation procedures for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder or mental health conditions related to military sexual trauma (see H.R. 930), H1908 [16MR]

———improve provision of rehabilitative services for veterans with traumatic brain injury (see H.R. 1855), H5489 [25JY]

———presume service connection for illnesses associated with water contaminants at Camp Lejeune, NC, and provide health care to those affected by such contamination (see H.R. 1742), H3107 [5MY]

———prohibit disposal of certain land and improvements at St. Albans campus (see H.R. 1799), H3870 (see H.R. 1799), H3911 [1JN]

Developing countries: authorize assistance for affordable housing and sustainable urban development in developing countries (see H.R. 2180), H6626 [5OC]

———promote sexual and reproductive health of individuals and couples (see H.R. 1319), H2265 [1AP]

———protect girls through prevention of child marriage (see H.R. 3357), H7330 [3NO]

Disabled: authorize grants for the transition of youths with significant disabilities to adulthood (see H.R. 604), H4794 [8JY]

———improve individualized education program and facilitate the transition of children with disabilities to adulthood (see H.R. 602), H4794 [8JY]

———provide assistance to States to develop and implement transition plans for developmentally disabled individuals who are transitioning from the secondary school system into adulthood (see H.R. 603), H4794 [8JY]

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

Diseases: address HIV/AIDS in the African-American community (see H.R. 1462), H2570 [8AP]

———authorize and support psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis data collection and encourage interdisciplinary collaborative research on the relationship between psoriasis and its comorbid conditions (see H.R. 2033), H6458 [23SE]

———commend progress made by anti-tuberculosis programs (see H. Res. 176), H1985 [17MR]

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

———establish a National Acquired Bone Marrow Failure Disease Registry and authorize research on acquired bone marrow failure diseases (see H.R. 640), H7928 [29NO]

———establish a national screening program, and provide States the option to increase screening for the prevention, early detection, and timely treatment of colorectal cancer under Medicaid (see H.R. 912), H4673 [6JY]

———expand research and awareness activities relative to scleroderma (see H.R. 1672), H3411 [24MY]

———provide for an evidence-based strategy for voluntary screening for HIV/AIDS and other common sexually transmitted infections (see H.R. 1774), H6043 [9SE]

———raise awareness, improve education, and encourage research and treatment of psychosocial needs of children, adolescents, and young adults diagnosed with a childhood cancer and their families (see H. Res. 262), H4076 [13JN]

———require a Federal commitment to Alzheimer's disease research to advance breakthrough treatments for people with the disease (see H.R. 1897), H3646 (see H.R. 1897), H3684 [25MY]

———require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less favorable than coverage provided for intravenously administered anticancer medications (see H.R. 2746), H8188 [6DE]

———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]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: provide grants to local educational agencies to encourage girls and minorities to pursue studies and careers in science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 1903), H8076 [1DE]

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]

Executive Office of the President: establish an Office of the Federal Chief Technology Officer (see H.R. 1261), H2106 [30MR]

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

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

———prohibit discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on sexual orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any prospective parent or the child involved (see H.R. 1681), H5932 [30AU]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to address domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking and their effects, and include domestic partners (see H.R. 3151), H6781 [11OC]

FDA: improve capacity to prevent drug shortages (see H.R. 2245), H7069 [25OC]

———improve priority review voucher incentive program for expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric diseases (see H.R. 3059), H7258 [2NO]

FDIC: require a study on the impact of insured depository institution failures (see H.R. 2056), H4794 [8JY]

Federal Advisory Committee Act: increase transparency of Federal advisory committees (see H.R. 3124), H6671 [6OC]

Federal employees: expand conversion rate of interns to full-time employees, establish internship tracking mechanisms, and accelerate adoption of internship best management practices (see H.R. 914), H1574 [3MR]

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

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 1066), H2040 [29MR]

Federal Interagency Working Group on Reducing Poverty: establish (see H.R. 3300), H8262 [7DE]

Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: require competition for contracts, provide an adjustment period to phasing out mandatory source status, and improve inmate access to reintegration opportunities (see H.R. 3634), H8727 [12DE]

FEMA: limit number of Urban Areas Security Initiative grants awarded and clarify the risk assessment formula used to determine such grants (see H.R. 1555), H3063 [4MY]

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]

———improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 3461), H7828 [17NO]

Financial literacy: require financial literacy and economic education counseling for student borrowers (see H.R. 2535), H5085 [14JY]

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

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

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

Food and Nutrition Act: treat the Northern Mariana Islands in the same manner as Guam (see H.R. 1465), H6182 [14SE]

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]

———provide assistance for developing countries to promote quality and universal basic education (see H.R. 2705), H6674 [6OC]

Foreign countries: take action against certain judgment-evading foreign states and state-owned corporations of such states (see H.R. 1798), H3114 [6MY]

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), H4186 [14JN]

Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see H.R. 639), H4037 [3JN]

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

Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 460), H7627 [15NO]

Government: improve the Federal hiring process (see H.R. 3064), H6456 [23SE]

———increase transparency (see H.R. 1144), H1982 [17MR]

———require accountability and transparency in Federal spending (see H.R. 2146), H4530 [23JN]

Government regulations: establish a covered bond regulatory oversight program (see H.R. 940), H1618 [8MR]

GPO: establish and maintain a public website allowing access to electronic copies of all congressionally mandated reports (see H.R. 1974), H3987 [2JN]

GSA: convey property in the District of Columbia to establish a National Women's History Museum and transfer administrative jurisdiction, custody, and control of a building to the National Gallery of Art (see H.R. 2844), H5964 [7SE]

———transfer administrative jurisdiction, custody, and control of a building in the District of Columbia to the National Gallery of Art and relocate the FTC from such building (see H.R. 690), H3220 [11MY]

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

Health: constitutional amendment on the right to high quality health care (see H.J. Res. 30), H5375 [21JY]

———enhance and further research of prevention and treatment of eating disorders and improve access to treatment (see H.R. 1448), H2569 [8AP]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H723 [11FE]

———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), H2571 [8AP]

Health care facilities: protect interests of residents of intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded in certain class action lawsuits and Dept. of Justice actions (see H.R. 2032), H4279 [15JN]

Honduras: limit assistance pending certification that the Government of Honduras has settled all outstanding expropriation claims brought by U.S. companies (see H.R. 2200), H6922 [13OC]

Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1815), H3759 [26MY]

Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 1724), H3870 (see H.R. 1724), H3911 [1JN]

House of Representatives: reestablish Page Program (see H. Res. 397), H7929 [29NO]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit body-gripping traps in National Wildlife Refuge System (see H.R. 2657), H6273 [20SE]

Immigration: allow companies to attract foreign graduates of U.S. universities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, and reform and create new immigration categories to stimulate the economy (see H.R. 2161), H4185 [14JN]

———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), H4673 [6JY]

———eliminate the per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase the per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (see H.R. 3012), H7892 [18NO]

———reaffirm U.S. commitment to protecting refugees who are fleeing persecution (see H.R. 2185), H5150 [18JY]

———temporarily expand the V nonimmigrant visa category to include Haitians whose petition for a family-sponsored immigrant visa was approved on or before Haitian earthquake (see H.R. 3297), H7579 [14NO]

India: call for continued strengthening of relations with the U.S. and recognize people and Government for building and maintaining a constitutional democracy (see H. Res. 59), H509 [26JA]

Insurance: allow enforcement of State disclosure laws and access to courts for covered Holocaust-era insurance policy claims (see H.R. 890), H1844 [15MR]

———provide for equal access to COBRA continuation health coverage (see H.R. 1028), H1724 [10MR] (see H.R. 2310), H4526 [23JN]

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

———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]

International Day for the Abolition of Slavery: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 508), H10015 [20DE]

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

Iran: condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of religious prisoners (see H. Res. 134), H4751 [7JY]

———enhance diplomatic efforts by imposing additional economic sanctions (see H.R. 1655), H2913 [15AP]

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

Iraq: prohibit funding to maintain U.S. Armed Forces and military contractors in Iraq after a certain date (see H.R. 2757), H5923 [19AU]

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

Jordan, Barbara: tribute (see H. Res. 90), H1253 (see H. Res. 90), H1364 [18FE]

Judge, Mychal: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1027), H1724 [10MR] (see H.R. 2580), H5240 [19JY]

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 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 H.R. 365), H553 [8FE]

Legislative branch of the Government: enhance enforcement authority for occupational safety and health protections and provide whistleblower protections and other antidiscrimination protections for employees (see H.R. 3108), H7400 [4NO]

March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 3187), H7009 [24OC]

Medicaid: improve access to advanced practice nurses and physicians' assistants (see H.R. 2134), H4035 [3JN]

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]

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

———ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H9432 [15DE]

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

———improve diagnosis and treatment of lymphedema and reduce costs relative to treatment of complications of lymphedema (see H.R. 2499), H5888 [1AU]

———promote medication therapy management under the part D prescription drug program (see H.R. 891), H6010 [8SE]

———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), H2667 [13AP]

———repeal competitive acquisition program for durable medical equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) in a budget neutral manner (see H.R. 1041), H2412 [6AP]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1546), H6457 [23SE]

Medicare/Medicaid: clarify application of electronic health record payment incentives in cases of multi-campus hospitals (see H.R. 2500), H4945 [12JY]

Memphis, TN: recognize struggle of 1968 sanitation workers strike to voice grievances and reach a workplace rights agreement and contributions of strike participants (see H. Res. 198), H2266 [1AP]

Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 214), H3112 [5MY]

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), H4038 [3JN]

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

National Asian American and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 265), H3219 [11MY]

National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform (see H.R. 1112), H1905 [16MR]

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

National Celiac Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 246), H3061 [4MY]

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

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

National Infrastructure Development Bank: establish (see H.R. 402), H2108 [30MR]

National Kidney Cancer and Kidney Health Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 166), H3112 [5MY]

National Museum of the American People: support formation of a bipartisan Presidential commission to study establishment (see H. Con. Res. 63), H4748 [7JY]

National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 83), H3112 [5MY]

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

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]

Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1456), H5127 [15JY]

New York, NY: recognize historical significance of Triangle Shirtwaist Co., fire on improving worker safety standards, honor victims, and commend groups involved in victim aid and worker safety improvement (see H. Res. 182), H1985 [17MR]

Nuclear energy: provide certain requirements for the licensing of commercial nuclear facilities (see H.R. 1268), H2106 [30MR]

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

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

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

Pharmaceuticals: preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 965), H2917 [15AP]

Political campaigns: reform financing of House of Representatives elections (see H.R. 1404), H3112 [5MY]

———require shareholder authorization before a public company may make certain political expenditures (see H.R. 2517), H5018 [13JY]

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]

———modify procedures for closure or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 2692), H5966 [7SE]

Power resources: protect the bulk-power system and electric infrastructure critical to the defense and well-being of the U.S. against natural and manmade electromagnetic pulse threats and vulnerabilities (see H.R. 668), H6552 [4OC]

———repeal tax credits for ethanol blenders and repeal the tariff on imported ethanol (see H.R. 2307), H6043 [9SE]

Presidents of the U.S.: establish procedures for the consideration of claims of constitutionally based privilege against disclosure of Presidential records (see H.R. 3071), H6467 [29SE]

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

Product safety: ban use of bisphenol A in food and beverage containers (see H.R. 432), H553 [8FE]

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

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

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]

Research: ensure continued publication and integrity of peer-reviewed research works by the private sector (see H.R. 3699), H9925 [16DE]

Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 1574), H3162 [10MY]

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

Safe Drinking Water Act: repeal exemption for hydraulic fracturing (see H.R. 1084), H1841 [15MR]

SBA: ensure fairness and transparency in contracting with small business concerns (see H.R. 3184), H6919 [13OC]

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

———direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary schools to make information available on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 458), H1580 [4MR]

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

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

SEC: change threshold number of shareholders for required registration (see H.R. 2167), H6626 [5OC]

———define ``family office'' relative to exemption from registering under the Investment Advisers Act (see H.R. 2225), H4326 [16JN]

Securities: amend laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration (see H.R. 1965), H6344 [21SE]

———refine definition of swap execution facility for purposes of swap market regulation (see H.R. 2586), H5238 [19JY]

Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security (see H.R. 456), H4673 [6JY]

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

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

Social Security: allow choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 between 1982 and 1992 (see H.R. 1001), H2858 [14AP]

———eliminate abstinence-only education programs (see H.R. 1085), H1841 [15MR]

———ensure any reform prevents the reduction of benefits or an increase in retirement age (see H. Con. Res. 64), H5087 [14JY]

———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), H3161 [10MY]

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

Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2152), H4074 [13JN]

SSI: modify certain requirements for countable resources and income (see H.R. 2103), H5966 [7SE]

States: extend authority to make supplemental grants for population increases in certain States under the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families (see H.R. 2277), H7892 [18NO]

Supreme Court: apply Code of Conduct for U.S. Judges to justices and establish procedures for the recusal of justices from cases (see H.R. 862), H1666 [9MR]

Syria: strengthen sanctions, enhance multilateral commitment to address threatening policies, and establish a program to support a transition to a democratically-elected government (see H.R. 2106), H5926 [23AU]

Taxation: allow taxpayers to designate a portion of their income tax payment to provide assistance to homeless veterans (see H.R. 136), H4750 [7JY]

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

———extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 2655), H7209 [1NO]

———increase and extend deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 694), H774 [14FE]

———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), H7929 [29NO]

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

———permit disclosure of certain tax return information for purposes of missing or exploited children investigations (see H.R. 1978), H4188 [14JN]

———promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 860), H3411 [24MY]

———provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 2866), H6009 [8SE]

———provide adjustments in individual income tax rates to reflect regional differences in the cost-of-living (see H.R. 1631), H4366 [21JN]

———provide credit to individuals for legal expenses paid relative to establishing guardianship of a disabled individual (see H.R. 878), H1908 [16MR]

———provide for a designation of tax overpayments to reduce the public debt (see H.R. 2214), H5782 [29JY]

———provide recruitment and retention incentives for volunteer emergency service workers (see H.R. 376), H7627 [15NO]

———provide special rules for investments lost in a fraudulent Ponzi-type scheme (see H.R. 1635), H2912 [15AP]

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

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

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 674), H3161 [10MY]

———treat automatic fire sprinkler systems under certain deduction guidelines and as 15-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 1792), H6098 [12SE]

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), H5127 [15JY]

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]

Territories: clarify application of Federal election laws to certain jurisdictions (see H.R. 3268), H7133 [26OC]

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), H8188 [6DE]

Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorize appropriations and enhance measures to combat trafficking in persons (see H.R. 2830), H6467 [29SE]

Transportation: ensure that all transportation system users can travel safely and conveniently on and across federally funded streets and highways (see H.R. 1780), H5240 [19JY]

———expand and improve transit training programs (see H.R. 929), H3062 [4MY]

———prevent and remedy discrimination relating to federally funded transportation projects (see H.R. 2019), H3754 [26MY]

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

Trucking industry: improve truck parking facilities (see H.R. 1803), H3411 [24MY]

Turkey: disapprove issuance of a letter of offer relative to a certain proposed sale of defense articles and services to Turkey (see H.J. Res. 83), H7331 [3NO]

———end religious discrimination, safeguard Christian heritage, and return confiscated church properties (see H. Res. 306), H4277 [15JN]

———urge reopening of the Ecumenical Patriarchate Theological School of Halki without condition or further delay (see H. Res. 506), H10015 [20DE]

U.N. Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime: anniversary of Protocol To Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children (see H. Res. 508), H10015 [20DE]

U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom: reauthorize (see H.R. 1856), H4366 [21JN]

U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 886), H1524 [2MR]

Uganda: honor life of David Kato and all who are victims of violence because of their sexual orientation or gender identity (see H. Res. 100), H1666 [9MR]

Unemployment: prohibit discrimination in employment on the basis of an individual's status or history of unemployment (see H.R. 2501), H4945 [12JY]

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

Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 333), H353 [19JA]

Vietnamese Conflict: provide assistance to individuals in Vietnam affected by Agent Orange, enhance medical care for descendants of veterans, and provide health assessments and assistance to Vietnamese Americans (see H.R. 2634), H7333 [3NO]

Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3001), H7134 [26OC]

White House Conference on Autism: convene (see H.R. 3489), H7890 [18NO]

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

Women: constitutional amendment on equality of rights and reproductive rights (see H.J. Res. 31), H5375 [21JY]

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

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

———remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 47), H4279 [15JN]

———require mammography reports contain a breast density summary and a statement on the benefit of supplementary screening tests for patients with dense breast tissue (see H.R. 3102), H10017 [20DE]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines (see H.R. 2447), H6855 [12OC]

———provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps constituted active military service for veteran classification (see H.R. 1718), H9946 [19DE]

Year of the Girl: designate (see H. Res. 460), H7627 [15NO]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Anthony, Susan B.: honor legacy on third Monday in February (see H.R. 655), H722 [11FE]

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

Contraceptives: establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of FDA-approved contraception (see H.R. 2659), H5579 [26JY]

Contracts: assure quality and best value in Federal construction projects by prohibiting the practice known as bid shopping (see H.R. 1778), H3108 [5MY]

Corporations: require disclosure of beneficial owners of newly incorporated entities to prevent exploitation for criminal gain and assist law enforcement with terrorism and money laundering prevention (see H.R. 3416), H7577 [14NO]

Dept. of Education: make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 1753), H3107 [5MY]

Dept. of Justice: 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]

———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]

Dept. of the Treasury: improve minting and issuing of coins and reduce the current excess stockpile of $1 coins (see H.R. 2760), H5884 [1AU]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve and make permanent the loan guarantee for the purchase of residential cooperative housing units (see H.R. 3277), H7160 [27OC]

Education: assist States in establishing a universal prekindergarten program (see H.R. 2331), H4527 [23JN]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow employees to take parental involvement leave for educational and extracurricular activities, and clarify leave may be used for medical needs or to assist elderly relatives (see H.R. 1440), H2569 [8AP]

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

FDA: help prevent occurrence of cancer resulting from the use of ultraviolet tanning lamps by imposing more stringent controls on the use of such devices (see H.R. 1676), H2933 [2MY]

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

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

Foreign aid: provide assistance for the prevention and treatment of obstetric fistula (see H.R. 949), H1618 [8MR]

FTC: prescribe rules prohibiting deceptive advertising of abortion services (see H.R. 2543), H5086 [14JY]

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]

GSA: convey a parcel of real property in the District of Columbia to house a National Women's History Museum (see H.R. 1269), H2106 [30MR]

Immigration: establish employment-based immigrant visa for alien entrepreneurs who have received significant capital from investors to establish business in the U.S. (see H.R. 1114), H1905 [16MR]

———provide nonimmigrant spouses and children of nonimmigrant aliens who died in terrorist attacks on the U.S. an opportunity to adjust their status (see H.R. 1557), H2855 [14AP]

Indonesia: allow Indonesian citizens fleeing religious persecution to file a motion to reopen their asylum claims (see H.R. 3590), H8260 [7DE]

National Academy of Engineering: provide study on improving the accuracy of the collection of oil, condensate, and natural gas royalties from Federal and Indian land leases (see H.R. 2260), H4364 [21JN]

NIH: research risks posed by dioxin, synthetic fibers, and other additives in feminine hygiene products and collect and analyze data on toxic shock syndrome (see H.R. 2332), H4527 [23JN]

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

Schneier, Arthur: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3252), H7007 [24OC]

SEC: require companies to disclose in annual reports measures taken to identify and address conditions of forced labor, slavery, human trafficking, and child labor within supply chains (see H.R. 2759), H5884 [1AU]

Small business: encourage initiatives for appropriate and accessible financial products for entities that do not have access to the financial mainstream (see H.R. 3635), H8727 [12DE]

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

WIC: provide vouchers for the purchase of educational books for child participants (see H.R. 907), H1573 [3MR]

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

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

———strengthen U.S. advocacy for women's rights in foreign countries (see H.R. 418), H469 [25JA]

World War II: ensure that U.S. courts provide a forum for claims brought against any railroad arising from the deportation of individuals to Nazi concentration camps (see H.R. 1193), H1984 [17MR]

Constitutional authority statements

Anthony, Susan B.: honor legacy on third Monday in February (H.R. 655), H724 [11FE]

Colleges and universities: improve education and prevention related to campus sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking (H.R. 2016), H3756 [26MY]

Contraceptives: establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of FDA-approved contraception (H.R. 2659), H5580 [26JY]

Contracts: assure quality and best value in Federal construction projects by prohibiting the practice known as bid shopping (H.R. 1778), H3111 [5MY]

Corporations: require disclosure of beneficial owners of newly incorporated entities to prevent exploitation for criminal gain and assist law enforcement with terrorism and money laundering prevention (H.R. 3416), H7578 [14NO]

Dept. of Education: make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (H.R. 1753), H3110 [5MY]

Dept. of Justice: 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), H2666 [13AP]

———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), H5733 [28JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: improve minting and issuing of coins and reduce the current excess stockpile of $1 coins (H.R. 2760), H5887 [1AU]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve and make permanent the loan guarantee for the purchase of residential cooperative housing units (H.R. 3277), H7160 [27OC]

Education: assist States in establishing a universal prekindergarten program (H.R. 2331), H4529 [23JN]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow employees to take parental involvement leave for educational and extracurricular activities, and clarify leave may be used for medical needs or to assist elderly relatives (H.R. 1440), H2570 [8AP]

———allow leave to care for a same-sex spouse, domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, or grandparent with a serious health condition (H.R. 2364), H4576 [24JN]

FDA: help prevent occurrence of cancer resulting from the use of ultraviolet tanning lamps by imposing more stringent controls on the use of such devices (H.R. 1676), H2934 [2MY]

Federal employees: ensure that 4 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave (H.R. 616), H682 [10FE]

Firearms: prohibit trafficking (H.R. 2554), H5126 [15JY]

Foreign aid: provide assistance for the prevention and treatment of obstetric fistula (H.R. 949), H1620 [8MR]

FTC: prescribe rules prohibiting deceptive advertising of abortion services (H.R. 2543), H5087 [14JY]

GSA: convey a parcel of real property in the District of Columbia to house a National Women's History Museum (H.R. 1269), H2107 [30MR]

Immigration: establish employment-based immigrant visa for alien entrepreneurs who have received significant capital from investors to establish business in the U.S. (H.R. 1114), H1906 [16MR]

———provide nonimmigrant spouses and children of nonimmigrant aliens who died in terrorist attacks on the U.S. an opportunity to adjust their status (H.R. 1557), H2856 [14AP]

Indonesia: allow Indonesian citizens fleeing religious persecution to file a motion to reopen their asylum claims (H.R. 3590), H8261 [7DE]

National Academy of Engineering: provide study on improving the accuracy of the collection of oil, condensate, and natural gas royalties from Federal and Indian land leases (H.R. 2260), H4365 [21JN]

NIH: research risks posed by dioxin, synthetic fibers, and other additives in feminine hygiene products and collect and analyze data on toxic shock syndrome (H.R. 2332), H4529 [23JN]

Public lands: designate lands in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness and wild and scenic rivers and establish Northern Rockies Wildlife Habitat and Corridors Information System and Program (H.R. 3334), H7331 [3NO]

Schneier, Arthur: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 3252), H7008 [24OC]

SEC: require companies to disclose in annual reports measures taken to identify and address conditions of forced labor, slavery, human trafficking, and child labor within supply chains (H.R. 2759), H5887 [1AU]

Small business: encourage initiatives for appropriate and accessible financial products for entities that do not have access to the financial mainstream (H.R. 3635), H8728 [12DE]

WIC: provide vouchers for the purchase of educational books for child participants (H.R. 907), H1576 [3MR]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (H.J. Res. 69), H4459 [22JN]

———protect breastfeeding, provide performance standards for breast pumps, provide tax incentives to employers to encourage breastfeeding, and provide reasonable break time for nursing mothers (H.R. 2758), H5887 [1AU]

———strengthen U.S. advocacy for women's rights in foreign countries (H.R. 418), H470 [25JA]

World War II: ensure that U.S. courts provide a forum for claims brought against any railroad arising from the deportation of individuals to Nazi concentration camps (H.R. 1193), H1987 [17MR]

Cost Estimates

U.N. Tax Equalization Refund Act (H.R. 519): CBO, H567 [9FE]

Letters

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau funding: Americans for Financial Reform (organization), H1136 [17FE]

HAMP Termination Act and NSP Termination Act: Rafael E. Cestero, New York, NY, Dept. of Housing Preservation & Development, H1888 [16MR]

NSP Termination Act: Antonio R. Villaraigosa, Mayor of Los Angeles, CA, H1887 [16MR]

———Richard M. Daley, Mayor of Chicago, IL, H1887 [16MR]

———several local government and community-based organizations, H1888 [16MR]

Lists

Home Affordable Modification Program activity by State, H2015 [29MR]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions and provide for conscience protections (H.R. 3), consideration (H. Res. 237), H3021 [4MY]

American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA): anniversary, E2077 [17NO]

Anthony, Susan B.: honor legacy on third Monday in February (H.R. 655), E210 [11FE]

Appropriations: deem House-passed Government funding legislation passed under certain conditions and prohibit Members of Congress and the President from receiving pay during Government shutdowns (H.R. 1255), H2248 [1AP]

———making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H1002 [16FE], H1129, H1135, H1167 [17FE], H2248 [1AP], E273, E284, E290 [18FE]

Arizona: facilitate efficient extraction of mineral resources in southeast Arizona by authorizing and directing an exchange of Federal and non-Federal land (H.R. 1904), H7100 [26OC]

Armed Forces: direct the President, pursuant to the War Powers Resolution, to remove the U.S. Armed Forces from Afghanistan (H. Con. Res. 28), H1953 [17MR]

———include veterans and members who have service-connected injuries and their survivors and dependents in FHA refinance program study, H1692, H1693 [10MR]

———limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under authorizations for use of military force, E2288 [16DE]

———withdrawal of troops from Iraq, E2289 [16DE]

Association of Indians in America: tribute to Diwali festival, E1787 [6OC]

Baruch College: tribute to Bernard Baruch Dinner honorees, E20 [6JA]

Budget: allocation of funds, H685 [11FE]

———cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit, H5758 [29JY], E1503 [5AU]

———cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit (H.R. 2560), H5205 [19JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2021 (H. Con. Res. 34), H4282 [16JN]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 1519), E701 [12AP]

Colleges and universities: improve education and prevention related to campus sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking (H.R. 2016), E975 [27MY]

Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays: establish (S. 627), consideration (H. Res. 383), H5758 [29JY]

Committees of the House: direct certain standing committees to inventory and review existing, pending, and proposed regulations and orders from Federal agencies (H. Res. 72), H650 [10FE]

Congo, Democratic Republic of the: condemn sexual violence and call on the international community to take immediate actions to respond to the violence, E587 [31MR]

Congress: importance of bipartisanship, H6014 [9SE]

Contraceptives: establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of FDA-approved contraception (H.R. 2659), E1411 [26JY]

Contracts: assure quality and best value in Federal construction projects by prohibiting the practice known as bid shopping (H.R. 1778), E829 [5MY]

Corporations: require disclosure of beneficial owners of newly incorporated entities to prevent exploitation for criminal gain and assist law enforcement with terrorism and money laundering prevention (H.R. 3416), E2068 [16NO]

Corps of Engineers: emergency flood control and disaster relief funding through rescission of unobligated economic stimulus funding for high-speed and intercity passenger rail projects, H5035 [14JY]

Credit: provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan, H6910 [13OC]

Cyprus: anniversary of Turkish occupation, E1387 [22JY]

———call for protection of religious sites and artifacts from and in Turkish-occupied areas of northern Cyprus as well as for general respect for religious freedom, E1387 [22JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), H3621, H3651, H3652 [25MY], H3718 [26MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), conference report, E2288 [16DE]

———clarify exemption from Freedom of Information Act for data files of the military flight operations quality assurance systems, H3651, H3652 [25MY]

———clarify treatment under Freedom of Information Act of certain critical infrastructure security information, H3718 [26MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2219), H4709 [7JY]

———prohibit funding for contractors who engage in human trafficking and labor abuses, H4709 [7JY]

———require website disclosure of senior officials employed with defense contractors, H3621 [25MY]

Dept. of Education: make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (H.R. 1753), E827 [5MY]

Dept. of HHS: family planning services funding, E284 [18FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2017), consideration (H. Res. 287), H3825 [1JN]

Dept. of HUD: quantify number of vacant homes by State that could be eligible for rehabilitation under the Neighborhood Stabilization Program and clarify such homes may not be rehabilitated if the program is terminated, H1886, H1887 [16MR]

———rescind funding for the Neighborhood Stabilization Program and terminate the program (H.R. 861), H1886, H1887 [16MR]

———rescind unobligated funding for FHA Refinance Program and terminate the program (H.R. 830), H1683, H1687, H1688, H1690, H1692, H1693 [10MR]

———rescind unobligated funding for FHA Refinance Program and terminate the program (H.R. 830), consideration (H. Res. 150), H1638 [9MR]

———rescind unobligated funding for the Emergency Mortgage Relief Program and terminate the program (H.R. 836), H1735 [11MR]

Dept. of Justice: 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]

———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: require each offshore oil and gas leasing program offer leasing in areas with most prospective oil and gas resources (H.R. 1231), E880 [12MY]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2584), E1416 [27JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: improve minting and issuing of coins and reduce the current excess stockpile of $1 coins (H.R. 2760), E1476 [1AU]

———provide list of trial and permanent modifications under the Home Affordable Modification Program by State as well as delinquent mortgages across the country that will be at risk if the program is terminated, H2015, H2016 [29MR]

———terminate authority to provide new assistance under the Home Affordable Modification Program while preserving assistance that was already offered (H.R. 839), H2015, H2016 [29MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve and make permanent the loan guarantee for the purchase of residential cooperative housing units (H.R. 3277), E1955 [27OC]

Ecology and environment: preempt regulation of, action relating to, or consideration of greenhouse gases relative to any Federal policy to mitigate climate change (H.R. 910), E665 [7AP]

Economy: express sense of the House of Representatives on legislation to provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H. Res. 501), H9988 [20DE]

———impact of Government regulations, H650 [10FE], H6910 [13OC]

———importance of job creation, H5978 [8SE], H6104 [13SE], H6874 [13OC], H7022 [25OC]

———provide financial regulatory reform, protect consumers and investors, enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, and regulate the over-the-counter derivatives markets, H650 [10FE]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), E2280 [15DE]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), consideration (H. Res. 491), H8755 [13DE]

———provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and modernize country's infrastructure, and provide pathways back to work for those looking for jobs (H.R. 12), H6908, H6909, H6910 [13OC], H7116, H7117 [26OC]

Education: assist States in establishing a universal prekindergarten program (H.R. 2331), E1181 [23JN]

Education Sciences Reform Act: technical amendment (S. 365), E1503 [5AU]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2354), H5035 [14JY]

EPA: provide additional time to issue achievable standards for cement manufacturing facilities (H.R. 2681), E1796 [6OC]

———provide additional time to issue achievable standards for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process heaters, and incinerators (H.R. 2250), E1796 [6OC]

———require analyses of the cumulative and incremental impacts of certain rules and actions (H.R. 2401), E1716 [23SE]

Equal Pay Day: observance, E701 [12AP]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow employees to take parental involvement leave for educational and extracurricular activities, and clarify leave may be used for medical needs or to assist elderly relatives (H.R. 1440), E673 [8AP], E1943 [26OC]

———allow leave to care for a same-sex spouse, domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, or grandparent with a serious health condition (H.R. 2364), E1199 [24JN], E1943 [26OC]

FDA: help prevent occurrence of cancer resulting from the use of ultraviolet tanning lamps by imposing more stringent controls on the use of such devices (H.R. 1676), E778 [2MY]

FDIC: require a study on the impact of insured depository institution failures (H.R. 2056), E1437 [28JY]

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), E2208 [8DE]

———reform process by which agencies analyze and formulate new regulations and guidance documents (H.R. 3010), E2168 [2DE]

Federal employees: ensure that 4 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave (H.R. 616), E197 [10FE]

Financial Stability Oversight Council: prohibit from overriding Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rules, H5329 [21JY]

———strengthen review authority of regulations issued by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (H.R. 1315), H5329, H5339 [21JY]

———strengthen review authority of regulations issued by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (H.R. 1315), consideration (H. Res. 358), H5303, H5308 [21JY]

Firearms: prohibit trafficking (H.R. 2554), E1338 [15JY]

Foreign aid: provide assistance for the prevention and treatment of obstetric fistula (H.R. 949), E429 [8MR]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: funding to make an application for an order requiring access to library, bookseller, and other personal records, E290 [18FE]

FRS: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau funding through reductions in IRS enforcement funding, H1135 [17FE]

———replace the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau with a five person commission, H5329 [21JY]

———transfer Consumer Financial Protection Bureau authority to the Dept. of the Treasury if no Commission chair is in place, H5339 [21JY]

FTC: prescribe rules prohibiting deceptive advertising of abortion services (H.R. 2543), E1325 [14JY]

Government regulations: ensure complete analysis of potential impacts of rules on small entities (H.R. 527), E2168 [2DE]

Greece: recognize and appreciate significance, heroism, and sacrifice of the people of Crete during World War II and commend the PanCretan Association of America (H. Res. 179), E524 [17MR]

GSA: convey a parcel of real property in the District of Columbia to house a National Women's History Museum (H.R. 1269), E570 [30MR]

Gulf of Mexico: facilitate safe and timely production of energy resources (H.R. 1229), E880 [12MY]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 2), H302 [19JA]

Holocaust Remembrance Week: observance, E827 [5MY]

House of Representatives: importance of bipartisanship, H7883 [18NO]

Hudson River School: recognize contributions of painters to the U.S., E2333 [20DE]

Immigration: establish employment-based immigrant visa for alien entrepreneurs who have received significant capital from investors to establish business in the U.S. (H.R. 1114), E490 [15MR], E500 [16MR]

———provide nonimmigrant spouses and children of nonimmigrant aliens who died in terrorist attacks on the U.S. an opportunity to adjust their status (H.R. 1557), E721 [14AP]

Indonesia: allow Indonesian citizens fleeing religious persecution to file a motion to reopen their asylum claims (H.R. 3590), E2202 [7DE]

Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act: extend certain provisions, E1007 [1JN]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1892), H6017 [9SE]

Iran: human rights violations of Bahais, E386 [1MR]

———strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 1905), E2269 [15DE]

Jewish American Heritage Month: observance, E953 [25MY]

Medicare: reform, H3825 [1JN], H4282 [16JN]

Middle East: reaffirm support for a negotiated solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and oppose a unilateral declaration of a Palestinian state, E1745 [3OC]

———reaffirm support for a negotiated solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and oppose a unilateral declaration of a Palestinian state (H. Res. 268), E1255 [7JY]

National Academy of Engineering: provide study on improving the accuracy of the collection of oil, condensate, and natural gas royalties from Federal and Indian land leases (H.R. 2260), E1141 [21JN]

National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (H.R. 2527), H7033 [25OC]

National Endowment for the Arts: funding, H1002 [16FE]

National Public Radio: prohibit Federal funding and the use of Federal funds to acquire radio content (H.R. 1076), H1961 [17MR]

National Women's Hall of Fame: tribute to inductees, E1788 [6OC]

National Work and Family Month: observance, E1943 [26OC]

New York, NY: anniversary of Park Avenue Christian Church, E40 [7JA]

———tribute to partnership between New York Presbyterian Hospital and New York Blood Center, E15 [6JA]

———tribute to Roosevelt Island Cherry Blossom Festival, E794 [3MY]

———tribute to Terence Cardinal Cooke Health Care Center Flower Ball honorees, E21 [6JA]

NIH: funding, H7882, H7883 [18NO]

———research risks posed by dioxin, synthetic fibers, and other additives in feminine hygiene products and collect and analyze data on toxic shock syndrome (H.R. 2332), E1174 [23JN]

NLRB: clarify membership criteria for collective bargaining units and timing of elections of labor organizations (H.R. 3094), H7970 [30NO]

———prohibit from ordering any employer to close, relocate, or transfer employment under any circumstance (H.R. 2587), H6211 [15SE]

Obama, President: tribute to visit to Ground Zero in New York, NY, following death of Osama bin Laden, E847 [10MY]

Panpaphian Association of America, Inc.: tribute to award recipients, E38 [7JA]

Parkinson's Disease Foundation, Inc.: tribute, E925 [23MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: modify special rules relating to coverage of abortion services (H.R. 358), H6907, H6908 [13OC]

———modify special rules relating to coverage of abortion services (H.R. 358), consideration (H. Res. 430), H6874 [13OC]

———repeal (H.R. 2), H302 [19JA]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: funding, H685 [11FE], H1167 [17FE]

Point of order, H1687, H1688 [10MR]

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

———terminate taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns and party conventions and terminate the Election Assistance Commission (H.R. 3463), E2185 [6DE]

Public debt: exclude cuts to Social Security or Medicare benefits from any agreement to reduce the budget deficit, H4867 [12JY]

———increase statutory limit, H5031 [14JY]

Public lands: designate lands in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness and wild and scenic rivers and establish Northern Rockies Wildlife Habitat and Corridors Information System and Program (H.R. 3334), E1991 [3NO]

Queens, NY: anniversary of Queensview apartment complex, E41 [7JA]

Schneier, Arthur: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 3252), E1918 [24OC]

SEC: eliminate prohibition against general solicitation as a requirement for certain registration exemptions (H.R. 2940), H7291 [3NO]

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

———require companies to disclose in annual reports measures taken to identify and address conditions of forced labor, slavery, human trafficking, and child labor within supply chains (H.R. 2759), E1466 [1AU]

Securities: provide for registration exemptions for certain crowdfunded securities (H.R. 2930), H7299 [3NO]

Small business: encourage initiatives for appropriate and accessible financial products for entities that do not have access to the financial mainstream (H.R. 3635), E2228 [12DE]

Small Business Act: extend programs (S. 990), Senate amendment, E1007 [1JN]

Small Business Investment Act: extend programs (S. 990), Senate amendment, E1007 [1JN]

Taxation: rates, H7117 [26OC]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (H.R. 674), E1967 [1NO]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (H.R. 674), Senate amendment, H7658 [16NO]

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 (H.R. 3421), H8827 [13DE]

Time Warner Cable Inc.: tribute, E2215 [8DE]

Transportation: extend surface and air transportation programs (H.R. 2887), H6116 [13SE]

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), H180 [12JA]

Turkey: urge respect for the rights and religious freedoms of the Ecumenical Patriarchate (H. Res. 180), E533 [17MR]

U.N.: secure return to the U.S. of overpayments paid into the U.N. Tax Equalization Fund (H.R. 519), H567 [9FE]

———U.N. Population Fund (UNFPA) funding, E273 [18FE], E587 [31MR]

U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement: approve and implement (H.R. 3078), E1914 [24OC]

U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement: approve and implement (H.R. 3080), E1913 [24OC]

U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement: approve and implement (H.R. 3079), E1917 [24OC]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: extend certain provisions, E1007 [1JN]

Veterans: reduce unemployment by ensuring training and transition assistance and providing incentives to employers for hiring veterans, H7658 [16NO]

Votes: correction, H1237 [18FE]

———position on missed, E631, E643 [5AP], E1469 [1AU], E1796 [6OC]

WIC: provide vouchers for the purchase of educational books for child participants (H.R. 907), E417 [3MR]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (H.J. Res. 69), E1160 [22JN]

———protect breastfeeding, provide performance standards for breast pumps, provide tax incentives to employers to encourage breastfeeding, and provide reasonable break time for nursing mothers (H.R. 2758), E1471 [1AU]

———ratify equal rights amendment as part of the Constitution upon ratification by certain State legislatures, H2046 [30MR]

———strengthen U.S. advocacy for women's rights in foreign countries (H.R. 418), E108 [25JA]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines (H.R. 2447), H7027 [25OC]

———ensure that U.S. courts provide a forum for claims brought against any railroad arising from the deportation of individuals to Nazi concentration camps (H.R. 1193), E528 [17MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Tribute, H7883 [18NO]

Statements

HAMP Termination Act: Executive Office of the President, H2015 [29MR]

NSP Termination Act: Executive Office of the President, H1887 [16MR]

Tables

Emergency Homeowner Loan Program (EHLP) State allocations—October 2010, H1735 [11MR]

Number of homes vacant 90 days or more by State, H1888 [16MR]

Number of outstanding mortgages with negative equity by State, H1688 [10MR]

Tributes

Appelbaum, Stuart, E43 [7JA]

Belfer, Renee and Robert, E2060 [16NO]

Bing, Jonathan, E1968 [1NO]

Black, Page Morton, E925 [23MY]

Cloninger, Kathy, E1831 [12OC]

Dromm, Daniel, E19 [6JA]

Eddy, Norman and Margaret, E37 [7JA]

Ferraro, Geraldine A., H2046 [30MR], H2298 [5AP]

Fields, Virginia C., E1971 [1NO]

Fife, Barbara, E19 [6JA]

Foa, Conrad, E22 [6JA]

Fraser, Edie, E568 [30MR]

Gruber, Ruth, E388 [1MR]

Horn, Stephen, H1396 [1MR]

Hunt, Rodney P., E1970 [1NO]

Kurowyckyj, Jerry, Sr., E17 [6JA]

Marangos, Mary, E16 [6JA]

Papanicolaou, Panayiotis (Peter), E39 [7JA]

Patel, Bhupendra, E18 [6JA]

Stamm, Joseph, E17 [6JA]