RANGEL, CHARLES B. (a Representative from New York)

Addresses

Reading of U.S. Constitution, H56 [6JA]

Appointments

Committee to escort Republic of Korea President Lee Myung-bak into the House Chamber, H6882 [13OC]

Articles and editorials

Exhibit Showcases Work of 8 Photographers Who Documented Puerto Rican Community in '70s and '80s, Carolina Gonzalez, New York (NY) Daily News, E885 [12MY]

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), H7627 [15NO]

Africa: advance mutual interests of the U.S. and Africa with respect to the promotion of trade and investment and the advancement of socioeconomic development and opportunity (see H.R. 656), H1770 [11MR]

———support efforts to provide humanitarian relief to mitigate the effects of drought and avert famine in the Horn of Africa (see H. Res. 361), H5489 [25JY]

African Growth and Opportunity Act: extend third country fabric program (see H.R. 2493), H4851 [11JY]

AID: codify the Health Technology Program (see H.R. 2144), H5966 [7SE]

———provide assistance to expand, improve, support, and promote higher education in the countries of sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 2792), H5897 [5AU]

Alfred University: anniversary (see H. Res. 413), H7898 [22NO]

Ali, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 401), H601 [9FE]

American Legion: provide for an additional power under its Federal charter to provide guidance and leadership to individual departments and posts, but not control of activities of such entities (see H.R. 2369), H6344 [21SE]

Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 835), H2605 [12AP]

Animals: establish a grant program to encourage use of assistance dogs by certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans (see H.R. 943), H1727 [10MR]

———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]

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

Armed Forces: ensure those killed and wounded at Fort Hood, TX, are treated in the same manner as those killed or wounded in combat zones, terrorist attacks, or in a contingency operation (see H.R. 625), H2215 [31MR]

———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), H3984 [2JN]

———limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under authorizations for use of military force (see H.R. 3702), H10017 [20DE]

———require Presidential negotiation of and entrance into a bilateral status of forces agreement with Afghanistan (see H.R. 651), H2268 [1AP]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 243), H4367 [21JN]

Assets for Independence Act: reauthorize and approve applications to operate new demonstration programs, renew existing programs, and enhance program flexibility (see H.R. 1623), H5375 [21JY]

Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support expansion and development of mentoring programs (see H.R. 2152), H4279 [15JN]

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

Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 36), H202 [12JA]

Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc.: revise Federal charter to reflect a change in eligibility requirements (see H.R. 2815), H7900 [25NO]

Canada: recognize and thank Gander, Newfoundland, and other airports and communities for assistance provided following the closure of U.S. airspace due to September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks (see H. Res. 286), H4044 [9JN]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall to honor Martin Luther King, Jr., and recognize Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., for its work to erect a monument to the civil rights leader (see H. Con. Res. 66), H5373 [21JY]

———designate a room of the Capitol Visitor Center as the ``Gabriel Zimmerman Meeting Room'' (see H. Res. 364), H6855 [12OC]

Caribbean-American Heritage Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 289), H3869 (see H. Res. 289), H3910 [1JN]

Cesar E. Chavez Day: designate (see H. Res. 130), H4188 [14JN]

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

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

———tribute (see H. Res. 451), H7207 [1NO]

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

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

Clothing industry: provide preferential duty treatment to certain apparel articles of the Philippines (see H.R. 2387), H4751 [7JY]

Colleges and universities: improve education and prevention related to campus sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking (see H.R. 2016), H7999 [30NO]

Combating Autism Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2005), H4460 [22JN]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 3067), H7893 [18NO]

Commission To Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities: establish (see H.R. 3653), H8880 [13DE]

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), H6627 [5OC]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H7161 [27OC]

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), H8187 [6DE]

Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see H.R. 1873), H4578 [24JN]

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

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

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

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

Corps of Engineers: study feasibility of the hydrological separation of the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Basins (see H.R. 892), H1770 [11MR]

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

Cote d'Ivoire: provide humanitarian support in response to political crisis and support democracy (see H. Res. 85), H681 [10FE]

Courts: strengthen enforcement of spousal court-ordered property distributions (see H.R. 583), H5489 [25JY]

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

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

Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 2492), H5286 [20JY]

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), H3987 [2JN]

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

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

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), H7713 [16NO]

———remove ineligibility for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits of individuals who participate in a strike (see H.R. 530), H5150 [18JY]

Dept. of Defense: post on departmental website the cost to each taxpayer of the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Libya (see H.R. 3088), H6551 [4OC]

Dept. of Education: allow local educational agencies to use certain grants for professional development activities that train school personnel about restorative justice and conflict resolution (see H.R. 415), H468 [25JA]

———assist in coordination among science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) efforts in States and strengthen capacity of schools to prepare students in such fields (see H.R. 2228), H4326 [16JN]

———award grants to establish pediatric early literacy programs for health care providers and facilities (see H.R. 820), H1250 (see H.R. 820), H1362 [18FE]

———establish a temporary private education loan debt consolidation program to assist eligible borrowers in refinancing private education debt as Federal Direct Consolidation Loans (see H.R. 2410), H4751 [7JY]

———establish Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institutes for Sport and Social Impact (see H.R. 2152), H4279 [15JN]

———establish the Honorable Stephanie Tubbs Jones Fire Suppression Demonstration Incentive Program to promote installation of fire sprinkler systems in student housing and dormitories (see H.R. 3250), H7715 [16NO]

———improve academic content standards for physical education (see H.R. 1057), H2858 [14AP]

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

———provide grants for cardiopulmonary resuscitation and automated external defibrillator training in public elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 3189), H6920 [13OC]

Dept. of Energy: develop a rare earth materials program and amend the National Materials Minerals Policy, Research and Development Act (see H.R. 618), H2108 [30MR]

Dept. of HHS: amend and reauthorize the controlled substance monitoring program (see H.R. 866), H4590 [5JY]

———authorize grants to provide treatment for diabetes within minority communities (see H.R. 2799), H6233 [15SE]

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

———establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see H.R. 2187), H4277 [15JN]

———extend the child and family services program (see H.R. 2883), H6233 [15SE]

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

———provide diapers and diapering supplies under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (see H.R. 3134), H6979 [14OC]

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

———provide grants to States to establish maternal mortality review committees on pregnancy-related deaths (see H.R. 894), H4946 [12JY]

———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), H6344 [21SE]

———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), H3646 (see H.R. 1852), H3684 [25MY]

———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]

———require States to help alien children in the child welfare system apply for all available forms of immigration relief (see H.R. 3333), H7329 [3NO]

———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: 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), H4366 [21JN]

———enhance Federal Protective Service ability to provide adequate security for the prevention of terrorist activities and for the promotion of homeland security (see H.R. 176), H5489 [25JY]

———protect victims of crime or serious labor violations from deportation during enforcement actions (see H.R. 2169), H4674 [6JY]

———provide for enhanced protections for vulnerable unaccompanied alien children and female detainees (see H.R. 2235), H5661 [27JY]

Dept. of HUD: provide Federal grants to urban areas for the rehabilitation of critically needed recreational areas and facilities and development of improved recreation programs (see H.R. 709), H922 [15FE]

Dept. of Justice: allow the denial of transfer of firearms or the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or suspected terrorists (see H.R. 1506), H2664 [13AP]

———authorize grant funds to be used for Troops-to-Cops Program (see H.R. 715), H1908 [16MR]

———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]

———establish a toll-free telephone hotline where individuals may obtain information on voting in Federal elections and report on problems encountered in voting in such elections (see H.R. 2540), H5399 [22JY]

———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]

———make competitive grants to eligible State, tribal, and local prosecutors to establish and maintain certain protection and witness assistance programs (see H.R. 2647), H5579 [26JY]

———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 Labor: phase out issuance of special wage certificates to entities providing employment to disabled individuals at rates of pay below the Federal minimum wage (see H.R. 3086), H7209 [1NO]

———provide grants to the National Urban League for an Urban Jobs Program (see H.R. 683), H724 [11FE]

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

———conduct a special resources study on suitability and feasibility of designating the John Hope Franklin Reconciliation Park and certain other sites as a unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 1278), H2213 [31MR]

———conduct a study of alternatives for commemorating and interpreting the role of the Buffalo Soldiers in the early years of the national parks (see H.R. 1022), H1724 [10MR]

———provide further self-governance by Indian tribes (see H.R. 2444), H6011 [8SE]

———reaffirm authority to take land into trust for Indian tribes (see H.R. 1234), H4459 [22JN]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H3343 [23MY]

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: carry out a program to improve roadway safety infrastructure in all States to enhance the safety of older drivers and pedestrians (see H.R. 1776), H6273 [20SE]

———delay certain target compliance dates for minimum retroreflectivity level standards applicable to traffic signs (see H.R. 3536), H8075 [1DE]

———modify cost-sharing requirements under certain public transportation grant programs (see H.R. 3021), H7209 [1NO]

———withhold a portion of Federal-aid Highway funds to States that do not enact a law establishing penalties for using a cell phone while driving with a minor in the vehicle (see H.R. 2575), H5889 [1AU]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist in identification of unclaimed and abandoned human remains to determine if any such remains are eligible for burial in a national cemetery (see H.R. 2051), H8187 [6DE]

———carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy (see H.R. 198), H5965 [7SE]

———clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 812), H7332 [3NO]

———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), H4329 [16JN]

———establish the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H6673 [6OC]

———extend demonstration projects on adjustable rate mortgages and hybrid adjustable rate mortgages (see H.R. 3330), H7256 [2NO]

———extend eligibility period for veterans to enroll in certain vocational rehabilitation programs (see H.R. 3329), H7256 [2NO]

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

———improve comprehensive service programs for homeless veterans (see H.R. 2559), H5661 [27JY]

———prohibit disposal of certain land and improvements at St. Albans campus (see H.R. 1799), H3987 [2JN]

———provide expedited procedures for consideration of certain veterans claims (see H.R. 2377), H5734 [28JY]

Developing countries: 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]

Diplomats: establish appropriate procedures and sanctions to ensure unpaid parking fines and penalties owed to New York, NY, by foreign countries are paid (see H.R. 1836), H4076 [13JN]

Discrimination: eliminate discrimination in State criminal and civil laws for those who have tested positive for HIV (see H.R. 3053), H6455 [23SE]

———prohibit on the basis of unemployment status (see H.R. 1113), H1905 [16MR]

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

———expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to pulmonary fibrosis (see H.R. 2505), H6140 [13SE]

———expand research and awareness activities relative to scleroderma (see H.R. 1672), H4673 [6JY]

———extend Postal Service authority to issue a semipostal to raise funds for breast cancer research (see H.R. 466), H4187 [14JN]

———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), H4578 [24JN]

———provide for an evidence-based strategy for voluntary screening for HIV/AIDS and other common sexually transmitted infections (see H.R. 1774), H3108 [5MY]

———provide grants to better understand and reduce gestational diabetes (see H.R. 2194), H4277 [15JN]

———raise awareness, improve education, and encourage research and treatment of psychosocial needs of children, adolescents, and young adults diagnosed with a childhood cancer and their families (see H. Res. 262), H3987 [2JN]

———reduce disparities and improve access to diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer for underserved populations and men with a family history of prostate cancer (see H.R. 2159), H4185 [14JN]

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

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

District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress and exempt residents from paying Federal income taxes until such voting representation takes effect (see H.R. 266), H8076 [1DE]

———statehood (see H.R. 265), H7928 [29NO]

Drugs: limit application of Federal laws to the distribution and consumption of marijuana (see H.R. 2306), H5734 [28JY]

Ecology and environment: constitutional amendment on the right to a clean, safe, and sustainable environment (see H.J. Res. 33), H5782 [29JY]

Economy: constitutional amendment on the right to full employment and balanced growth (see H.J. Res. 35), H5782 [29JY]

———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]

———urge Congress to consider and pass critical jobs legislation to address the crisis facing communities of color and nationwide (see H. Res. 348), H5018 [13JY]

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

———constitutional amendment on the right to a quality public education (see H.J. Res. 29), H5782 [29JY]

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), H1253 (see H. Res. 88), H1364 [18FE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: provide grants to local educational agencies to encourage girls and minorities to pursue studies and careers in science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 1903), H4530 [23JN]

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), H4946 [12JY]

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

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

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), H3063 [4MY]

———provide grants to promote responsible fatherhood and strengthen low-income families (see H.R. 2193), H4277 [15JN]

FDA: improve priority review voucher incentive program for expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric diseases (see H.R. 3059), H6782 [11OC]

Federal employees: 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), H4366 [21JN]

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

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

Ferraro, Geraldine A.: tribute (see H. Res. 190), H2107 [30MR]

Financial institutions: offer services to protect seniors from affinity scams (see H.R. 370), H472 [25JA]

———restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 1489), H5019 [13JY]

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), H3221 [11MY]

———establish background check procedures for gun shows (see H.R. 591), H3220 [11MY]

———prohibit carrying of a firearm near a place at which a senior Federal official is performing an official and representational duty or a person is campaigning for public office (see H.R. 496), H508 [26JA]

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

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

Flag—U.S: provide for the flying of the flag at half-staff in the event of the death of a first responder in the line of duty (see H.R. 1330), H4187 [14JN]

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

Foreign policy: ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate understanding and sensitivity on human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide documented in U.S. record on the Armenian Genocide (see H. Res. 304), H4186 [14JN]

———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), H924 [15FE]

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), H5086 [14JY]

Gambling: provide for Dept. of the Treasury licensing of Internet gambling, consumer protections, and enforcement of the tax code (see H.R. 1174), H3304 [13MY]

Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 460), H8188 [6DE]

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: measure progress of relief, recovery, reconstruction, and development efforts following earthquake (see H.R. 1016), H1908 [16MR]

———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), H2605 [12AP]

Health: constitutional amendment on the right to high quality health care (see H.J. Res. 30), H5782 [29JY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H3161 [10MY]

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), H4460 [22JN]

Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1815), H3159 [10MY]

House of Representatives: provide the District of Columbia a voting seat and the State of Utah an additional seat (see H.R. 267), H8076 [1DE]

Housing: constitutional amendment on the right to decent, safe, sanitary, and affordable housing (see H.J. Res. 32), H5782 [29JY]

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: 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]

———provide for naturalization of certain high school graduates (see H.R. 218), H4577 [24JN]

———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]

Insurance: allow enforcement of State disclosure laws and access to courts for covered Holocaust-era insurance policy claims (see H.R. 890), H4042 [7JN]

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

Iran: strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (see H.R. 1905), H4188 [14JN]

Iraq: prohibit funding to maintain U.S. Armed Forces and military contractors in Iraq after a certain date (see H.R. 2757), H5920 [16AU]

IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 2569), H6676 [7OC]

Israel: support and facilitate creation and maintenance of secure, recognized, and defensible borders and oppose return of borders to armistice lines that existed on June 4, 1967 (see H. Con. Res. 59), H4035 [3JN]

———support and facilitate creation and maintenance of secure, recognized, and defensible borders and oppose return of borders to armistice lines that existed on June 4, 1967, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H. Con. Res. 59), H4330 [16JN]

James, Hulbert: tribute (see H. Res. 408), H6271 [20SE] (see H. Res. 426), H6672 [6OC]

John J. Cook Post Office, East Rockaway, NY: designate (see H.R. 2079), H4366 [21JN]

Johnson-Brown, Hazel W.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 88), H7713 [16NO]

Jordan, Barbara: tribute (see H. Res. 90), H724 [11FE]

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

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]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: develop a strategy for assisting stateless children (see H.R. 1464), H4946 [12JY]

Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 2563), H5734 [28JY]

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]

Law enforcement officers: encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue Alert plans throughout U.S. to disseminate information when an officer is seriously injured or killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 365), H5581 [26JY]

———provide public safety officer disability benefits to officers disabled before the enactment of the Federal public safety officer disability benefits law (see H.R. 3367), H9946 [19DE]

Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2139), H8728 [12DE]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 21), H1390 [28FE]

Marine Turtle Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1761), H5734 [28JY]

Medicare: apply additional health information technology (HITECH) payment provisions to hospitals in Puerto Rico (see H.R. 1273), H2106 [30MR]

———clarify application of secondary payer rules (see H.R. 1063), H10033 [30DE]

———create additional residency slots in participating teaching hospitals, expand primary care bonus to certain underserved specialties, and provide tax incentives for practicing-teaching physicians (see H.R. 2224), H4367 [21JN]

———improve access to, and increase utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits (see H.R. 2020), H3754 [26MY]

———improve diagnosis and treatment of lymphedema and reduce costs relative to treatment of complications of lymphedema (see H.R. 2499), H4945 [12JY]

———increase minimum loss ratio required of Medigap policies (see H.R. 2645), H6098 [12SE]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1546), H4076 [13JN]

———require drug manufacturers to provide rebates for drugs dispensed to low-income individuals under the prescription drug benefit program (see H.R. 2190), H6011 [8SE]

———strengthen and protect hospice programs (see H.R. 3506), H9929 [16DE]

———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), H4038 [3JN]

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

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

Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 214), H3305 [13MY]

Middle East: express that a Palestinian government which includes Hamas should be prohibited from receiving U.S. aid until that government publicly commits to the Quartet Principles (see H. Res. 244), H3221 [11MY]

———limit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if they unilaterally declare a Palestinian State (see H.R. 1592), H3344 [23MY]

———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]

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

Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, maintain, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 1449), H4673 [6JY]

Music and dance: preserve knowledge and promote education about jazz (see H.R. 2823), H5923 [19AU] (see H.R. 2823), H5938 [6SE]

NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 19), H1178 (see H. Con. Res. 19), H1197 [17FE]

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), H434 [24JA]

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

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

National Clinicians HIV/AIDS Testing and Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 362), H5373 [21JY]

National Dance Day: designate (see H. Res. 342), H4748 [7JY]

National Minority Donor Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 136), H5375 [21JY]

National Oilheat Research Alliance Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1756), H4330 [16JN]

National School Breakfast Week: observance (see H. Res. 153), H1619 [8MR]

National security: call for adoption of smart security platform for the 21st century (see H. Res. 19), H3871 (see H. Res. 19), H3912 [1JN]

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

Native Americans: improve education (see H.R. 3568), H8881 [13DE] (see H.R. 3569), H8967 [14DE]

Nelson Mandela International Day: observance (see H. Res. 353), H5126 [15JY]

New York, NY: establish the 9/11 Memorial Cross located at the National 9/11 Memorial Museum as a national monument (see H.R. 2865), H6009 [8SE]

———establish the African Burial Ground International Memorial Museum and Educational Center (see H.R. 784), H1177 (see H.R. 784), H1197 [17FE]

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

NLRB: repeal limitation regarding requirements for labor organization membership as a condition of employment (see H.R. 2775), H5884 [1AU]

Northern Mariana Islands: resolve the status of certain legally residing persons under U.S. immigration laws (see H.R. 1466), H5489 [25JY]

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]

Nuclear weapons: expand sanctions on individuals who transfer to Iran, Syria, or North Korea equipment or technology relevant to mining or milling uranium or support other proliferation activities (see H.R. 2105), H8728 [12DE]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for violators (see H.R. 190), H2667 [13AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: apply extension of dependent health coverage for individuals through age 26 to retiree health plans (see H.R. 3299), H7207 [1NO]

———establish a public health insurance option (see H.R. 191), H9432 [15DE]

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

———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), H2535 [7AP]

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

Pharmaceuticals: clarify the orphan drug exception to the annual fee on branded prescription pharmaceutical manufacturers and importers (see H.R. 2672), H8881 [13DE]

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

Political campaigns: 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), H3646 (see H.R. 1351), H3684 [25MY]

———ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 137), H4674 [6JY]

President and Vice President: constitutional amendment on direct popular election (see H.J. Res. 36), H5782 [29JY]

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

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

Public debt: increase statutory limit (see H.R. 2663), 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), H3301 [13MY]

Railroads: require carriers to prepare and maintain a plan for notifying local emergency responders before transporting hazardous materials through their jurisdictions (see H.R. 3383), H7397 [4NO]

Roads and highways: encourage transportation right-of-way managers to adopt integrated vegetation management practices, including plantings of native forbs and grasses to provide habitats for pollinators (see H.R. 2381), H6273 [20SE]

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

Russia: make certain individuals ineligible for visas or admission to U.S. and impose certain financial measures on such individuals pending investigation of death of Sergei L. Magnitsky (see H.R. 1575), H4852 [11JY]

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: include bullying and harassment prevention programs (see H.R. 975), H3281 [12MY]

Safe Drinking Water Act: repeal exemption for hydraulic fracturing (see H.R. 1084), H4459 [22JN]

SBA: improve microenterprise technical assistance and capacity building grant program and establish an Office of Youth Entrepreneurship (see H.R. 2809), H7009 [24OC]

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

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1648), H5781 [29JY]

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

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

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

———expand permissive exclusion from participation in Federal health care programs to individuals and entities affiliated with sanctioned entities (see H.R. 675), H723 [11FE]

———modernize income eligibility standards for Federal foster care benefits (see H.R. 2063), H7161 [27OC]

———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), H4750 [7JY]

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

Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2152), H4279 [15JN]

SSI: extend rule relative to eligibility for benefits for certain aliens and victims of trafficking (see H.R. 2763), H6011 [8SE]

Sudan: continue restrictions unless the President certifies that Sudan is no longer engaged in training, harboring, supplying, financing, or supporting in any way the Lord's Resistance Army (see H.R. 895), H1727 [10MR]

Syria: strengthen sanctions, enhance multilateral commitment to address threatening policies, and establish a program to support a transition to a democratically-elected government (see H.R. 2106), H5919 [16AU]

———support peaceful demonstrations and universal freedoms and condemn human rights violations (see H. Res. 296), H4076 [13JN]

Taiwan: express concerns relative to impact of China on freedom, security, and stability (see H. Con. Res. 39), H3162 [10MY]

———strengthen and clarify commercial, cultural, and other relations between the U.S. and Taiwan (see H.R. 2918), H7929 [29NO]

Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 2697), H8188 [6DE]

Taxation: allow certain Puerto Rico corporations to elect to be treated as domestic corporations (see H.R. 3020), H6979 [14OC]

———allow penalty-free withdrawals from individual retirement plans for adoption expenses (see H.R. 1576), H2909 [15AP]

———allow taxpayers to designate a portion of their income tax payment to provide assistance to homeless veterans (see H.R. 136), H5661 [27JY]

———constitutional amendment on progressive taxation (see H.J. Res. 34), H5782 [29JY]

———create jobs through infrastructure investment (see H.R. 992), H1722 [10MR]

———encourage natural gas vehicle investments and job creation (see H.R. 1380), H2605 [12AP]

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

———extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 2655), H5579 [26JY]

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

———increase, extend, and make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 1738), H5923 [19AU]

———make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 3661), H8965 [14DE]

———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]

———modify the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 2082), H3869 (see H.R. 2082), H3910 [1JN]

———permit disclosure of certain tax return information for purposes of missing or exploited children investigations (see H.R. 1978), H3644 (see H.R. 1978), H3682 [25MY]

———promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 860), H6457 [23SE]

———provide for deductibility of charitable contributions to agricultural research organizations (see H.R. 2959), H6231 [15SE]

———provide recruitment and retention incentives for volunteer emergency service workers (see H.R. 376), H3758 [26MY]

———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]

———reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain small producers (see H.R. 1236), H3806 [31MY]

———reform estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 3467), H7829 [17NO]

———repeal certain shipping investment withdrawal rules and provide an incentive to reinvest foreign shipping earnings in the U.S. (see H.R. 1031), H6233 [15SE]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 674), H723 [11FE]

———treat amounts paid for umbilical cord blood banking services as medical care expenses (see H.R. 1614), H3806 [31MY]

Territories: clarify application of Federal election laws to certain jurisdictions (see H.R. 3268), H7209 [1NO]

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), H7929 [29NO]

———award Fallen Heroes of 9/11 Congressional Medal to memorials established at 3 sites honoring individuals killed in terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 2864), H6344 [21SE]

Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 1639), H6506 [3OC]

Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorize appropriations and enhance measures to combat trafficking in persons (see H.R. 2830), H6344 [21SE]

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

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

Travel and tourism: require operators of international travel websites to provide information on potential health and safety risks associated with overseas vacation destinations marketed on the website (see H.R. 1120), H3281 [12MY]

Trucking industry: improve truck parking facilities (see H.R. 1803), H5905 [12AU]

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

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

Ukraine: independence anniversary and support for continued political and economic development (see H. Res. 401), H6232 [15SE]

Unemployment: encourage States to allow individuals receiving extended or emergency unemployment compensation to utilize such benefits for self-employment assistance (see H.R. 3427), H7626 [15NO]

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

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

Veterans: provide for reemployment of certain persons following absences from a position to obtain medical treatment for certain injuries and illnesses (see H.R. 2875), H6042 [9SE]

———provide housing assistance for very low-income veterans (see H.R. 287), H202 [12JA]

Veterans Day: encourage observance by listening, with respect and without judgment, to stories of combat veterans (see H. Res. 456), H8968 [14DE]

Voting: constitutional amendment on the right to vote (see H.J. Res. 28), H5782 [29JY]

———require States offering early voting in Federal elections to establish minimum early voting period and prohibit States from imposing certain identification requirements to vote or register to vote (see H.R. 3163), H7258 [2NO]

Water pollution: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 1375), H4459 [22JN]

Women: constitutional amendment on equality of rights and reproductive rights (see H.J. Res. 31), H5782 [29JY]

———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), H3806 [31MY]

———require mammography reports contain a breast density summary and a statement on the benefit of supplementary screening tests for patients with dense breast tissue (see H.R. 3102), H6624 [5OC]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines (see H.R. 2447), H4748 [7JY]

———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), H3220 [11MY]

Year for People of African Descent: support (see H. Res. 41), H354 [19JA]

Year of the Girl: designate (see H. Res. 460), H8188 [6DE]

Young, Charles: provide for posthumous promotion to brigadier general in the Army (see H.R. 1015), H5966 [7SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: ensure that members separated from active duty receive employment assistance, job training assistance, and other transitional services (see H.R. 2046), H3755 [26MY]

Chisholm, Shirley: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1303), H2214 [31MR]

Courts: permit expungement of records of certain nonviolent criminal offenses (see H.R. 2065), H3868 (see H.R. 2065), H3909 [1JN]

Cuba: facilitate export of U.S. agricultural products, remove impediments to export of medical devices and medicines, allow travel by U.S. citizens, and establish an agricultural export promotion program (see H.R. 1888), H3279 [12MY]

———lift trade embargo (see H.R. 1887), H3279 [12MY]

———lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 1886), H3279 [12MY]

Diallo, Abdoul: relief (see H.R. 1438), H2534 [7AP]

Diallo, Ibrahima: relief (see H.R. 1438), H2534 [7AP]

Diallo, Kadiatou: relief (see H.R. 1438), H2534 [7AP]

Diallo, Mamadou Bobo: relief (see H.R. 1438), H2534 [7AP]

Diallo, Mamadou Pathe: relief (see H.R. 1438), H2534 [7AP]

Diallo, Sankerala: relief (see H.R. 1438), H2534 [7AP]

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

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

Korean War: call for repatriation of POW/MIA and abductees (see H. Res. 376), H5661 [27JY]

National security: require all young persons to perform military or civilian service and allow induction to uniformed services during wartime (see H.R. 1152), H1982 [17MR]

Public housing: repeal requirements for residents to engage in community service and complete economic self-sufficiency programs (see H.R. 3564), H8186 [6DE]

Tariff: extend additional duty on ethanol (see H.R. 3552), H8124 [2DE]

Taxation: extend qualified school construction and zone academy bonds, treat zone academy bonds as specified tax credit bonds, and modify private business contribution requirement for zone academy bonds (see H.R. 2394), H4574 [24JN]

Wachira, Daniel: relief (see H.R. 824), H1251 (see H.R. 824), H1362 [18FE]

Constitutional authority statements

Armed Forces: ensure that members separated from active duty receive employment assistance, job training assistance, and other transitional services (H.R. 2046), H3758 [26MY]

Chisholm, Shirley: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (H.R. 1303), H2215 [31MR]

Courts: permit expungement of records of certain nonviolent criminal offenses (H.R. 2065), H3869, H3910 [1JN]

Cuba: facilitate export of U.S. agricultural products, remove impediments to export of medical devices and medicines, allow travel by U.S. citizens, and establish an agricultural export promotion program (H.R. 1888), H3281 [12MY]

———lift trade embargo (H.R. 1887), H3281 [12MY]

———lift travel restrictions (H.R. 1886), H3281 [12MY]

Diallo, Abdoul: relief (H.R. 1438), H2535 [7AP]

Diallo, Ibrahima: relief (H.R. 1438), H2535 [7AP]

Diallo, Kadiatou: relief (H.R. 1438), H2535 [7AP]

Diallo, Mamadou Bobo: relief (H.R. 1438), H2535 [7AP]

Diallo, Mamadou Pathe: relief (H.R. 1438), H2535 [7AP]

Diallo, Sankerala: relief (H.R. 1438), H2535 [7AP]

Diseases: address HIV/AIDS in the African-American community (H.R. 1462), H2571 [8AP]

National security: require all young persons to perform military or civilian service and allow induction to uniformed services during wartime (H.R. 1152), H1986 [17MR]

Public housing: repeal requirements for residents to engage in community service and complete economic self-sufficiency programs (H.R. 3564), H8187 [6DE]

Tariff: extend additional duty on ethanol (H.R. 3552), H8125 [2DE]

Taxation: extend qualified school construction and zone academy bonds, treat zone academy bonds as specified tax credit bonds, and modify private business contribution requirement for zone academy bonds (H.R. 2394), H4577 [24JN]

Wachira, Daniel: relief (H.R. 824), H1252, H1363 [18FE]

Remarks

American Association of University Women: anniversary of New York, NY, branch, E429 [8MR]

American Education Week: observance, E2108 [18NO]

Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary, E1445 [29JY]

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H1648 [9MR]

Armed Forces: address issue of participation relative to economic disparity, H8194 [7DE]

———direct the President, pursuant to the War Powers Resolution, to remove the U.S. Armed Forces from Afghanistan (H. Con. Res. 28), H1942 [17MR]

———direct the President, pursuant to the War Powers Resolution, to remove the U.S. Armed Forces from Libya (H. Con. Res. 51), H4012 [3JN]

Budget: cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit, H5671 [28JY], H5832, H5854 [1AU]

———deficit, E1915 [24OC]

———reduce the Federal budget deficit in a responsible manner, H5287 [21JY]

———reform entitlement programs, H5026 [14JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2021 (H. Con. Res. 34), H2673, H2822 [14AP], H2869, H2879 [15AP]

Civil rights: anniversary of Freedom Riders protesting noncompliance with Supreme Court ruling prohibiting segregation on interstate public transportation, E805 [4MY]

———prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (H.R. 1397), E1257 [7JY]

Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays: establish (S. 627), H5671 [28JY]

Committee on Deficit Reduction (Joint, Select): establish, H5832 [1AU]

Cuba: call for release of political prisoners, E2146 [1DE]

Dept. of State: require to act on a permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, H8734, H8809 [13DE]

Diseases: address HIV/AIDS in the African-American community (H.R. 1462), E2158 [1DE]

———HIV/AIDS elimination funding, H2612 [13AP]

Economy: address issues relative to economic disparity, H7073 [26OC], H8973 [15DE]

———importance of job creation, H1648, H1649 [9MR], H5155 [19JY], H7264 [3NO]

———``Occupy Wall Street'' protest movement against wealth disparity issues, E1986 [2NO]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), H8734, H8809 [13DE], H8907 [14DE]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), Senate amendments, H9964, H9967 [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 (H.R. 12), H7942 [30NO]

Education Sciences Reform Act: technical amendment (S. 365), H5854 [1AU]

———technical amendment (S. 365), consideration (H. Res. 384), H5832 [1AU]

Employment: importance of manufacturing jobs, H1648 [9MR]

EPA: enforce emission reductions from cement kilns if such emissions are harming brain development or causing learning disabilities in infants or children, H6585 [5OC]

———provide additional time to issue achievable standards for cement manufacturing facilities (H.R. 2681), H6585 [5OC]

Fire Prevention Week: observance, E1856 [13OC], E1878 [14OC]

Harlem Arts Advocacy Week: observance, E1740 [3OC]

HARLEM Arts Alliance (organization): anniversary, E1740 [3OC]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 2), H293 [19JA]

House of Representatives: importance of bipartisanship, H8907 [14DE]

House Rules: amend and adopt (H. Res. 5), H22 [5JA]

———permit Delegates and the Resident Commissioner to Congress to cast votes in the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, H22 [5JA]

Immigration: reform, E1982 [2NO]

Korea, Republic of: appreciation to U.S. and South Korean officials during visit, E902 [13MY]

———tribute to successful bid to host 2018 Winter Olympic Games, E1279 [8JY]

Korean War: anniversary, E1071 [13JN]

———call for repatriation of POW/MIA and abductees (H. Res. 376), H8872 [13DE]

Lee, Debra L.: Links, Inc., Greater New York Chapter Women of Distinction Spirit Award Luncheon honoree, E571 [30MR]

Ma Ying-jeou: anniversary of election as President of Taiwan, E883 [12MY], E888 [13MY]

Mexico: independence anniversary, E1791 [6OC]

Mims, Rhonda: Links, Inc., Greater New York Chapter Women of Distinction Spirit Award Luncheon honoree, E571 [30MR]

NAACP: anniversary of New York, NY, branch, E149 [8FE], E202 [10FE]

———anniversary of New York State Conference, E1781 [5OC]

National Association of Each One, Teach One, Inc.: anniversary, E460 [11MR]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: observance, E1977 [2NO]

National Labor Relations Act: anniversary, E1257 [7JY]

National objectives: protect vulnerable populations and revitalize the middle class, H6517 [4OC], H6790 [12OC]

National security: require all young persons to perform military or civilian service and allow induction to uniformed services during wartime (H.R. 1152), H1942 [17MR], H4464 [23JN]

National Teacher Day: observance, E794 [3MY]

National Women's History Month: observance, E602 [1AP]

Nelson Mandela International Day: observance, E1383 [21JY]

New York, NY: anniversary of AIDS Service Center of New York City, E2011 [4NO]

———anniversary of All Souls' Episcopal Church, E2022 [7NO]

———anniversary of Booker T. Washington Learning Center, E1626 [14SE]

———anniversary of Double Dutch Classic, E2174 [2DE]

———anniversary of NAACP Mid-Manhattan branch, E1667 [20SE]

———anniversary of Old Broadway Synagogue, E2021 [7NO]

———anniversary of Our Lady Queen of Angels Church, E1378 [21JY]

———inclusion of New York-Presbyterian Hospital in U.S. News & World Report (publication) ``Best Hospitals'' list, E1376 [21JY]

———tribute to Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba Mbacke Islamic Cultural Week Celebration, E1400 [25JY]

———tribute to renaming portion of East 111th Street to Philip Reed Way, E1665 [20SE]

———tribute to winners of 125th Street Business Improvement District (BID) (organization) BID on Culture banner design competition, E1210 [24JN]

———tribute to work of Puerto Rican photographers on display at New York Photo Festival, E885 [12MY]

New York College of Podiatric Medicine: anniversary, E546 [29MR]

Northside Center for Child Development, Inc.: anniversary, E1049 [3JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 2), H293 [19JA]

———repeal the Prevention and Public Health Fund (H.R. 1217), H2612 [13AP]

Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 77), H6163 [14SE]

———increase statutory limit, H4858 [12JY], H5155 [19JY], H5243 [20JY], H5584 [27JY]

———increase statutory limit (H.R. 1954), H3767 [31MY]

Public welfare programs: extend the program of block grants to States under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 2943), H6290 [21SE]

Red Ribbon Week: support goals and ideals, E1937 [26OC]

Religion: reaffirm ``In God We Trust'' as the official motto of the U.S. and support and encourage its public display in all public buildings, public schools, and other government institutions (H. Con. Res. 13), H7215 [2NO]

Small business: repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations (H.R. 4), H1541 [3MR]

Smithsonian Institute: tribute to Freedom Sister exhibition, E2154 [1DE]

South Sudan: congratulate for referendum on independence, call for peaceful resolution of issues with Sudan, and promote human rights, democracy efforts, and access to aid, E1366 [20JY]

Taiwan: improved relations with China, E394 [2MR]

———observance of National Day, E1754 [4OC]

Taxation: rates, H1649 [9MR], H4858 [12JY]

———repeal expansion of information reporting requirements to payments made to corporations, payments for property and other gross proceeds, and rental property expense payments, H1541 [3MR]

369th Veterans' Association, Inc.: tribute, E2067 [16NO]

Three Kings Day: observance, E21 [6JA]

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), H189 [12JA]

U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement: ratification, E902 [13MY]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation, H8008 [1DE], H8809 [13DE], H8973 [15DE], E2274 [15DE]

———provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (H.R. 3346), H7264 [3NO], H7642 [16NO]

———rates, H5026 [14JY]

Veterans Day: observance, E2067 [16NO]

Votes: position on missed, H3294 [13MY], H3436 [25MY]

WHCR-Radio (New York, NY): anniversary, E1666 [20SE]

World AIDS Day: observance, E2158 [1DE]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines (H.R. 2447), E2063 [16NO]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H2035 [29MR], H3105 [5MY], H4524 [23JN]

Statements

Open Letter to Congress and the President—Listen to Your Pastors: Faith in Public Life (organization) and Sojourners (organization), H5155 [19JY]

Tributes

Adair, Thelma Davidson, E659 [7AP]

Bonner, William L., E2052 [15NO]

Boyd, Sarah, E2101 [18NO]

Brown, Courtney C., E1043 [3JN]

Brown, Modeen, E602 [1AP]

Carroll, Rodney, E2133 [30NO]

Charlton, Cornelius H., E1071 [13JN]

Chisholm, Shirley, E585 [31MR]

Costello, Representative, E1763 [4OC], E1783 [5OC]

Culvert, Edward R., E1214 [24JN]

Dawson, Stephanie E., E687 [8AP]

Dukes, Ofield, E2203 [7DE]

Ferraro, Geraldine A., H2297 [5AP]

Gatling, Luther R., E1066 [13JN]

Gonzalez, Representative, E2156 [1DE]

Grant, Stanley J. (Bud), E549 [29MR]

Hochul, Representative, H3830 [1JN]

Lee Myung-Bak (President, Republic of Korea), E1841 [12OC]

Macnow, Alan, E201 [10FE]

Miranda, Lin-Manuel, E1276 [8JY]

Oyewole, Abiodun, E564 [30MR]

Pardes, Herbert, E1389 [22JY]

Parks, Rosa, E2151 [1DE]

Perry, Shauneille, E2021 [7NO], E2104 [18NO]

Shuttlesworth, Fred L., E1780 [5OC]

Taylor, Billy, E43 [7JA]

Turner, Representative Robert L., H6196 [15SE]

Warwick, Dionne, E1668 [20SE]