MORAN, JAMES P. (a Representative from Virginia)

Addresses

Appreciation of Opportunity to Serve: by, E687 [8AP]

Amendments

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H794 [14FE], H982 [16FE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), H3710 [26MY]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2584), H5443 [25JY], H5618 [27JY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2354), H4812, H4853 [11JY]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2551), H5380 [22JY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2055, Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations for military construction and veterans' services, H8208 [7DE]

Articles and editorials

Franklin Kameny and the Birth of Our Movement, Nicholas F. Benton, Falls Church (VA) News-Press, E1980 [2NO]

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), H3106 [5MY]

African Elephant Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 50), H6139 [13SE]

Agriculture: ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory cattle (see H.R. 3704), H9925 [16DE]

———promote local and regional farm and food systems (see H.R. 3286), H7206 [1NO]

———repeal sugar price support program (see H.R. 1739), H3106 [5MY]

———repeal sugar price support program and marketing allotments (see H.R. 1385), H3220 [11MY]

AID: codify the Health Technology Program (see H.R. 2144), H4366 [21JN]

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), H4795 [8JY]

Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 835), H1580 [4MR]

Animal Welfare Institute: anniversary (see H. Res. 309), H4327 [16JN]

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), H4326 [16JN]

———prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes (see H.R. 1513), H2664 [13AP]

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

———provide pet owners the ability to receive copies of veterinary prescriptions (see H.R. 1406), H4794 [8JY]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 139), H3161 [10MY]

Arlington National Cemetery: provide a memorial marker on Chaplains Hill to honor the memory of Jewish chaplains who died while on active duty in the Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 12), H1770 [11MR]

Armed Forces: eliminate per-fiscal year calculation of days of certain active duty or service used to reduce minimum age at which Reserve component members may retire for non-regular service (see H.R. 1283), H4673 [6JY]

———ensure that Reserve members who have served on active duty or performed certain active service receive credit toward early receipt of non-regular service retired pay (see H.R. 181), H4672 [6JY]

———expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of retired pay and veterans' disability compensation to all members retired for disability regardless of disability rating percentage (see H.R. 186), H4673 [6JY]

———improve provision of Federal transition, rehabilitation, vocational, and unemployment benefits to members and veterans (see H.R. 1941), H5966 [7SE]

———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 behavioral health services to members of Reserve components necessary to meet pre-deployment and post-deployment readiness and fitness standards (see H.R. 948), H2040 [29MR]

———provide flexible spending accounts for military families (see H.R. 791), H2572 [8AP]

———require Presidential negotiation of and entrance into a bilateral status of forces agreement with Afghanistan (see H.R. 651), H1621 [8MR]

———require the use of only human-based methods for training members in the treatment of severe combat injuries (see H.R. 1417), H2918 [15AP]

Asian Elephant Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 50), H6139 [13SE]

Australia: express condolences to and solidarity with the people struggling with floods and pledge support and assistance (see H. Res. 34), H1770 [11MR]

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), H923 [15FE]

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), H7715 [16NO]

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), H3063 [4MY]

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

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 81), H6977 [14OC]

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

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (see H. Con. Res. 16), H599 [9FE]

———designate a room of the Capitol Visitor Center as the ``Gabriel Zimmerman Meeting Room'' (see H. Res. 364), H5923 [19AU]

Chesapeake Bay: require OMB to prepare a crosscut budget for restoration activities in the watershed and require EPA to develop and implement an adaptive management plan (see H.R. 258), H1770 [11MR]

Children and youth: promote minimum State requirements for prevention and treatment of concussions caused by participation in school sports (see H.R. 469), H4278 [15JN]

Chisholm, Shirley: anniversary of election to the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 144), H1575 [3MR]

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: define next generation biofuel and allow States to opt out of corn ethanol portions of the renewable fuels standard (see H.R. 2009), H3754 [26MY]

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

Colleges and universities: improve education and prevention related to campus sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking (see H.R. 2016), H4460 [22JN]

Colombia: support citizens in aftermath of flooding, renew Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act extension, promote economic growth, and reinforce fight against drug trafficking (see H. Res. 77), H1989 [17MR]

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), H4034 [3JN]

Combating Autism Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2005), H4673 [6JY]

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), H7627 [15NO]

Contraceptives: establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of FDA-approved contraception (see H.R. 2659), H8881 [13DE]

Controlled Substances Act: exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marijuana (see H.R. 1831), H3217 [11MY]

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora: tribute (see H. Res. 47), H396 [20JA]

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

Corporations: constitutional amendment to clarify authority of Congress and the States to regulate the expenditure of funds for political activity by corporations (see H.J. Res. 78), H6506 [3OC]

Credit: 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), H5127 [15JY]

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

Cuba: discontinue Radio Marti and Television Marti broadcasts (see H.R. 1317), H2412 [6AP]

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]

———expand and improve opportunities for beginning farmers and ranchers (see H.R. 3236), H7831 [17NO]

Dept. of Defense: provide police officers, criminal investigators, and game law enforcement officers with authority to execute warrants, make arrests, and carry firearms (see H.R. 324), H4750 [7JY]

Dept. of Education: develop State statistical literacy plans and make grants for statistics-related teacher professional development and statistics education improvement (see H.R. 1817), H4187 [14JN]

———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), H2667 [13AP]

———improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see H.R. 885), H1621 [8MR]

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

———provide grants for innovative teacher retention programs (see H.R. 1794), H3114 [6MY]

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

Dept. of HHS: collaborate with other departments on epilepsy education and awareness programs (see H. Res. 298), H7069 [25OC]

———establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 733), H1392 [28FE]

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

———improve and enhance research and programs on childhood cancer survivorship (see H.R. 3015), H6413 [22SE]

———provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1195), H2328 [5AP]

———provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1426), H4076 [13JN]

———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), H8125 [2DE]

———reauthorize support for graduate medical education programs in children's hospitals (see H.R. 1852), H4076 [13JN]

———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases by expanding comprehensive, age-appropriate sex education in schools (see H.R. 3324), H7893 [18NO]

———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), H5966 [7SE]

———reform and modernize the Office of Refugee Resettlement (see H.R. 1475), H4946 [12JY]

Dept. of HUD: create livable communities through coordinated public investment and streamlined regulations (see H.R. 3325), H7256 [2NO]

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), H2858 [14AP]

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

———establish guidelines to prevent and address occurrences of bullying, provide grants to States for related programs, and reauthorize the Juvenile Accountability Block Grants program (see H.R. 83), H1620 [8MR]

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

———provide grants to nonprofit organizations that carry out child-parent visitation programs for children with incarcerated parents (see H.R. 2464), H6782 [11OC]

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), H2328 [5AP]

———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]

Dept. of the Interior: enter into an agreement to provide for management of the free-roaming wild horses in and around the Currituck National Wildlife Refuge (see H.R. 306), H7134 [26OC]

———prohibit issuance of new oil or natural gas leases to persons that fail to renegotiate existing leases incorporating limitations on royalty relief based on market price (see H.R. 1352), H2291 [4AP]

———reaffirm authority to take land into trust for Indian tribes (see H.R. 1234), H4794 [8JY] (see H.R. 1291), H6854 [12OC]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H1456 [1MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: provide a receipt to each taxpayer who files a Federal income tax return (see H.R. 1583), H2910 [15AP]

Dept. of Transportation: establish national safety standards for transit agencies operating heavy rail on fixed guideway (see H.R. 1282), H2213 [31MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow transfer of educational assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program to certain dependents for special education (see H.R. 276), H1988 [17MR]

———carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy (see H.R. 198), H3111 [5MY]

———clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 812), H6921 [13OC]

———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]

———display in each facility a Women Veterans Bill of Rights (see H.R. 809), H7928 [29NO]

———inter in national cemeteries individuals who supported the U.S. in Laos during the Vietnamese Conflict era (see H.R. 3192), H10017 [20DE]

———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), H601 [9FE]

Developing countries: improve access to microenterprise by the very poor (see H.R. 2524), H5920 [16AU]

———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: provide certified trainers of service animals access to the same public transportation and public accommodations afforded disabled persons with service animals (see H.R. 1878), H4038 [3JN]

Disasters: include procedures for requests from Indian tribes for a major disaster or emergency declaration (see H.R. 1953), H5150 [18JY]

Discrimination: take steps to counter the growth in anti-Muslim sentiments, targeted rhetorical attacks, and violence against the Muslim, Arab, Sikh, and South Asian American communities (see H. Res. 283), H3756 [26MY]

Diseases: address HIV/AIDS in the African-American community (see H.R. 1462), H4577 [24JN]

———establish a comprehensive interagency response to reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (see H.R. 1394), H8262 [7DE]

———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), H1727 [10MR]

———expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to pulmonary fibrosis (see H.R. 2505), H6415 [22SE]

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

———foster more effective implementation and coordination of clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes (see H.R. 2960), H6458 [23SE]

———promote increased awareness, diagnosis, and treatment of atrial fibrillation to address the high morbidity and mortality rates and to prevent avoidable associated hospitalizations (see H. Res. 295), H4188 [14JN]

———provide for an evidence-based strategy for voluntary screening for HIV/AIDS and other common sexually transmitted infections (see H.R. 1774), H5936 [2SE]

———provide grants to better understand and reduce gestational diabetes (see H.R. 2194), H4578 [24JN]

———require a Federal commitment to Alzheimer's disease research to advance breakthrough treatments for people with the disease (see H.R. 1897), H4578 [24JN]

———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]

District of Columbia: making continuing appropriations (see H.R. 884), H1524 [2MR]

Dominican Americans: recognize contributions to the U.S. and support establishment of a national month of recognition (see H. Res. 428), H6672 [6OC]

Drugs: address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine (see H.R. 2242), H4332 [20JN]

———limit application of Federal laws to the distribution and consumption of marijuana (see H.R. 2306), H7579 [14NO]

———reschedule marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act and allow for medicinal use of marijuana in accordance with State laws (see H.R. 1983), H6922 [13OC]

Economy: increase statutory limit on the public debt, increase job creation, and reduce projected medium and long-term Federal budget deficits and debt (see H.R. 2544), H5489 [25JY]

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

———provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and modernize country's infrastructure, and provide pathways back to work for those looking for jobs (see H.R. 12), H7134 [26OC]

Egypt: express solidarity with Egyptian people, condemn use of violence against protesters, express gratitude toward Egyptian military for restraint, and support transition to a representative government (see H. Res. 88), H1040 (see H. Res. 88), H1071 [16FE]

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]

———promote economic self-sufficiency of low-income women through increased participation in high-wage, high-demand occupations (see H.R. 2315), H4526 [23JN]

EPA: award grants to water system owners or operators to increase resiliency or adaptability to any ongoing or forecasted changes to hydrologic conditions (see H.R. 2738), H5897 [5AU]

———establish a program that tests chemicals found in drinking water to determine whether they are endocrine disruptors and the extent of their ability to interfere with human hormones (see H.R. 553), H550 [8FE]

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

———partially waive the renewable fuel standard when corn inventories are low (see H.R. 3097), H6624 [5OC]

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), H5734 [28JY]

———use Airport and Airway Trust Fund revenue to allow furloughed employees to return to work and provide retroactive pay for the period of their furlough (see H.R. 2744), H5883 [1AU]

———use Airport and Airway Trust Fund revenue to provide retroactive pay to employees who were furloughed (see H.R. 2814), H5920 [16AU]

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

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]

Family Foreclosure Rescue Corp.: establish (see H.R. 3129), H9432 [15DE]

FDA: ensure safe use of cosmetics (see H.R. 2359), H4573 [24JN]

———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), H4187 [14JN]

———improve capacity to prevent drug shortages (see H.R. 2245), H6098 [12SE]

———improve priority review voucher incentive program for expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric diseases (see H.R. 3059), H6627 [5OC]

———require labeling of genetically-engineered fish (see H.R. 520), H2108 [30MR]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 327), H553 [8FE]

———authorize presentation of a U.S. flag at the funeral of Federal civilian employees who are killed while performing official duties or because of their status as a Federal employee (see H.R. 2061), H4188 [14JN]

———ensure Federal Employees Health Benefit Program integrity, transparency, and cost savings in the pricing and contracting of prescription drug benefits (see H.R. 979), H1664 [9MR]

———ensure that 4 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave (see H.R. 616), H2328 [5AP]

———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), H7333 [3NO]

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

———restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 1489), H2603 [12AP]

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]

———prevent illegal sale (see H.R. 1642), H2912 [15AP]

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

———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: require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material (see H.R. 3553), H8124 [2DE]

Food and Nutrition Act: treat the Northern Mariana Islands in the same manner as Guam (see H.R. 1465), H4852 [11JY]

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), H6098 [12SE]

———provide assistance for the prevention and treatment of obstetric fistula (see H.R. 949), H3646 (see H.R. 949), H3684 [25MY]

Foreign Claims Settlement Commission: receive and determine validity and amount of claims for loss of wages and other property of those plaintiffs in the case Bruce D. Abbott et al. v. Libya (see H.R. 3713), H9926 [16DE]

Foreign policy: establish guidelines for U.S. foreign assistance programs (see H.R. 3159), H6853 [12OC]

Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see H.R. 639), H3281 [12MY]

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

FTC: prescribe rules prohibiting deceptive advertising of abortion services (see H.R. 2543), H5734 [28JY]

Gambling: establish a program for State licensing of Internet poker (see H.R. 2366), H4795 [8JY]

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

Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 460), H9929 [16DE]

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

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]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: ensure compliance by certain countries and establish procedures for prompt return of children abducted to other countries (see H.R. 1940), H4279 [15JN]

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

Hawaii: express the policy of the U.S. toward Native Hawaiians and provide a process for the reorganization and recognition of the Native Hawaiian government (see H.R. 1250), H2268 [1AP]

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

———make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 2104), H4076 [13JN]

———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]

———provide for coverage of medically necessary food under Federal health programs and private health insurance (see H.R. 1311), H3758 [26MY]

———provide for human stem cell research, including embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 2376), H6979 [14OC]

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

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

Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 1724), H3305 [13MY]

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

Hunting and trapping: prohibit body-gripping traps in National Wildlife Refuge System (see H.R. 2657), H5579 [26JY]

Immigration: admit for permanent residence certain aliens who have postgraduate degrees in certain fields of study and exempt such aliens from H-1B nonimmigrant numerical limitations (see H.R. 399), H684 [10FE]

———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]

———eliminate deadline for application for asylum in the U.S. (see H.R. 2981), H6341 [21SE]

———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]

Insurance: allow enforcement of State disclosure laws and access to courts for covered Holocaust-era insurance policy claims (see H.R. 890), H7008 [24OC]

———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]

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), H3344 [23MY]

IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 2569), H6183 [14SE]

Japan: commend for extending official apology to former U.S. POW from the Pacific War and moving forward in planning to invite surviving members to Japan (see H. Res. 324), H4457 [22JN] (see H. Res. 333), H4575 [24JN]

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), H2917 [15AP] (see H.R. 2580), H7627 [15NO]

Kenya: provide compensation to relatives of Foreign Service members and U.S. citizens who were killed as a result of the bombing of the U.S. Embassy in Kenya on August 7, 1998 (see H.R. 2881), H6042 [9SE]

Klamath Basin: approve and implement Klamath Basin Restoration and Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreements and plan and implement dam removal (see H.R. 3398), H7405 [10NO]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: develop a strategy for assisting stateless children (see H.R. 1464), H5489 [25JY]

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: modify prohibition on disrupting military funerals (see H.R. 961), H2858 [14AP]

Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2139), H5966 [7SE]

Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 1171), H3112 [5MY]

Marine Turtle Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1761), H3107 [5MY]

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 3364), H7929 [29NO]

Medicare: clarify application of secondary payer rules (see H.R. 1063), H8728 [12DE]

———improve access to, and increase utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits (see H.R. 2020), H6273 [20SE]

———provide beneficiaries greater choice with regard to accessing hearing health services and benefits (see H.R. 2140), H6098 [12SE]

———provide for coverage of home infusion drug therapy (see H.R. 2195), H7257 [2NO]

———study issues on access to intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) for beneficiaries in all care settings and establish demonstration project on benefits of coverage to administer IVIG in the home (see H.R. 1845), H6098 [12SE]

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]

Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, maintain, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 1449), H3112 [5MY]

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

National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 433), H7135 [26OC]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 433), H7135 [26OC]

National Animal Rescue Day: designate (see H. Res. 220), H3871 (see H. Res. 220), H3912 [1JN]

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

National Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 341), H7893 [18NO]

National Celiac Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 246), H4038 [3JN]

National Center for Campus Public Safety: establish and operate (see H.R. 2342), H7627 [15NO]

National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 339), H4748 [7JY]

National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws: establish (see H.R. 623), H1726 [10MR]

National Community Gardening Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 454), H7331 [3NO]

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

National Guard: elevate the Chief of the National Guard Bureau to a position on the Joint Chiefs of Staff (see H.R. 644), H2108 [30MR]

———provide for employment and reemployment rights for certain individuals ordered to full-time service (see H.R. 1811), H4530 [23JN]

Native Americans: facilitate economic development by Indian tribes and encourage investment by Turkish enterprises in Native American communities (see H.R. 2362), H6011 [8SE]

———improve education (see H.R. 3568), H8967 [14DE]

Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1456), H6043 [9SE]

NIH: expand research activities for functional gastrointestinal and motility disorders (see H.R. 2239), H4327 [16JN]

NOAA: establish a Working Waterfront Grant Program (see H.R. 3109), H6624 [5OC]

Norway: condemn terrorist attacks in Oslo and Utoya Island and express condolences and support to those affected by the attack (see H. Res. 379), H5897 [5AU]

Peace Corps: anniversary (see H. Res. 11), H204 [12JA]

———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), H4795 [8JY]

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

Peace Corps Month: designate (see H. Res. 11), H204 [12JA]

Pharmaceuticals: preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 965), H1770 [11MR]

Political campaigns: reform financing of House of Representatives elections (see H.R. 1404), H3411 [24MY]

———reform system of public financing of Presidential elections (see H.R. 414), H513 [26JA]

———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), H2536 [7AP]

———ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 137), H6183 [14SE]

———reform (see H.R. 1262), H6139 [13SE]

Product safety: ban use of bisphenol A in food and beverage containers (see H.R. 432), H469 [25JA]

Public debt: eliminate statutory limit and place limitations on the purposes for which public debt may be issued (see H.R. 2931), H6181 [14SE]

———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]

———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]

Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 50), H6139 [13SE]

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

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

SBA: improve microenterprise technical assistance and capacity building grant program and establish an Office of Youth Entrepreneurship (see H.R. 2809), H8967 [14DE]

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), H553 [8FE]

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

Shenandoah National Park: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 62), H4528 [23JN]

Shriver, R. Sargent, Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 64), H510 [26JA]

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

Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 78), H6234 [15SE]

Small business: ensure State-certified medical marijuana businesses have full access to banking services (see H.R. 1984), H6626 [5OC]

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

———extend eligibility period for SSI benefits for refugees, asylees, and certain other humanitarian immigrants (see H.R. 3083), H7579 [14NO]

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

———revise medical criteria for evaluating disability in a person with Huntington's disease and waive Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington's disease (see H.R. 718), H2108 [30MR]

Special days and holidays: provide that Washington's Birthday be observed on February 22, rather than the third Monday in February, of each year (see H.R. 2268), H6506 [3OC]

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

Sports: prohibit the use of performance-enhancing drugs in horseracing (see H.R. 1733), H6506 [3OC]

Sri Lanka: commend U.N. efforts to implement human rights accountability, call for investigation of war crimes and other human rights violations, and allow greater freedom of movement (see H. Res. 177), H3162 [10MY]

SSI: extend rule relative to eligibility for benefits for certain aliens and victims of trafficking (see H.R. 2763), H6183 [14SE]

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

Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 2697), H7830 [17NO]

Taxation: allow a deduction for expenses in connection with the trade or business of selling medical marijuana in accordance with State laws (see H.R. 1985), H6552 [4OC]

———allow a temporary dividends received deduction for certain taxable years (see H.R. 1834), H4038 [3JN]

———allow temporarily a reduced rate of tax relative to repatriated foreign earnings (see H.R. 3460), H7828 [17NO]

———establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), H8188 [6DE]

———expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see H.R. 1244), H6676 [7OC]

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

———improve commuting and transportation options (see H.R. 1825), H3217 [11MY]

———make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 687), H4673 [6JY]

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

———modify the energy credit for microturbine property (see H.R. 3394), H7398 [4NO]

———permit disclosure of certain tax return information for purposes of missing or exploited children investigations (see H.R. 1978), H4673 [6JY]

———promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 860), H3000 [3MY]

———provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 2866), H6782 [11OC]

———provide for the taxation of smokeless tobacco products sold as discrete single-use units (see H.R. 65), H2917 [15AP]

———provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds shall not apply to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of water and sewage facilities (see H.R. 1802), H4673 [6JY]

———reduce carbon dioxide emissions by imposing a tax on primary fossil fuels based on their carbon content (see H.R. 3242), H7007 [24OC]

———reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain small producers (see H.R. 1236), H6673 [6OC]

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

———repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies (see H.R. 601), H678 [10FE]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 674), H1844 [15MR]

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

———terminate incentives for alcohol used as fuel (see H.R. 1188), H4529 [23JN]

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), H8077 [1DE]

Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorize appropriations and enhance measures to combat trafficking in persons (see H.R. 2830), H7009 [24OC]

Transportation: provide driver safety grants to States with graduated driver licensing laws that meet certain minimum requirements (see H.R. 1515), H3162 [10MY]

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

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

Turkey: initiate negotiations to enter into a bilateral free trade agreement (see H. Res. 103), H1178 (see H. Res. 103), H1197 [17FE]

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]

Ukraine: independence anniversary and support for continued political and economic development (see H. Res. 401), H6782 [11OC]

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

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. 303), H471 [25JA] (see H.R. 333), H353 [19JA]

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

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

Williams Syndrome Awareness Week: designate (see H. Res. 256), H5967 [7SE]

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

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

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

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

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

———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), H3112 [5MY]

Year of the Girl: designate (see H. Res. 460), H9929 [16DE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Animals: restrict use of exotic and nondomesticated animals in traveling circuses and exhibitions (see H.R. 3359), H7331 [3NO]

Conservation of natural resources: recognize John W. Weeks' contributions to the conservation of forests and water supply (see H. Res. 84), H681 [10FE]

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

Federal employees: permit transfer of sick leave in leave-transfer programs (see H.R. 3028), H6413 [22SE]

———provide for the compensation of furloughed employees (see H.R. 1429), H2534 [7AP]

———provide mandatory training for supervisors and assessment of management competencies (see H.R. 1492), H2603 [12AP]

Government: prohibit Members of Congress and the President from receiving pay during Government shutdowns (see H.R. 819), H1250 (see H.R. 819), H1362 [18FE]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: conduct research program on endocrine-disrupting chemicals and reduce exposure to such chemicals (see H.R. 2521), H5018 [13JY]

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

Native Americans: extend Federal recognition to the Chickahominy, Chickahominy-Eastern Division, Mattaponi, Upper Mattaponi, Rappahannock, Monacan, and Nansemond Tribes (see H.R. 783), H1177 (see H.R. 783), H1196 [17FE]

Taxation: impose a retail tax on disposable carryout bags (see H.R. 1628), H2912 [15AP]

Constitutional authority statements

Animals: restrict use of exotic and nondomesticated animals in traveling circuses and exhibitions (H.R. 3359), H7332 [3NO]

Dept. of HHS: include problem and pathological gambling in Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration programs and establish grant program to address consequences of problem gambling (H.R. 2334), H4529 [23JN]

Federal employees: permit transfer of sick leave in leave-transfer programs (H.R. 3028), H6414 [22SE]

———provide for the compensation of furloughed employees (H.R. 1429), H2535 [7AP]

———provide mandatory training for supervisors and assessment of management competencies (H.R. 1492), H2604 [12AP]

Government: prohibit Members of Congress and the President from receiving pay during Government shutdowns (H.R. 819), H1252, H1363 [18FE]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: conduct research program on endocrine-disrupting chemicals and reduce exposure to such chemicals (H.R. 2521), H5019 [13JY]

Native Americans: extend Federal recognition to the Chickahominy, Chickahominy-Eastern Division, Mattaponi, Upper Mattaponi, Rappahannock, Monacan, and Nansemond Tribes (H.R. 783), H1179, H1199 [17FE]

Taxation: impose a retail tax on disposable carryout bags (H.R. 1628), H2915 [15AP]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions and provide for conscience protections (H.R. 3), H3035 [4MY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2112), H4223 [15JN]

Alexandria, VA: anniversary of Inova Alexandria Hospital ``Alexandria Plan'' for emergency room staffing, E945 [24MY]

American Society for Training and Development: tribute, E2179 [5DE]

Animals: improve management and long-term health of wild free-roaming horses and burros, H969 [16FE]

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), H2242 [1AP]

———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), motion to recommit, H2249 [1AP]

———make across-the-board rescissions in non-defense, non-homeland security, and non-veterans-affairs discretionary spending, H1231 [18FE]

———making consolidated, H9895, H9896 [16DE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 44), H1424 [1MR]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 48), H1815 [15MR]

———making for Dept. of Defense and continuing for other Federal departments and agencies (H.R. 1363), H2337 [6AP], H2453 [7AP]

———making for Dept. of Defense and continuing for other Federal departments and agencies (H.R. 1473), H2739 [14AP]

———making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H819, H845, H847, H854, H856 [15FE], H969, H970, H977, H981, H982, H986, H989, H991, H992, H1001, H1003, H1004 [16FE], H1111, H1112, H1116, H1182, H1183, H1187, H1189 [17FE], H1231, H1255, H1256, H1258, H1268, H1276, H1279, H1282, H1289, H1290, H1313, H1314, H1316, H1317, H1318, H1320, H1324, H1326 [18FE], H1850 [16MR], H2118 [31MR], H2739 [14AP]

Arlington Food Assistance Center: tribute, E1690 [22SE]

———tribute to Permanent Home Capital Campaign, E1013 [1JN]

Armed Forces: authorize limited use in support of NATO mission in Libya (H.J. Res. 68), H4545 [24JN]

———direct the President, pursuant to the War Powers Resolution, to remove the U.S. Armed Forces from Libya (H. Con. Res. 51), H4015 [3JN]

———express that the President is in violation of the War Powers Resolution regarding the use of Armed Forces in Libya, H4006 [3JN]

———limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under authorizations for use of military force, H8915 [14DE]

———prohibit funding for deployment of ground troops in Libya (H. Res. 292), H4006 [3JN]

———restrict use of funds in support of NATO mission in Libya (H.R. 2278), H4557 [24JN]

BLM: amend administrative appeals procedures for grazing permit decisions, H5610 [27JY]

———clarify that the movement of livestock across public lands is subject to review under the National Environmental Policy Act, H5613 [27JY]

———land and resource management funding, H969 [16FE]

———prohibit funding to implement Secretarial order regarding wilderness land designations, H5618 [27JY]

Budget: comply with cut-as-you-go requirement, H52 [6JA]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 2), H7785, H7786 [17NO]

———cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit, H5703 [28JY], H5754 [29JY], H5848 [1AU]

———cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit (H.R. 2560), H5208 [19JY], H5246 [20JY]

———deficit, H7785, H7786 [17NO]

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement: clarify procedures for approving applications for oil and gas leases on the Outer Continental Shelf, H5614, H5615, H5616 [27JY]

Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays: establish (S. 627), H5703 [28JY]

———establish (S. 627), consideration (H. Res. 383), H5754 [29JY]

Committee on Deficit Reduction (Joint, Select): conflicting deficit reduction ideologies of cutting entitlement programs and raising taxes on the wealthy, H7084 [26OC]

Committees of the House: instruct certain committees to report legislation replacing health care reform legislation (H. Res. 9), H368 [20JA]

Conservation of natural resources: recognize John W. Weeks' contributions to the conservation of forests and water supply (H. Res. 84), E199 [10FE]

Corps of Engineers: allow issuance of regulations that clarify what waters fall under Federal protection, H4811, H4812, H4814, H4815 [11JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: fee-for-service horse meat inspections funding, H4223 [15JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), H3710 [26MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), conference report, H8915 [14DE]

———F-35 Joint Strike Fighter competitive engine program funding, H856 [15FE]

———limit number of parking spaces available at the Mark Center in Alexandria, VA, until traffic mitigation measures are in place, H3710 [26MY]

———research, development, test, and evaluation funding, H854 [15FE]

———V-22 Osprey funding, H847 [15FE]

Dept. of Education: reauthorize District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program for vouchers to provide school choice (H.R. 471), H2073 [30MR]

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

Dept. of the Interior: conduct certain offshore oil and gas lease sales (H.R. 1230), H3081, H3090 [5MY], H3231 [12MY]

———conduct certain offshore oil and gas lease sales (H.R. 1230), consideration (H. Res. 245), H3074 [5MY]

———ensure that proposed oil and gas lease sales on the Outer Continental Shelf will not impede Dept. of Defense operations, H3197 [11MY]

———funding, H970 [16FE]

———Land and Water Conservation Fund funding, H977 [16FE], H5547 [26JY]

———Land and Water Conservation Fund land acquisition funding, H5548 [26JY]

———Office of Surface Mining and Reclamation and Enforcement funding for stream buffer rule implementation, H1279 [18FE]

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

———permit process for drilling oil and natural gas in the Gulf of Mexico funding, H5573 [26JY]

———prohibit issuance of new oil or natural gas leases to persons that fail to renegotiate existing leases incorporating limitations on royalty relief based on market price, H1258 [18FE]

———require each offshore oil and gas leasing program offer leasing in areas with most prospective oil and gas resources (H.R. 1231), H3197 [11MY], H3231 [12MY]

———require the President to certify that proposed oil and gas lease sale 220 on the Outer Continental Shelf of Virginia will not impede naval or other Dept. of Defense operations, H3090 [5MY]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: across-the-board funding reduction, H5445 [25JY]

———making appropriations, H9895 [16DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2584), H5435, H5442, H5443, H5445, H5448 [25JY], H5547, H5548, H5551, H5552, H5559, H5561, H5563, H5564, H5565, H5566, H5572, H5573, H5575 [26JY], H5605, H5606, H5607, H5610, H5611, H5613, H5614, H5615, H5616, H5624, H5629, H5630, H5631, H5637, H5643, H5648, H5650, H5652, H5657 [27JY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 2055), conference report, H9895, H9896 [16DE]

District of Columbia: National Capital Arts and Cultural Affairs grants program funding, H1003 [16FE]

Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act: implementation, H6283 [21SE]

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), H2360 [6AP]

———preempt regulation of, action relating to, or consideration of greenhouse gases relative to any Federal policy to mitigate climate change (H.R. 910), consideration (H. Res. 203), H2344, H2345 [6AP]

Economy: comparison between policies of past Presidential administrations and the Obama administration, H5208 [19JY]

———importance of job creation, H716 [11FE], H6151 [14SE]

———national objectives priority assignments, H5976 [8SE]

———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), H6359 [22SE], H7272 [3NO]

Education Sciences Reform Act: technical amendment (S. 365), H5848 [1AU]

Egypt: support democracy, universal rights, and the peaceful transition to a representative government, H556 [9FE]

Endangered species: judicial review of rules removing the gray wolf from the list of threatened or endangered species, H5611 [27JY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2354), H4811, H4812, H4814, H4815 [11JY]

EPA: cap-and-trade program for greenhouse gases implementation funding, H1187, H1189 [17FE]

———Chesapeake Bay Watershed restoration plan implementation funding, H1282 [18FE]

———coal combustion waste regulation funding, H1320 [18FE]

———delay implementation of mid-level ethanol blends Clean Air Act waivers until safety concerns are addressed, H1317 [18FE]

———delay implementation of rules on maximum achievable control technology and cross-State air pollution produced by powerplants, H6382 [22SE], H6635 [6OC]

———Diesel Emissions Reduction Act grants funding, H5632, H5637 [27JY]

———Diesel Emissions Reduction Act grants funding through reductions in buildings and facilities account funding, H5631 [27JY]

———Energy Star Program funding, H5629 [27JY]

———Environmental Appeals Board funding to invalidate any permit issued for activities on the Arctic Outer Continental Shelf, H1182, H1183 [17FE]

———exempt regulation of greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act, H992 [16FE]

———Great Lakes Restoration Initiative funding through reductions in EPA climate change programs funding, H5624 [27JY]

———Greenhouse Gas Registry funding, H989 [16FE], H5630 [27JY]

———national primary ambient air quality standard modification applicable to coarse particulate matter funding, H1326 [18FE]

———prohibit funding to retroactively disapprove Corps of Engineers permits to discharge dredged or fill material into navigable waters, H1318 [18FE]

———provide additional time to issue achievable standards for cement manufacturing facilities (H.R. 2681), H6576, H6577 [5OC]

———provide additional time to issue achievable standards for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process heaters, and incinerators (H.R. 2250), H6635, H6636, H6637 [6OC]

———require analyses of the cumulative and incremental impacts of certain rules and actions (H.R. 2401), H6382 [22SE], H6635 [6OC]

———require watersheds receiving Federal funds to be subject to Federal clean water regulations, H4983 [13JY]

———rule enforcement funding relative to national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants from the Portland cement manufacturing industry and standards of performance for Portland cement plants, H1116 [17FE]

———Science and Technology account funding, H986 [16FE]

———State Trouble Assistance Grants funding, H991 [16FE]

———surface coal mining regulation funding, H1313 [18FE]

———Urban Waters Initiative funding through reductions in BLM funding, H5448 [25JY]

———water quality standards implementation for inland waters in Florida funding, H1290 [18FE]

Equal Access to Justice Act: payment of legal fees, expenses, and settlements funding, H1111, H1112 [17FE]

Executive Office of the President: Council on Environmental Quality funding, H5648 [27JY]

Fairfax County, VA: Fairfax County Park Authority recipient of National Recreation and Parks Association National Gold Medal Award for Excellence in Park and Recreation Management, E1166 [22JN]

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), H8210 [7DE]

Federal employees: freeze step pay increases for civilian employees, H1316, H1317 [18FE]

———permit transfer of sick leave in leave-transfer programs (H.R. 3028), E1688 [22SE]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (H.R. 822), H7666 [16NO]

Foreign trade: recognize importance of trade to the U.S. economy and the importance of passing free trade agreements with Colombia, the Republic of Korea, and Panama, H6522 [4OC]

Forest Service: Forest Health Management Account funding through reductions in Office of the Sec. of the Interior funding, H5572 [26JY]

———State and Private Forestry funding, H5643 [27JY]

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

Government: prohibit Members of Congress and the President from receiving pay during Government shutdowns (S. 388), H2344, H2345 [6AP]

———shutdown relative to budget process, H2453 [7AP]

Gulf of Mexico: facilitate safe and timely production of energy resources (H.R. 1229), H3231 [12MY]

———facilitate safe and timely production of energy resources (H.R. 1229), consideration (H. Res. 245), H3074 [5MY]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 2), H273, H323, H336 [19JA]

House of Representatives: prohibit funding for polystyrene containers in food service facilities, H5380, H5381 [22JY]

House Rules: amend and adopt (H. Res. 5), H52 [6JA]

Hunger Action Month: observance, E1690 [22SE]

Immigration: eliminate the per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase the per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (H.R. 3012), H7905 [29NO]

Indian Health Service: dental health programs funding through reductions in Dept. of the Interior Solicitor General funding, H5575 [26JY]

———Sanitation Facilities Construction Program funding through reductions in BLM oil and gas and grazing management programs funding, H5443 [25JY]

Iran: strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 1905), E2256 [14DE]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2551), H5380, H5381 [22JY]

Middle East: reaffirm support for a negotiated solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and oppose a unilateral declaration of a Palestinian state (H. Res. 268), H4630, H4631 [6JY]

Monuments and memorials: national monument designation funding, H1324 [18FE]

National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month: observance, E1704 [23SE]

National Endowment for the Arts: funding, H1001 [16FE], H5652, H5657 [27JY]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: conduct research program on endocrine-disrupting chemicals and reduce exposure to such chemicals (H.R. 2521), E1311 [13JY]

National Museum of the American People: support formation of a bipartisan Presidential commission to study establishment (H. Con. Res. 63), E1260 [7JY]

National objectives: reduce domestic poverty levels, H6151 [14SE]

National Park Service: interagency southern border joint law enforcement centers construction funding, H5566 [26JY]

———National Capital Performing Arts/Capital Concerts program funding, H5564 [26JY]

———National Heritage Areas program funding, H5563 [26JY]

———prohibit boat inspection or safety checks within the Yukon-Charley National Preserve, H5605, H5606, H5607 [27JY]

———require study on uniformity of rules and regulations, H5565 [26JY]

National Public Radio: prohibit Federal funding and the use of Federal funds to acquire radio content (H.R. 1076), H1960 [17MR]

Native Americans: extend Federal recognition to the Chickahominy, Chickahominy-Eastern Division, Mattaponi, Upper Mattaponi, Rappahannock, Monacan, and Nansemond Tribes (H.R. 783), E285 [18FE]

NewsChannel 8 (Arlington, VA): anniversary, E1567 [8SE]

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

NOAA: Atlantic seaboard and Gulf of Mexico fisheries catch-share programs funding, H1314 [18FE]

Outer Continental Shelf: monitor activities relative to air pollution (H.R. 2021), H4400 [22JN]

Parliamentary inquiry, H5659 [27JY]

Patent and Trademark Office: prohibit diversion, redirection, or transfer of funding, E1189 [23JN]

———tribute to National Trademark Expo, E1810 [11OC]

Patents: reform (H.R. 1249), E1189 [23JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: modify special rules relating to coverage of abortion services (H.R. 358), consideration (H. Res. 430), H6879 [13OC]

———provide that repeal will only occur when a majority of the Members of Congress waive enrollment in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, H323 [19JA]

———repeal (H.R. 2), H273, H323, H336 [19JA]

———repeal mandatory funding for school-based health center construction (H.R. 1214), H2973 [3MY]

Petroleum: gasoline price levels, H3081 [5MY]

Point of order, H984 [16FE]

Public lands: new Federal land acquisition funding, H977 [16FE]

Refuse disposal: facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels (H.R. 2273), H6940 [14OC]

———groundwater detection and assessment monitoring specific to coal combustion residuals, H6940 [14OC]

San Francisco, CA: Presidio Trust funding, H1004 [16FE]

SBA: Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program funding, H845 [15FE]

Smithsonian Institution: funding, H5650 [27JY]

South Sudan: establishment as new nation, E1268 [8JY]

States: preserve authority to make determinations relating to water quality standards (H.R. 2018), H4983 [13JY]

Taxation: impose a retail tax on disposable carryout bags (H.R. 1628), E758 [15AP]

———rates, H5502 [26JY]

———repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies (H.R. 1689), H3074 [5MY]

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), H183 [12JA]

Turkey: end religious discrimination, safeguard Christian heritage, and return confiscated church properties (H. Res. 306), E2253 [14DE]

U.N.: withhold U.S. contributions, H1255, H1256 [18FE]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: National Fish and Wildlife Foundation funding, H981 [16FE]

———North American Wetlands Conservation Fund funding through reductions in EPA Diesel Emissions Program funding, H982 [16FE]

———North American Wetlands Conservation Fund funding through reductions in EPA funding, H5561 [26JY]

———prohibit funding limitations for listing of endangered species and critical habitat designations, H5552, H5559 [26JY]

U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement: approve and implement (H.R. 3078), H6801 [12OC]

———require improvement of labor rights and security for workers before approval and implementation, H6801 [12OC]

Unemployment: reform compensation to promote work and job creation and allow forward funding of remaining Federal compensation funds (H.R. 1745), H3421 [25MY]

White House: Executive Residence repair, alteration, or improvement funding, H1289 [18FE]

Statements

Dept. of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Executive Office of the President, H5436 [25JY]

Tributes

Baggett, Peggy J., E2136 [30NO]

Bley, Mary F., E1935 [26OC]

Brooks, Frank K., E1167 [22JN]

Jackson, Henry W., II, E2031 [14NO]

Kelly, M. Patricia, E382 [1MR]

Marshall, Dottie P., E2269 [15DE]

Shuler, Bill, H949 [16FE]