GARAMENDI, JOHN (a Representative from California)

Addresses

Reading of U.S. Constitution, H61 [6JA]

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), H3619 [25MY], H3704 [26MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2219), H4651, H4675 [6JY]

Dept. of HUD: rescind unobligated funding for FHA Refinance Program and terminate the program (H.R. 830), H1667 [9MR], H1697 [10MR]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2354), H4847, H4848 [11JY]

EPA: provide additional time to issue achievable standards for cement manufacturing facilities (H.R. 2681), H6556 [4OC]

Gulf of Mexico: facilitate safe and timely production of energy resources (H.R. 1229), H3134 [10MY]

Schools: encourage growth and replication of successful charter school models (H.R. 2218), H5986 [8SE]

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), H3106 [5MY]

Africa: support efforts to provide humanitarian relief to mitigate the effects of drought and avert famine in the Horn of Africa (see H. Res. 361), H5897 [5AU]

Agriculture: repeal sugar price support program (see H.R. 1739), H5966 [7SE]

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

American Memorial Park: develop, maintain, and administer an annex in Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands (see H.R. 1103), H7008 [24OC]

Animals: establish a grant program to encourage use of assistance dogs by certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans (see H.R. 943), H1618 [8MR]

Antitrust policy: restore application of Federal antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers (see H.R. 1943), H6626 [5OC]

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

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

———expand matters covered by preseparation counseling (see H.R. 535), H1621 [8MR]

———improve prevention and response to sexual assaults (see H.R. 3435), H8126 [2DE]

———improve provision of Federal transition, rehabilitation, vocational, and unemployment benefits to members and veterans (see H.R. 1941), H3870 (see H.R. 1941), H3911 [1JN]

———increase rate for hostile fire pay, imminent danger pay, hazardous duty pay, family separation allowance, and other special and incentive pays (see H.R. 1110), H2572 [8AP]

———require Presidential negotiation of and entrance into a bilateral status of forces agreement with Afghanistan (see H.R. 651), H1726 [10MR]

Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support expansion and development of mentoring programs (see H.R. 2152), H4188 [14JN]

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

Business and industry: establish a pilot program to facilitate education and training programs in the field of advanced manufacturing (see H.R. 1716), H3115 [6MY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: designate a room of the Capitol Visitor Center as the ``Gabriel Zimmerman Meeting Room'' (see H. Res. 364), H6922 [13OC]

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]

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), H2572 [8AP]

Civil War—U.S.: establish a commission to commemorate sesquicentennial (see H.R. 1420), H3304 [13MY]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 3067), H8125 [2DE]

Community colleges: recognize valuable contributions and encourage local partnerships to train and revitalize U.S. workforce, inspire entrepreneurship, educate skilled workers, and invest in local communities (see H. Res. 474), H8126 [2DE]

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), H8319 [8DE]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 20), H3282 [12MY]

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

Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about military service (see H.R. 1775), H3108 [5MY]

———prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 2492), H8728 [12DE]

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

Dept. of Commerce: establish a competitive grant program to promote domestic regional tourism (see H.R. 3484), H8967 [14DE]

———establish a Make It in America Block Grant Program (see H.R. 1912), H3301 [13MY]

Dept. of Defense: adopt a screening program to detect mental health conditions acquired on active duty to reduce suicide and discover traumatic brain injuries (see H.R. 26), H4329 [16JN]

———clarify the requirement to procure footwear from American sources (see H.R. 2955), H7134 [26OC]

———develop a defense supply chain and industrial base strategy (see H.R. 3449), H7713 [16NO]

———enhance suicide prevention program by requiring suicide prevention training during recruit basic training, preseparation counseling, and mental health assessments (see H.R. 1284), H3870 (see H.R. 1284), H3911 [1JN]

Dept. of Education: establish an awards program recognizing excellence exhibited by public school system employees providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through higher education (see H.R. 1704), H4038 [3JN]

———establish Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institutes for Sport and Social Impact (see H.R. 2152), H4188 [14JN]

———improve academic content standards for physical education (see H.R. 1057), H3986 [2JN]

Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 733), H6098 [12SE]

———provide protections for consumers against excessive, unjustified, or unfairly discriminatory increases in insurance premium rates (see H.R. 416), H468 [25JA]

———reauthorize support for graduate medical education programs in children's hospitals (see H.R. 1852), H5888 [1AU]

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), H6782 [11OC]

Dept. of Justice: 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), H7332 [3NO]

Dept. of State: remove People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) from list of foreign terrorist organizations (see H. Res. 60), H4038 [3JN]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a global rare earth element assessment (see H.R. 1314), H2265 [1AP]

———prohibit the leasing of any area of the Outer Continental Shelf for the exploration, development, or production of oil, gas, or any other mineral (see H.R. 261), H141 [11JA]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H1620 [8MR]

Dept. of Transportation: make grants for engineering, final design, and construction of the Altamont Corridor Rail Project in California (see H.R. 1504), H2664 [13AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: 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), H2917 [15AP]

———improve comprehensive service programs for homeless veterans (see H.R. 2559), H6344 [21SE]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: ensure that vet centers have access to Defense Personnel Record Image Retrieval System and VA/Dept. of Defense Identity Repository (see H.R. 3245), H8188 [6DE]

Developing countries: promote sexual and reproductive health of individuals and couples (see H.R. 1319), H2572 [8AP]

Diseases: establish a comprehensive interagency response to reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (see H.R. 1394), H6552 [4OC]

———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), H6978 [14OC]

———provide grants to schools for the development of asthma management plans and the purchase of asthma medications and devices for emergency use (see H.R. 1692), H3112 [5MY]

———require a Federal commitment to Alzheimer's disease research to advance breakthrough treatments for people with the disease (see H.R. 1897), H3987 [2JN]

———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: authorize Gold Star Mothers National Monument Foundation to establish a national monument (see H.R. 1980), H3644 (see H.R. 1980), H3682 [25MY]

Dover AFB, DE: tribute to Air Force Mortuary Operations (see H. Res. 229), H4578 [24JN]

Economy: 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), H924 [15FE]

Employment: provide funds to States, local government, and community-based organizations to save and create local jobs through retention, restoration, or expansion of services needed by local communities (see H.R. 2828), H7929 [29NO]

EPA: establish centers of excellence for green infrastructure (see H.R. 2030), H4460 [22JN]

Executive Office of the President: require preparation of a quadrennial National Manufacturing Strategy (see H.R. 1366), H4187 [14JN]

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

FDA: improve priority review voucher incentive program for expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric diseases (see H.R. 3059), H7929 [29NO]

Federal agencies and departments: submit annual forecast of grant solicitations expected to be issued to OMB for publication on a website (see H.R. 2393), H7999 [30NO]

Financial institutions: improve regulations dealing with disclosure of nonpublic personal information (see H.R. 653), H1988 [17MR]

———restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 1489), H4037 [3JN]

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), H4038 [3JN]

———prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 308), H924 [15FE]

First Lieutenant Oliver Goodall Post Office Building, Pasadena, CA: designate (see H.R. 1975), H3409 [24MY]

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]

Foreign policy: establish the Office of the Special Inspector General for Overseas Contingency Operations (see H.R. 2880), H6042 [9SE]

Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see H.R. 639), H680 [10FE]

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

FTC: prescribe regulations on the collection and use of information obtained by tracking the Internet activity of an individual (see H.R. 654), H2108 [30MR]

Government: express that the President should make every effort to negotiate passage of an increase in the statutory debt limit or, failing that, use constitutional authority to pay U.S. debts (see H. Con. Res. 68), H5811 [30JY] (see H. Con. Res. 69), H5885 [1AU]

Haiti: recognize anniversary of earthquake, honor victims and responders, and reaffirm support and assistance (see H. Res. 35), H397 [20JA]

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 104), H1620 [8MR]

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), H2412 [6AP]

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

Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 1724), H5127 [15JY]

Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 1537), H5127 [15JY]

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

———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), H204 [12JA]

Iran: strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (see H.R. 1905), H4042 [7JN]

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]

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]

Long Beach, CA: anniversary of Port of Long Beach (see H. Res. 224), H2855 [14AP]

Medicare: 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), H3987 [2JN]

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]

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), H4076 [13JN]

Monuments and memorials: require commemorative works in the District of Columbia and its environs to be constructed of materials grown, produced, or manufactured in the U.S. (see H.R. 1619), H3162 [10MY]

National Infrastructure Development Bank: establish (see H.R. 402), H1770 [11MR]

National Minority Health Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 171), H1842 [15MR]

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

National Tsunami Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 185), H2858 [14AP]

Oil Pollution Act: require responsible parties to pay full cost of offshore oil spills (see H.R. 492), H508 [26JA]

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

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

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

Pipelines: enhance pipeline safety and provide communities with access to improved information concerning the equipment and operations of pipeline facilities (see H.R. 22), H33 [5JA]

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), H2040 [29MR]

Power resources: prevent Federal residential and commercial mortgage lending regulators from adopting policies that contravene established State and local property assessed clean energy (PACE) laws (see H.R. 2599), H6674 [6OC]

———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), H723 [11FE]

Private First Class Alejandro R. Ruiz Post Office Building, Yountville, CA: designate (see H.R. 3004), H6416 [22SE]

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

Public debt: increase statutory limit (see H.R. 2663), H5660 [27JY]

Public works: ensure that transportation and infrastructure projects using Federal financial assistance are constructed with steel, iron, and manufactured goods produced in the U.S. (see H.R. 3533), H8967 [14DE]

Real estate: prevent foreclosure of home mortgages and increase availability of affordable new mortgages and affordable refinancing of mortgages held by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see H.R. 363), H394 [20JA]

Salem, MA: recognize as birthplace of the National Guard (see H.R. 1339), H9928 [16DE]

San Francisco Bay: establish a grant program to support restoration (see H.R. 3034), H6413 [22SE]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1648), H3281 [12MY]

———end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 998), H3986 [2JN]

———provide assistance for the modernization, renovation, and repair of elementary and secondary school buildings and community colleges (see H.R. 2948), H6273 [20SE]

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

Social Security: ensure any reform prevents the reduction of benefits or an increase in retirement age (see H. Con. Res. 64), H4793 [8JY]

———improve old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program, provide cash relief for years when annual cost-of-living increases do not take effect, and provide benefit protection (see H.R. 539), H4794 [8JY]

———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), H3281 [12MY]

Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2152), H4188 [14JN]

Specialist Jake Robert Velloza Post Office, Inverness, CA: designate (see H.R. 793), H1177 (see H.R. 793), H1197 [17FE]

Sports: facilitate hosting of America's Cup by authorizing certain eligible vessels to participate in activities related to the competition (see H.R. 3270), H7159 [27OC]

Supreme Court: permit televising of proceedings (see H.R. 3572), H9432 [15DE]

Taxation: allow a credit for equity investments in high technology and biotechnology small business concerns developing innovative technologies that stimulate private sector job growth (see H.R. 1732), H3061 [4MY]

———allow an offset against income tax refunds to pay for restitution and other State judicial debts that are past due (see H.R. 1416), H4852 [11JY]

———allow credit for amounts paid by a spouse of an Armed Forces member for a new State license or certification required due to permanent change in duty station of such member to another State (see H.R. 3046), H6855 [12OC]

———allow credits for establishment of franchises with veterans (see H.R. 2888), H7009 [24OC]

———create jobs through infrastructure investment (see H.R. 992), H3870 (see H.R. 992), H3911 [1JN]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H8125 [2DE]

———extend credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources (see H.R. 3307), H8728 [12DE]

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

———extend the Build America Bonds program (see H.R. 11), H924 [15FE]

———extend the qualifying advanced energy project credit (see H.R. 724), H4794 [8JY]

———make all veterans eligible for home loans under the veterans mortgage revenue bond program (see H.R. 1595), H2910 [15AP]

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

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

———provide a credit for employing returning heroes and wounded warriors (see H.R. 3402), H7405 [10NO]

———provide Federal contracting preferences for, and a reduction in income tax rates on, patriot corporations (see H.R. 1163), H2605 [12AP]

———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), H5286 [20JY]

———repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies (see H.R. 601), H3111 [5MY] (see H.R. 1689), H7134 [26OC]

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), H4852 [11JY]

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

Transportation: 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]

———require public employees to perform inspection of State and local surface transportation projects and ensure public safety, cost-effective use of funds, and timely project delivery (see H.R. 328), H3161 [10MY]

Treaties and agreements: enhance reciprocal market access for U.S. domestic producers in the negotiating process of bilateral, regional, and multilateral trade agreements (see H.R. 1749), H3107 [5MY]

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

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]

———provide grants to State emergency medical service departments to provide for the expedited training and licensing of veterans with prior medical training (see H.R. 2853), H7161 [27OC]

Water: require use of American iron, steel, and manufactured goods in the construction, alteration, and repair of public water systems and treatment works (see H.R. 1684), H2998 [3MY]

Water pollution: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 1375), H5734 [28JY]

Wayne Grisham Post Office, La Mirada, CA: designate (see H.R. 2158), H4188 [14JN]

Wildlife refuges: issue a Wildlife Refuge System Conservation Semipostal Stamp (see H.R. 2236), H5127 [15JY]

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]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines (see H.R. 2447), H6674 [6OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under authorizations for use of military force (see H.R. 3702), H9925 [16DE]

Buy American Act: require total domestic content in green technologies purchased by Federal agencies, States using Federal funds, and property eligible for certain renewable energy tax credits (see H.R. 487), H508 [26JA]

———strengthen requirements applicable to airports, highways, high-speed rail, trains, and transit (see H.R. 613), H679 [10FE]

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 612), H679 [10FE]

Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 486), H508 [26JA]

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

Constitutional authority statements

Armed Forces: limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under authorizations for use of military force (H.R. 3702), H9927 [16DE]

Buy American Act: require total domestic content in green technologies purchased by Federal agencies, States using Federal funds, and property eligible for certain renewable energy tax credits (H.R. 487), H511 [26JA]

———strengthen requirements applicable to airports, highways, high-speed rail, trains, and transit (H.R. 613), H682 [10FE]

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (H.R. 612), H682 [10FE]

Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Area: establish (H.R. 486), H511 [26JA]

Explanations

Previous Question Vote—What It Really Means, H5986 [8SE]

Proclamations

Peace Corps Anniversary: President Obama, H1441 [1MR]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2112), H4124, H4147, H4159, H4160 [14JN]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 48), H1828, H1830 [15MR]

———making for Dept. of Defense and continuing for other Federal departments and agencies (H.R. 1363), H2510, H2512 [7AP]

———making for Dept. of Defense and continuing for other Federal departments and agencies (H.R. 1473), H2648 [13AP]

———making for Dept. of Defense and continuing for other Federal departments and agencies (H.R. 1473), correction in enrollment relative to health care reform funding (H. Con. Res. 35), H2648 [13AP]

———making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H746 [14FE], H836 [15FE], H1211, H1217, H1221, H1272, H1279 [18FE], H1366 [28FE], H1643, H1644, H1645, H1646, H1647, H1649 [9MR], H1699 [10MR], H1828 [15MR], H2092 [30MR], H2401 [6AP]

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), H7096, H7107 [26OC]

———require local Resolution Copper Mining (company) operations, local hiring priority, and domestic processing, use, and equipment used relative to southeast Arizona mining, H7107 [26OC]

———require Resolution Copper Mining (company) royalty payment on all locatable minerals produced in commercial quantities from conveyed southeast Arizona Federal land, H7096 [26OC]

Armed Forces: authorize limited use in support of NATO mission in Libya (H.J. Res. 68), H4532, H4544 [24JN]

———authorize limited use in support of NATO mission in Libya (H.J. Res. 68), consideration (H. Res. 328), H4536 [24JN]

———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, H3395 [24MY], H6561 [5OC]

———prohibit funding for deployment of ground troops in Libya (H. Res. 292), H4022 [3JN]

———repeal authorization of use of military force against Iraq, H8956 [14DE]

———restrict use of funds in support of NATO mission in Libya (H.R. 2278), consideration (H. Res. 328), H4536 [24JN]

ATF: prohibit funding to collect information from federally licensed firearms retailers relative to sale of multiple rifles or shotguns to the same person, H1272 [18FE]

bin Laden, Osama: tribute to President Obama and military and intelligence agencies for successful completion of the operation that led to death in Pakistan, H3050, H3051, H3052, H3053, H3054, H3055, H3056 [4MY]

———tribute to U.S. intelligence and military mission leading to death in Pakistan, H2924 [2MY]

BLM: prohibit funding to implement Secretarial order regarding wilderness land designations, H5619, H5620, H5621 [27JY]

Budget: allocation of funds, H2399, H2400, H2402 [6AP], H2508, H2509, H2510, H2511, H2512, H2513, H2514 [7AP], H4511, H4512, H4513, H4514, H4515 [23JN]

———comparison between congressional and Obama administration proposals, H2649 [13AP]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 2), H7846 [18NO]

———cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit, H5678 [28JY], H5746, H5767, H5768, H5769, H5770, H5771, H5772, H5773, H5774 [29JY]

———cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit (H.R. 2560), H5134 [18JY], H5212, H5230, H5231, H5232, H5233 [19JY], H5276, H5278, H5279, H5280, H5281 [20JY]

———deficit, H2091-H2094 [30MR], H2398 [6AP], H2511 [7AP], H2597 [12AP], H2831 [14AP]

———impact of entitlement programs, H4147 [14JN]

———reform entitlement programs, H5767, H5768, H5769, H5774 [29JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2021 (H. Con. Res. 34), H2595, H2597, H2599 [12AP], H2648, H2651, H2652 [13AP], H2826, H2831, H2834 [14AP], H3271, H3272 [12MY], H3799, H3800 [31MY], H4862 [12JY]

Business and industry: bring manufacturing jobs back from overseas, H8957, H8959 [14DE]

———develop a national manufacturing strategy, H7923 [29NO], H8957, H8959 [14DE]

———eliminate tax incentives to move jobs and profits overseas, H423 [24JA], H3260 [12MY], H3800 [31MY]

———encourage venture capital and initial public offerings as incentives to companies to bring back jobs and profits from overseas, H7610 [15NO]

Buy American Act: require American manufactured construction materials to build holding facilities for coal ash, H6929 [14OC]

———require total domestic content in green technologies purchased by Federal agencies, States using Federal funds, and property eligible for certain renewable energy tax credits (H.R. 487), H574 [9FE], H1648 [9MR], H2402 [6AP], H3258 [12MY], H3799 [31MY], H5959 [7SE], H6850 [12OC]

———strengthen requirements applicable to airports, highways, high-speed rail, trains, and transit (H.R. 613), H574 [9FE], H1648 [9MR], H2402 [6AP], H3796 [31MY], H5959 [7SE], H6266, H6267 [20SE], H6851 [12OC], H7121 [26OC], H7239 [2NO], H8959, H8960 [14DE]

CFTC: funding, H4159, H4160 [14JN]

Collective bargaining: support rights of all workers, H7242 [2NO]

Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays: establish (S. 627), H5678 [28JY], H5767, H5768, H5769, H5770, H5771, H5772, H5773, H5774 [29JY]

Committee on Deficit Reduction (Joint, Select): report findings and propose legislation to restore workforce to full employment, H7921 [29NO]

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), H659 [10FE]

———instruct certain committees to report legislation replacing health care reform legislation (H. Res. 9), H366 [20JA]

———instruct certain committees to report legislation replacing health care reform legislation (H. Res. 9), consideration (H. Res. 26), H113 [7JA]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H2092-H2094 [30MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: Food for Peace program funding, H4124 [14JN]

———WIC funding, H4147 [14JN]

Dept. of Commerce: establish a Make It in America Block Grant Program (H.R. 1912), H3796 [31MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), H3395 [24MY], H3619, H3620 [25MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), consideration (H. Res. 276), H3424 [25MY]

———boards and commissions funding, H836 [15FE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2219), H4645, H4647, H4651 [6JY]

———military operations in Afghanistan funding, H4645, H4647, H4651 [6JY]

———require prime contractors at military installations to set aside work for local qualified subcontractors, H3619, H3620 [25MY]

Dept. of Energy: Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy funding, H2401 [6AP]

———Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy funding through reductions in fossil energy research and development program funding, H4848 [11JY]

———solar energy research and development funding, H4846 [11JY]

———spent nuclear fuel recycling funding, H4848 [11JY]

Dept. of HHS: convert funding for graduate medical education in qualified teaching health centers from direct appropriations to an authorization of appropriations (H.R. 1216), H3372 [24MY]

———Head Start Program funding, H1646 [9MR]

———prohibit graduate medical education funding from being used to provide abortions, abortion training, or distributed to organizations that discriminate against pro-life healh care providers, H3372 [24MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2017), consideration (H. Res. 287), H3817, H3827 [1JN]

Dept. of HUD: rescind unobligated funding for FHA Refinance Program and terminate the program (H.R. 830), H1698, H1699 [10MR]

Dept. of the Interior: ensure safety of deepwater drilling operations, H3050 [4MY]

———Land and Water Conservation Fund land acquisition funding, H5549 [26JY]

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

———require consultation with independent drilling safety organization before issuance of Gulf of Mexico oil and natural gas drilling permits, H3134 [10MY]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2584), H5462 [25JY], H5549 [26JY], H5619, H5620, H5621 [27JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: identify misaligned currency and require action to correct the misalignment (S. 1619), H7063 [25OC]

Economy: address issues relative to economic disparity, H7119, H7120 [26OC], H7238 [2NO], H8958 [14DE]

———comparison between policies of past Presidential administrations and the Obama administration, H1646, H1647 [9MR], H2091, H2094 [30MR], H2511 [7AP], H2649 [13AP]

———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), H9992 [20DE]

———impact of Government regulations, H659 [10FE], H4862 [12JY], H5956 [7SE]

———importance of job creation, H420, H422, H423, H424, H425, H426, H427 [24JA], H571, H572, H573 [9FE], H746 [14FE], H1643, H1644, H1645, H1646, H1647, H1648, H1649 [9MR], H1827, H1828, H1829, H1830, H1831 [15MR], H2398, H2400 [6AP], H4515, H4516, H4517 [23JN], H5280, H5281, H5282 [20JY], H5769, H5773 [29JY], H5956, H5958, H5959, H5960, H5961, H5962 [7SE], H6132, H6133, H6134 [13SE], H7610, H7611, H7612, H7616, H7617 [15NO], H8182 [6DE]

———invest in innovation through research and development and improve competitiveness of the U.S., H1828, H1830, H1831 [15MR], H2653 [13AP], H3257, H3261, H3263 [12MY]

———provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and modernize country's infrastructure, and provide pathways back to work for those looking for jobs, H6168, H6169, H6170, H6171, H6172, H6173, H6174 [14SE], H6264, H6266, H6267, H6268, H6269 [20SE]

———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), H6849-H6851 [12OC], H7061, H7063 [25OC], H7115, H7116, H7117, H7118, H7119, H7120, H7121 [26OC], H7238, H7240, H7241, H7242, H7243 [2NO], H7616 [15NO], H7919, H7920, H7922, H7925 [29NO], H8182, H8183 [6DE], H8958 [14DE]

Education: funding, H7920 [29NO]

———increase use of information technology as a teaching tool, H2654 [13AP]

———Pell Grants funding, H1646 [9MR]

Employment: impact of outsourcing jobs to foreign countries on the economy, H8957, H8959 [14DE]

———importance of manufacturing jobs, H421, H422, H423, H424, H425, H426, H427 [24JA], H572 [9FE], H1644, H1645, H1648 [9MR], H1829, H1830, H1831 [15MR], H2402, H2403, H2404 [6AP], H2514 [7AP], H3796, H3797, H3799, H3800 [31MY], H7240 [2NO]

———importance of manufacturing jobs and Make It in America agenda, H7611, H7612 [15NO]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2354), H4846, H4848 [11JY]

Financial institutions: limit certain bonus compensation, H1698 [10MR]

Floods: disaster assistance to the Northeast States for rebuilding infrastructure affected by Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee, H6267 [20SE]

Foreign policy: assess status of the war on terrorism, H3052, H3053 [4MY], H4647 [6JY]

Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (H.R. 639), H5962 [7SE]

———U.S. deficit, H8960 [14DE]

Fort Hood, TX: recognize 2009 attack as an act of radical Islamic terrorism and Jihad (H. Res. 495), H8956 [14DE]

Gulf of Mexico: facilitate safe and timely production of energy resources (H.R. 1229), H3134 [10MY]

Health: encourage use of electronic medical records, H246 [18JA]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: health-care related provisions implementation funding, H1211, H1217 [18FE]

———repeal health-care related provisions, H3817 [1JN]

———repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 2), H82, H83, H84, H85, H86, H87, H88 [6JA], H230, H241, H243, H244, H245, H246, H247 [18JA]

———repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 2), consideration (H. Res. 26), H113 [7JA]

House of Representatives: impact of partisanship, H420 [24JA]

———legislative process, H84 [6JA]

———tribute to stenographic staff, H7923 [29NO]

House Rules: same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration of certain legislation (H. Res. 382), H5746 [29JY]

Immigration: national policy to comprehensively improve system, H6848 [12OC]

Income: rates, H6269 [20SE]

Insurance: prohibit pre-existing condition exclusions in health insurance coverage, H84 [6JA]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1892), consideration (H. Res. 392), H5985 [8SE]

International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Allied Workers: anniversary of San Francisco, CA, chapter, E1342 [15JY]

Jones Act: compliance relative to Hawaii maritime industry, H3797 [31MY]

Medicaid: reform, H2652 [13AP], H2831 [14AP], H3272 [12MY], H5134 [18JY], H5233 [19JY]

Medicare: reform, H2508, H2509, H2510, H2511 [7AP], H2595 [12AP], H2648, H2651, H2652 [13AP], H2826, H2831, H2834 [14AP], H3271, H3272 [12MY], H3799, H3800 [31MY], H3827 [1JN], H4511, H4512, H4513, H4514, H4515, H4517 [23JN], H4862 [12JY], H5134 [18JY], H5230, H5231, H5232, H5233 [19JY], H5278, H5279, H5280 [20JY]

———solvency, H245 [18JA], H8183 [6DE]

National objectives: economic recovery, H571, H572, H573, H574 [9FE], H3257, H3259, H3260, H3261, H3263 [12MY]

National Public Radio: prohibit Federal funding and the use of Federal funds to acquire radio content (H.R. 1076), H1963 [17MR]

National security: improve border security, H6848 [12OC]

NOAA: funding, H1828 [15MR]

Obama, President: Executive order on student loan reform, H7118 [26OC]

Outer Continental Shelf: monitor activities relative to air pollution (H.R. 2021), consideration (H. Res. 316), H4379, H4380 [22JN]

Patents: reform (H.R. 1249), consideration (H. Res. 316), H4379, H4380 [22JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, H8184 [6DE]

———impact of repeal on senior citizens, H87 [6JA]

———impact on Medicare funding, H87 [6JA]

———impact on small businesses, H243 [18JA]

———implementation, H2651 [13AP]

———implementation funding, H1211, H1217 [18FE]

———IRS funding for implementation of federally-imposed mandate requiring individuals to purchase health insurance, H1221 [18FE]

———provide that, if repeal occurs, then Members of Congress will be dropped from enrollment in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, H245 [18JA]

———repeal, H3817 [1JN]

———repeal (H.R. 2), H82, H83, H84, H85, H86, H87, H88 [6JA], H230, H241, H243, H244, H245, H246, H247 [18JA]

———repeal (H.R. 2), consideration (H. Res. 26), H113 [7JA]

———repeal mandatory funding for school-based health center construction (H.R. 1214), consideration (H. Res. 236), H2948 [3MY]

———repeal mandatory funding provided to States to establish American Health Benefit Exchanges (H.R. 1213), H2959 [3MY]

———repeal mandatory funding provided to States to establish American Health Benefit Exchanges (H.R. 1213), consideration (H. Res. 236), H2948 [3MY]

———repeal of Patient's Bill of Rights, H241 [18JA]

———repeal of provisions that require extension of dependent coverage to adult children under age 26, H86 [6JA]

Peace Corps: anniversary, H1436, H1437, H1439, H1440, H1441 [1MR], H6350 [22SE]

Point of order, H3424 [25MY], H4379 [22JN]

Poverty: rates, H6268 [20SE]

Power resources: national energy policy, H573, H574 [9FE], H3262 [12MY]

Public debt: increase statutory limit, H4862 [12JY], H5639 [27JY]

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), consideration (H. Res. 431), H6929 [14OC]

Republican Party: national agenda, H7063 [25OC]

Schools: encourage growth and replication of successful charter school models (H.R. 2218), H5958 [7SE]

———encourage growth and replication of successful charter school models (H.R. 2218), consideration (H. Res. 392), H5985 [8SE]

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

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H7925 [29NO]

———privatization proposals, H2508 [7AP]

Taxation: create jobs by providing payroll tax relief for middle class families and businesses and ensure protection of Social Security trust fund, H7919, H7924 [29NO], H8183 [6DE]

———create tax credits for employers who hire veterans returning from war and veterans with service-connected disabilities, H7242, H7243 [2NO]

———encourage investments in infrastructure, H3259 [12MY]

———increase tax rates for millionaires and billionaires (H.R. 1124), H2401, H2402 [6AP]

———permanently extend Bush administration tax cuts, H2513 [7AP]

———permanently extend the research and development credit, H3797 [31MY]

———provide Federal contracting preferences for, and a reduction in income tax rates on, patriot corporations, H1828 [15MR]

———rates, H2597, H2599 [12AP], H5233 [19JY], H5772 [29JY], H7116, H7117 [26OC], H8958 [14DE]

———reduce the Federal budget deficit by reforming tax code and eliminating tax loopholes, H6851 [12OC]

———reform the corporate income tax rate, H2652 [13AP]

———reform the Federal tax code, H4862 [12JY]

———repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies, H3050 [4MY], H3271 [12MY], H3799, H3800 [31MY], H4512, H4513, H4515 [23JN], H5277 [20JY]

Thanksgiving Day: observance, H7919 [29NO]

Transportation: improve investment in national transportation infrastructure, H5956, H5958 [7SE], H6132 [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), H158 [12JA]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation, H8957, H8958, H8960 [14DE]

Vacaville, CA: anniversary of Travis Credit Union, E1877 [14OC]

Veterans: need for veterans who served in Iraq to have medical care, mental health services, and nursing home care, H8956 [14DE]

———reduce unemployment by ensuring training and transition assistance and providing incentives to employers for hiring veterans, H7920 [29NO], H8957 [14DE]

Votes: position on missed, H3737 [26MY]

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: implement requirements, H8957 [14DE]

War: recognize impact of financial costs on U.S. economy and refocus efforts on addressing domestic priorities, H3052 [4MY]

Water: require use of American iron, steel, and manufactured goods in the construction, alteration, and repair of public water systems and treatment works (H.R. 1684), H7240 [2NO], H7920 [29NO]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H350 [19JA]

Tributes

Avalon, Mitch, E1214 [24JN]

Blazer, Phil, E1943 [26OC]

Bunting, Robert D., E130 [26JA]

Dugan, John M., E2215 [8DE]

Ferro, Melvin E., E125 [26JA]

Freeman, Troy D., E123 [26JA]

Golez, Christina M., E864 [11MY]

Johnstone, Michael M., E127 [26JA]

Leonardini, Richard J., E2208 [8DE]

Mack, Anne Manfredi, E844 [10MY]

Mitchell, Michael B., E2218 [8DE]

Reagan, Ronald, H576 [9FE]

Shriver, R. Sargent, Jr., H241 [18JA], H324 [19JA]

Walsh, David N., E121 [26JA]

Williams, David, E1279 [8JY]