GUTIERREZ, LUIS V. (a Representative from Illinois)

Amendments

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H779 [14FE], H846 [15FE]

Appointments

Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H500 [26JA]

Articles and editorials

Exposing the Shadows of Civil Rights in Puerto Rico, Rafael A. Fantauzzi, CapitalWirePR.com (Internet site), H1459 [2MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Afghanistan: commend efforts of U.S. Armed Forces, reassess U.S. mission, and redirect funding to strengthen homeland security, create jobs, and reduce the Federal deficit and debt (see H. Res. 331), H4575 [24JN]

Agriculture: provide for a more structured and stable domestic agricultural labor market in the U.S. (see H.R. 3017), H6413 [22SE]

AID: codify the Health Technology Program (see H.R. 2144), H6467 [29SE]

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), H5966 [7SE]

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

Animals: prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes (see H.R. 1513), H5087 [14JY]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 139), H9928 [16DE]

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

———facilitate naturalization and removal of conditional immigration status of military personnel and their families (see H.R. 3761), H10015 [20DE]

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

———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), H7579 [14NO]

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

———require the use of only human-based methods for training members in the treatment of severe combat injuries (see H.R. 1417), H4529 [23JN]

———require to display flags of the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands whenever the official flags of all 50 States are displayed (see H.R. 985), H3111 [5MY]

———tribute to Company E, 100th Battalion, 442d Infantry Regiment in the Northern Mariana Islands and Guam (see H. Res. 183), H1985 [17MR]

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

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

Charles `Chip' Lawrence Chan Post Office Building, Peoria, IL: designate (see H.R. 2548), H5086 [14JY]

Children and youth: create and encourage the creation of jobs for youth (see H.R. 1901), H7333 [3NO]

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

City College of Chicago: anniversary (see H. Res. 499), H9431 [15DE]

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]

Committee on Deficit Reduction (Joint, Select): express that any legislative language approved should not reduce benefits for Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid recipients (see H. Con. Res. 72), H5936 [2SE]

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

Congress: prohibit securities and commodities trading based on nonpublic information relating to Congress and require additional reporting of securities transaction by Members and employees (see H.R. 1148), H7627 [15NO]

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

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 20), H3063 [4MY]

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

Courts: appoint additional Federal district judges (see H.R. 2365), H4574 [24JN]

Credit: ensure uniformity and fairness in deficiency judgments arising from foreclosures on mortgages for single family homes (see H.R. 3566), H8186 [6DE]

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

———require certain mortgagees to evaluate loans for modifications and establish a grant program for State and local government mediation programs (see H.R. 1477), H2858 [14AP]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: establish the Eva M. Clayton Fellows Program to provide fellowships on the eradication of world hunger and malnutrition (see H.R. 3437), H8881 [13DE]

Dept. of Defense: phase out the use of private military contractors (see H.R. 2665), H5660 [27JY]

———reduce budget to level provided for fiscal year 2008 and freeze budget at such level (see H.R. 413), H553 [8FE]

Dept. of Education: allow certain Armed Forces members who served on active duty to be eligible to participate in the Troops-to-Teachers Program (see H.R. 1947), H4366 [21JN]

———assure comparability of opportunity for educationally disadvantaged students (see H.R. 1294), H2572 [8AP]

———award grants for support of full-service community schools (see H.R. 1090), H1841 [15MR]

———award grants to establish pediatric early literacy programs for health care providers and facilities (see H.R. 820), H1621 [8MR]

Dept. of HHS: better enable State child welfare agencies to prevent human trafficking of children and serve the needs of victims under adoption assistance and foster care programs (see H.R. 2730), H7929 [29NO]

———establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 733), H6854 [12OC]

———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), H6415 [22SE]

———provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1195), H3062 [4MY]

———provide protections for consumers against excessive, unjustified, or unfairly discriminatory increases in insurance premium rates (see H.R. 416), H553 [8FE]

———revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 751), H1176 (see H.R. 751), H1195 [17FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: modify requirements for the visa waiver program (see H.R. 959), H5888 [1AU]

Dept. of HUD: improve financial safety and soundness of the FHA mortgage insurance program (see H.R. 1977), H3409 [24MY]

Dept. of Justice: award grants to prevent or alleviate community violence by providing education, mentoring, and counseling services to children, teachers, families, and community leaders (see H.R. 3054), H6455 [23SE]

———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]

Dept. of Labor: establish Youth Corps programs and provide for wider dissemination of the Youth Corps model (see H.R. 711), H5489 [25JY]

Dept. of State: authorize the Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange Initiative focusing on peace and nonviolence in global conflict resolution (see H.R. 3056), H6455 [23SE]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H4037 [3JN]

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), H6043 [9SE]

———exempt reimbursements of expenses for accident, theft, loss, or casualty loss from annual income determinations relative to veterans' pensions (see H.R. 923), H3758 [26MY]

———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), H1907 [16MR]

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

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of unemployment status (see H.R. 1113), H1988 [17MR]

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

———expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to pulmonary fibrosis (see H.R. 2505), H6233 [15SE]

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

Economy: create jobs and invest in communities through rehabilitation of abandoned and foreclosed residential and commercial properties (see H.R. 3502), H7890 [18NO]

———create jobs and reduce the deficit through fair tax rates, cutting defense spending, strengthening Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security, and infrastructure investment (see H.R. 3638), H9929 [16DE]

———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]

Education: assist States in establishing a universal prekindergarten program (see H.R. 555), H550 [8FE]

———strengthen communities through English literacy and civic education for new citizens (see H.R. 1617), H2911 [15AP]

Election Assistance Commission: improve operations (see H.R. 1937), H3411 [24MY]

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]

———create an emergency jobs program (see H.R. 2914), H6180 [14SE]

———incentivize establishment and provide States with temporary financing of short-time compensation programs (see H.R. 2421), H4671 [6JY]

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

———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]

Fair Labor Standards Act: amend certain exemptions for direct care workers and improve systems for collection and reporting of data on the direct care workforce (see H.R. 2341), H4527 [23JN]

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

———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]

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

Federal employees: 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), H2268 [1AP]

Federal Railroad Administration: require a percentage of funding be expended through small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals (see H.R. 3513), H7927 [29NO]

FEMA: extend authorization of National Flood Insurance Program and identify priorities essential to reform and ongoing stable functioning of the Program (see H.R. 1026), H1724 [10MR]

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]

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

Firearms: ensure that individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System and require a background check for every firearm sale (see H.R. 1781), H5286 [20JY]

———prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 308), H435 [24JA]

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

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

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

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

GSA: convey a parcel of real property in the District of Columbia to house a National Women's History Museum (see H.R. 1269), H4187 [14JN]

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

Hazardous substances: establish a national mercury monitoring program (see H.R. 3391), H7579 [14NO]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H6673 [6OC]

———provide for coverage of medically necessary food under Federal health programs and private health insurance (see H.R. 1311), H4279 [15JN]

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

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

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

———cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see H.R. 1842), H3282 [12MY]

———eliminate the per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase the per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (see H.R. 3012), H7400 [4NO] (see H.R. 3119), H6671 [6OC]

———provide for naturalization of certain high school graduates (see H.R. 218), H397 [20JA]

———reform detention procedures (see H.R. 933), H6552 [4OC]

———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), H7206 [1NO]

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

Insurance: 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), H553 [8FE]

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

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

Iraq: prohibit funding to maintain U.S. Armed Forces and military contractors in Iraq after a certain date (see H.R. 2757), H5966 [7SE]

Japan: express condolences to families of victims and survivors of earthquake and tsunami, commend response efforts, and support international relief efforts (see H. Res. 172), H1989 [17MR]

Jesse M. Donaldson Post Office, Shelbyville, IL: designate (see H.R. 1686), H3411 [24MY]

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]

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

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

Liberia: adjust immigration status of certain nationals (see H.R. 1293), H5240 [19JY]

LIHEAP: provide additional funding to insular areas (see H.R. 3063), H7831 [17NO]

Medicaid: require coverage of optometrists (see H.R. 1219), H3062 [4MY]

Medicare: apply additional health information technology (HITECH) payment provisions to hospitals in Puerto Rico (see H.R. 1273), H2216 [31MR]

———change rules relative to enrollment of residents of Puerto Rico under part B (see H.R. 1357), H2292 [4AP]

———improve diagnosis and treatment of lymphedema and reduce costs relative to treatment of complications of lymphedema (see H.R. 2499), H5020 [13JY]

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), H4530 [23JN]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 2954), H6231 [15SE]

National Animal Rescue Day: designate (see H. Res. 220), H4188 [14JN]

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

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 51), H554 [8FE]

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

Native Americans: provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 27), H601 [9FE]

Northern Mariana Islands: convey certain submerged lands (see H.R. 670), H723 [11FE]

———resolve the status of certain legally residing persons under U.S. immigration laws (see H.R. 1466), H3112 [5MY]

Norway: condemn terrorist attacks in Oslo and Utoya Island and express condolences and support to those affected by the attack (see H. Res. 379), H5733 [28JY]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for violators (see H.R. 190), H6415 [22SE]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements of the intelligence community to share cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (see H.R. 3523), H7998 [30NO]

Oil Pollution Act: establish oil spill research committee, program, and interagency plan (see H.R. 1568), H7579 [14NO]

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

Peace Corps: anniversary (see H. Res. 11), H472 [25JA]

Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation: authorize establishment of a commemorative work in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 854), H1621 [8MR]

Peace Corps Month: designate (see H. Res. 11), H472 [25JA]

Pharmaceuticals: preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 965), H7008 [24OC]

Political campaigns: require disclosure to shareholders of any expenditure made by companies in support of or in opposition to any candidate for Federal, State, or local public office (see H.R. 2728), H5883 [1AU]

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), H5936 [2SE]

———ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 137), H5286 [20JY]

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

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), H4330 [16JN]

Puerto Rico: construct a specialty hospital and toxins research center on the island of Vieques (see H.R. 1645), H2912 [15AP]

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

Refugees: victims of torture treatment programs funding (see H.R. 2404), H6233 [15SE]

Safe Drinking Water Act: repeal exemption for hydraulic fracturing (see H.R. 1084), H5286 [20JY]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1648), H8187 [6DE]

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

———provide assistance for the modernization, renovation, and repair of elementary and secondary school buildings and community colleges (see H.R. 2948), H6231 [15SE]

Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 78), H6181 [14SE]

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

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

———extend eligibility period for SSI benefits for refugees, asylees, and certain other humanitarian immigrants (see H.R. 3083), H7134 [26OC]

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

SSI: extend rule relative to eligibility for benefits for certain aliens and victims of trafficking (see H.R. 2763), H5966 [7SE]

Taxation: allow certain Puerto Rico corporations to elect to be treated as domestic corporations (see H.R. 3020), H7831 [17NO]

———extend and increase exclusion for benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see H.R. 2353), H6626 [5OC]

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

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

———increase, extend, and make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 1738), H7579 [14NO]

———limit deductibility of excessive rates of executive compensation (see H.R. 382), H6626 [5OC]

———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), H7892 [18NO]

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

———promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 860), H6233 [15SE]

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

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

———encourage students to become civically engaged through local and Federal government fellowships (see H.R. 512), H4075 [13JN]

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]

Transportation: provide driver safety grants to States with graduated driver licensing laws that meet certain minimum requirements (see H.R. 1515), H7892 [18NO]

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

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

U.S. Housing Act: reform housing choice voucher program under section 8 (see H.R. 1209), H1985 [17MR]

U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 886), H6921 [13OC]

Unemployment: prohibit discrimination in employment on the basis of an individual's status or history of unemployment (see H.R. 2501), H6273 [20SE]

———provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (see H.R. 589), H726 [11FE] (see H.R. 3346), H7627 [15NO]

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

Voting: constitutional amendment on the right to vote (see H.J. Res. 28), H6011 [8SE]

Water pollution: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 1375), H5127 [15JY]

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

———remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 47), H1619 [8MR]

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), H1984 [17MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Simeonov, Simeon: relief (see H.R. 1569), H2855 [14AP]

Simeonov, Stoyan: relief (see H.R. 1569), H2855 [14AP]

Simeonova, Stela: relief (see H.R. 1569), H2855 [14AP]

Simeonova, Vania: relief (see H.R. 1569), H2855 [14AP]

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), H1178 (see H. Res. 100), H1197 [17FE]

Constitutional authority statements

Simeonov, Simeon: relief (H.R. 1569), H2857 [14AP]

Simeonov, Stoyan: relief (H.R. 1569), H2857 [14AP]

Simeonova, Stela: relief (H.R. 1569), H2857 [14AP]

Simeonova, Vania: relief (H.R. 1569), H2857 [14AP]

Court documents

Notice of Brown v. Colegio de Abogados de Puerto Rico Class Action Lawsuit, H943 [16FE]

Letters

Construction of natural gas pipeline in Puerto Rico: Rossana Lopez Leon, Puerto Rico Office of the Ombudsman for the Elderly, H3004, H3005, H3006, H3007 [4MY]

Prepare Spanish version of Corps of Engineers draft Environmental Assessment and other key documents relative to Via Verde Natural Gas Pipeline Project: several environmental groups, H8190 [7DE]

Press releases

SEIU Calls for Congressional Investigation of Puerto Rico Riot Police Action: Service Employees International Union, H1459 [2MR]

Remarks

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H837, H846 [15FE]

Dept. of Defense: boards and commissions funding, H837 [15FE]

———V-22 Osprey funding, H846 [15FE]

Dept. of HUD: rescind funding for the Neighborhood Stabilization Program and terminate the program (H.R. 861), H1872 [16MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: terminate authority to provide new assistance under the Home Affordable Modification Program while preserving assistance that was already offered (H.R. 839), E558 [30MR]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (H.R. 822), E2091 [17NO]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal mandatory funding provided to States to establish American Health Benefit Exchanges (H.R. 1213), H2961 [3MY]

Puerto Rico: civil liberties violations, H7261 [3NO]

———human rights violations, H1458 [2MR], H4678 [7JY], H6144 [14SE]

———proposal for construction of natural gas pipeline, H2670 [14AP], H3003 [4MY], H8189 [7DE]

Toledo, Osvaldo: condemn imprisonment for refusal to pay contempt of court fine, H942 [16FE]

U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement: approve and implement (H.R. 3078), H6789 [12OC]

Votes: correction, H2982 [3MY], E2091 [17NO]

———position on missed, H232 [18JA], H416 [24JA], H1780 [14MR], H2275 [4AP], H2924 [2MY], H3322 [23MY], H4346 [21JN], H4834 [11JY], H5410 [25JY], H5536 [26JY], H6487 [3OC], H7003 [24OC], H7420 [14NO], H7918 [29NO], H9998 [20DE], E198 [10FE], E710 [13AP], E2018 [4NO]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H8356 [12DE]

Pierluisi, Representative: response to remarks regarding imprisonment of Osvaldo Toledo, H1075 [17FE]

Reports

Human Rights Crisis in Puerto Rico—First Amendment Under Siege: ACLU of Puerto Rico, H1458 [2MR]

Reports filed

In the Matter of Allegations Relating to Representative Gutierrez: Committee on Ethics (House) (H. Rept. 112-192), H5895 [5AU]

Tributes

Alegria, Ricardo, H4950 [13JY]