HOLT, RUSH D. (a Representative from New Jersey)

Addresses

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

Amendments

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H783, H784, H790 [14FE], H875, H888, H926, H927, H928, H929 [15FE], H1131 [17FE]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 2219), H4578 [24JN], H4660, H4668 [6JY]

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

Dept. of the Interior: conduct certain offshore oil and gas lease sales (H.R. 1230), H3088 [5MY]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2584), H5582 [26JY], H5889 [1AU]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2354), H4947 [12JY], H5001 [13JY]

Gulf of Mexico: facilitate safe and timely production of energy resources (H.R. 1229), H3138 [10MY]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1892), H6028 [9SE]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2551), H5379 [22JY]

Schools: encourage growth and replication of successful charter school models (H.R. 2218), H6002 [8SE]

Appointments

House Democracy Partnership, H527 [8FE]

National Commission for the Review of the Research and Development Programs of the U.S. Intelligence Community, H6966 [14OC]

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), H3062 [4MY]

———require the President to transmit a plan with timeframe and completion date and reports with status updates on the transition of U.S. military and security operations to the Government of Afghanistan (see H.R. 1735), H3221 [11MY]

Africa: support efforts to provide humanitarian relief to mitigate the effects of drought and avert famine in the Horn of Africa (see H. Res. 361), H5581 [26JY]

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

Alcoholic beverages: support State based alcohol regulation (see H.R. 1161), H2328 [5AP]

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

American Memorial Park: develop, maintain, and administer an annex in Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands (see H.R. 1103), H4577 [24JN]

Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 835), H1666 [9MR]

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 2256), H5782 [29JY]

———prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes (see H.R. 1513), H4329 [16JN]

———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), H7134 [26OC]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 139), H7257 [2NO]

Arlington National Cemetery: provide a memorial marker on Chaplains Hill to honor the memory of Jewish chaplains who died while on active duty in the Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 12), H554 [8FE]

Armed Forces: 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]

———designate the Honor and Remember Flag as an official symbol to recognize and honor members who died in the line of duty (see H.R. 546), H2108 [30MR]

———eliminate per-fiscal year calculation of days of certain active duty or service used to reduce minimum age at which Reserve component members may retire for non-regular service (see H.R. 1283), H2213 [31MR]

———ensure that Reserve members who have served on active duty or performed certain active service receive credit toward early receipt of non-regular service retired pay (see H.R. 181), H7892 [18NO]

———improve prevention and response to sexual assaults (see H.R. 3435), H10017 [20DE]

———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]

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

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 3368), H7397 [4NO]

Bahrain: limit issuance of a letter of offer relative to a certain proposed sale of defense articles and services to Bahrain (see H.J. Res. 80), H7333 [3NO]

Bankruptcy: make privately issued student loans dischargeable (see H.R. 2028), H8967 [14DE]

Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc.: revise Federal charter to reflect a change in eligibility requirements (see H.R. 2815), H5901 [9AU]

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

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

Business and industry: promote industry growth and competitiveness and improve worker training, retention, and advancement (see H.R. 1240), H6010 [8SE]

———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), H7831 [17NO]

Buy American Act: clarify applicability to products purchased for use of legislative branch and prohibit exceptions for products bearing an official congressional insignia (see H.R. 1239), H7069 [25OC]

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

Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 61), H601 [9FE]

CERCLA: provide for use of funds in the Superfund program for their intended purposes and ensure adequate resources for cleanup of hazardous substances (see H.R. 1596), H3411 [24MY]

Children and youth: help keep students safe on school-run, overnight, off-premises field trips (see H.R. 788), H2605 [12AP]

———promote minimum State requirements for prevention and treatment of concussions caused by participation in school sports (see H.R. 469), H507 [26JA]

———protect students from inappropriate seclusion and physical restraint in schools (see H.R. 1381), H2409 [6AP]

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

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

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

Clean Air Act: eliminate exemption for aggregation of emissions from oil and gas development sources (see H.R. 1204), H1984 [17MR]

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), H4188 [14JN]

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

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), H7009 [24OC]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H1581 [4MR]

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), H7892 [18NO]

Consumers: protect from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels (see H.R. 964), H2412 [6AP]

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora: tribute (see H. Res. 47), H1727 [10MR]

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

Courts: strengthen enforcement of spousal court-ordered property distributions (see H.R. 583), H4750 [7JY]

Credit: permanently increase conforming loan limits for the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises and the FHA maximum mortgage amount limitations (see H.R. 1754), H6978 [14OC]

———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), H2603 [12AP]

Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 2492), H6273 [20SE]

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

Darwin Day: designate (see H. Res. 81), H3001 [3MY]

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: exclude value of vehicles used for household transportation, or to obtain or continue employment, from resource limitation for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility (see H.R. 3233), H6976 [14OC]

Dept. of Education: 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]

———award grants to State educational agencies for activities designed to integrate engineering education into K-12 curriculum and to measure efficacy of engineering education (see H.R. 1951), H7257 [2NO]

———create a demonstration project to fund additional secondary school counselors in certain troubled schools to reduce dropout rates (see H.R. 667), H723 [11FE]

———establish a competitive grant program to foster expansion and replication of excellent public charter schools (see H.R. 1525), H2665 [13AP]

———establish grant program to hire and retain school social workers in high-need local educational agencies (see H.R. 1138), H1906 [16MR]

———establish the National Education Innovation Network and National Innovation Corps (see H.R. 2326), H4527 [23JN]

———improve academic content standards for physical education (see H.R. 1057), H1908 [16MR]

———make grants to support fire safety education programs on college campuses (see H.R. 1199), H1984 [17MR]

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

———provide grants to States to ensure that students complete the middle grades prepared for success in high school and postsecondary endeavors (see H.R. 1547), H2854 [14AP]

———reauthorize Impact Aid Program (see H.R. 1342), H2917 [15AP]

———support Promise Neighborhoods (see H.R. 2098), H9432 [15DE]

Dept. of Energy: develop an energy critical elements program, a rare earth materials program, and amend the National Materials Minerals Policy, Research and Development Act (see H.R. 952), H1727 [10MR]

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

———establish Office of the National Nurse (see H.R. 3679), H9430 [15DE]

———establish permanent national surveillance systems for multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other neurological diseases and disorders (see H.R. 2595), H6011 [8SE]

———implement the National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan (see H.R. 2600), H8728 [12DE]

———make grants to eligible local educational agencies to reduce the student-to-school nurse ratio in elementary and secondary schools and kindergarten (see H.R. 2229), H4326 [16JN]

———provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1426), H2918 [15AP]

———provide grants to States to establish maternal mortality review committees on pregnancy-related deaths (see H.R. 894), H3411 [24MY]

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

———require certain standards and enforcement provisions to prevent child abuse and neglect in residential programs (see H.R. 3126), H6922 [13OC]

———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 HUD: create livable communities through coordinated public investment and streamlined regulations (see H.R. 3325), H7627 [15NO]

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]

Dept. of Peace: establish (see H.R. 808), H5734 [28JY]

Dept. of State: establish Special Envoy To Promote Religious Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near East and South Central Asia (see H.R. 440), H470 [25JA]

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

———establish a program to build on and help coordinate funding for restoration and protection efforts of the Delaware River Basin region (see H.R. 2325), H4526 [23JN]

———establish and collect fees for inspections of Outer Continental Shelf facilities, including mobile offshore drilling units (see H.R. 2566), H5125 [15JY]

———establish production incentive fee for lands leased for oil or natural gas on which production is not occurring (see H.R. 927), H1574 [3MR] (see H.R. 3446), H7713 [16NO]

———issue regulations to prevent or minimize venting and flaring of gas in oil and gas production operations (see H.R. 3229), H6976 [14OC]

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

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

———prohibit the leasing of any area of the Outer Continental Shelf for the exploration, development, or production of oil, gas, or any other mineral (see H.R. 261), H397 [20JA]

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

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), H6552 [4OC]

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

———require that broadband conduit be installed as part of certain highway construction projects (see H.R. 1695), H3112 [5MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow certain Armed Forces members who have served 20 years on active duty to transfer entitlement to Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program to dependents (see H.R. 1130), H8967 [14DE]

———designate one U.S. city each year as an ``American World War II City'' (see H.R. 2717), H7892 [18NO]

———establish the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H5965 [7SE]

———extend period of time for presumption of service-connection of certain disabilities of veterans of the Persian Gulf Conflict and Afghanistan and Iraq wars (see H.R. 2996), H7166 [31OC]

———provide expedited procedures for consideration of certain veterans claims (see H.R. 2377), H4574 [24JN]

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

Diseases: authorize and support psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis data collection and encourage interdisciplinary collaborative research on the relationship between psoriasis and its comorbid conditions (see H.R. 2033), H3871 (see H.R. 2033), H3911 [1JN]

———extend Postal Service authority to issue a semipostal to raise funds for breast cancer research (see H.R. 466), H3806 [31MY]

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

———require 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), H7627 [15NO]

Economy: increase statutory limit on the public debt, increase job creation, and reduce projected medium and long-term Federal budget deficits and debt (see H.R. 2544), H5127 [15JY]

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

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

———improve calculation, reporting, and accountability for high school graduation rates (see H.R. 1419), H3162 [10MY]

———increase assessment accuracy to better measure student achievement and provide States with greater flexibility on assessment design (see H.R. 507), H3758 [26MY]

———require additional disclosures and protections for students and cosigners relative to student loans (see H.R. 3240), H7579 [14NO]

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

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: consider role of science education in the educational accountability system relative to reauthorization of such Act (see H. Res. 378), H5733 [28JY]

———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), H7929 [29NO]

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]

———provide funds to States, local government, and community-based organizations to save and create local jobs through retention, restoration, or expansion of services needed by local communities (see H.R. 2828), H6011 [8SE]

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

Explosives: limit use of cluster munitions (see H.R. 996), H5897 [5AU]

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), H6855 [12OC]

———strengthen families' engagement in the education of their children (see H.R. 1821), H7928 [29NO]

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

———require labeling of genetically-engineered fish (see H.R. 520), H549 [8FE]

Federal agencies and departments: submit annual forecast of grant solicitations expected to be issued to OMB for publication on a website (see H.R. 2393), H5966 [7SE]

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

Financial institutions: provide amortization authority in certain situations for capital calculation under the Financial Institutions Examination Council Consolidated Reports of Condition and Income (see H.R. 1356), H3304 [13MY]

———provide certain credit unions with the authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 1418), H4076 [13JN]

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

———establish background check procedures for gun shows (see H.R. 591), H5285 [20JY]

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

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

———provide, on an annual basis, an amount equal to at least 1 percent of U.S. gross domestic product for nonmilitary foreign assistance programs (see H. Con. Res. 11), H396 [20JA]

———provide assistance for developing countries to promote quality and universal basic education (see H.R. 2705), H6098 [12SE]

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

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

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

FTC: prescribe regulations on the collection and use of information obtained by tracking the Internet activity of an individual (see H.R. 654), H3758 [26MY]

———prescribe rules prohibiting deceptive advertising of abortion services (see H.R. 2543), H6140 [13SE]

Government: prohibit Members of Congress and the President from receiving pay during Government shutdowns (see H.R. 819), H2535 [7AP]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H2108 [30MR]

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

———recognize life-saving role of ostomy care and prosthetics in the lives of people in the U.S. (see H. Res. 152), H1619 [8MR]

———support regenerative medicine through research funding and commercial development and develop a regulatory environment that enables rapid approval of safe and effective products (see H.R. 1862), H3278 [12MY]

Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1815), H7333 [3NO]

Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 1724), H4187 [14JN]

Housing: allow homeowners of moderate-value homes who are subject to mortgage foreclosure proceedings to remain in their homes as renters (see H.R. 1548), H2854 [14AP]

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]

———cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see H.R. 1842), H5966 [7SE]

———eliminate the per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase the per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (see H.R. 3012), H7166 [31OC]

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

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

———condemn human rights violations against Kashmiri Pandits, dismantle terrorist infrastructure in the region, and hold terrorists accountable for their actions (see H. Res. 387), H6458 [23SE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: permit prevailing party in actions or proceedings brought to enforce the Act to be awarded expert witness fees and certain other expenses (see H.R. 1208), H3411 [24MY]

Insurance: allow enforcement of State disclosure laws and access to courts for covered Holocaust-era insurance policy claims (see H.R. 890), H7134 [26OC]

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

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

Iran: strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (see H.R. 1905), H6344 [21SE]

Judge, Mychal: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2580), H7929 [29NO]

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

Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 3387), H7397 [4NO]

Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 1171), H4187 [14JN]

Medicare: ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2267), H6182 [14SE]

———exclude customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers to wholesalers from the average sales price for drugs and biologicals (see H.R. 905), H3344 [23MY]

———extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions (see H.R. 2969), H7333 [3NO]

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

———preserve access to urban Medicare-dependent hospitals (see H.R. 1656), H8076 [1DE]

———promote medication therapy management under the part D prescription drug program (see H.R. 891), H6626 [5OC]

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

Medicare/Medicaid: provide coverage of voluntary advance care planning consultation (see H.R. 1589), H2910 [15AP]

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

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

Middle East: reaffirm support for a negotiated solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and oppose a unilateral declaration of a Palestinian state (see H. Res. 268), H4674 [6JY]

Mining and mineral resources: improve occupational safety law compliance, empower workers to raise concerns, prevent workplace tragedies, and establish rights for workplace accident victims and families (see H.R. 1579), H2910 [15AP]

Motor vehicles: establish a program to accelerate, provide incentives for, and examine the challenges and opportunities associated with the deployment of electric drive vehicles (see H.R. 1685), H5150 [18JY]

———improve safety of motorcoaches (see H.R. 873), H6233 [15SE]

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

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

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

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

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

National Childhood Brain Tumor Prevention Network: establish (see H.R. 1970), H3987 [2JN]

National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling: implement recommendations (see H.R. 501), H508 [26JA]

National Congess on Your Corner Day: designate (see H. Res. 58), H10017 [20DE]

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

National Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 104), H1251 (see H. Res. 104), H1362 [18FE]

National Infrastructure Development Bank: establish (see H.R. 402), H3646 (see H.R. 402), H3684 [25MY]

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

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 407), H7579 [14NO]

National School Counseling Week: designate (see H. Res. 69), H684 [10FE]

National security: call for adoption of smart security platform for the 21st century (see H. Res. 19), H3411 [24MY]

National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance (see H. Res. 227), H3001 [3MY]

Native Americans: provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 27), H1666 [9MR]

NIST: reduce the cost share requirement for the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program (see H.R. 3138), H8125 [2DE]

Nuclear weapons: recognize nonproliferation options for nuclear understanding to keep everyone safe (NO NUKES) (see H. Res. 21), H42 [5JA]

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

Outer Continental Shelf: require offshore renewable energy resources and devices to be installed and serviced by U.S. workers (see H.R. 2360), H7830 [17NO]

———require oil and gas drilling and production operations to have in place the best available technology for blowout preventers and emergency shutoff equipment (see H.R. 1520), H2918 [15AP]

Pakistan: condemn killing of Government officials for advocacy of religious freedom and call on the U.N. and Pakistan to advocate the repeal of blasphemy laws (see H. Res. 141), H3221 [11MY]

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), H40 [5JA]

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2970), H6552 [4OC]

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

———require sexual assault risk-reduction and response training, develop assault protocol and guidelines, establish victims advocates, and establish a Sexual Assault Advisory Council (see H.R. 2337), H5489 [25JY]

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

Pharmaceuticals: preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 965), H2108 [30MR]

Political campaigns: reform financing of House of Representatives elections (see H.R. 1404), H2410 [6AP]

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

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), H3411 [24MY]

———ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 137), H2412 [6AP]

Power resources: establish a program to provide for workforce training and education at community colleges in sustainable energy (see H.R. 1881), H3279 [12MY]

Public buildings: prohibit smoking in or near Federal buildings (see H.R. 3382), H7397 [4NO]

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), H7165 [31OC]

———designate lands in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness and wild and scenic rivers and establish Northern Rockies Wildlife Habitat and Corridors Information System and Program (see H.R. 3334), H7627 [15NO]

Puerto Rico: increase number of military service academy appointees (see H.R. 1000), H3344 [23MY]

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]

Religious Action Center for Reform Judaism: anniversary (see H. Res. 222), H2604 [12AP]

Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 1574), H5781 [29JY]

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

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

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

———direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary schools to make information available on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 458), H601 [9FE]

———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), H7258 [2NO]

SEC: require companies and banks to disclose sanctionable investments and activities in Iran (see H.R. 740), H2934 [2MY]

Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 798), H1250 (see H.R. 798), H1361 [18FE]

Sergeant Matthew J. Fenton Post Office, Little Ferry, NJ: designate (see H.R. 789), H3304 [13MY]

Small business: repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations and impose a surcharge on high income taxpayers (see H.R. 417), H469 [25JA]

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), H5127 [15JY]

———improve old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program, provide cash relief for years when annual cost-of-living increases do not take effect, and provide benefit protection (see H.R. 539), H6010 [8SE]

———improve quality, health outcomes, and value of maternity care under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 3620), H9929 [16DE]

———revise medical criteria for evaluating disability in a person with Huntington's disease and waive Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington's disease (see H.R. 718), H3161 [10MY]

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

Special days and holidays: provide that Washington's Birthday be observed on February 22, rather than the third Monday in February, of each year (see H.R. 2268), H7999 [30NO]

Sri Lanka: commend U.N. efforts to implement human rights accountability, call for investigation of war crimes and other human rights violations, and allow greater freedom of movement (see H. Res. 177), H2269 [1AP]

Taxation: allow a credit against tax for certain fruit and vegetable farmers (see H.R. 317), H513 [26JA]

———allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 1479), H2603 [12AP]

———allow credit for amounts paid by a spouse of an Armed Forces member for a new State license or certification required due to permanent change in duty station of such member to another State (see H.R. 3046), H6674 [6OC]

———allow credits for establishment of franchises with veterans (see H.R. 2888), H7579 [14NO]

———allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 1190), H7208 [1NO]

———allow tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable contributions (see H.R. 2502), H6344 [21SE]

———encourage natural gas vehicle investments and job creation (see H.R. 1380), H2409 [6AP]

———encourage teachers to pursue teaching science, technology, engineering, and math subjects at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 289), H202 [12JA]

———establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), H7626 [15NO]

———establish Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund to receive payments of taxpayers conscientiously opposed to war, ensure that such revenue is used for non-military purposes, and improve revenue collection (see H.R. 1191), H1984 [17MR]

———expand the incentives for the rehabilitation of older buildings including owner-occupied residences (see H.R. 2555), H5125 [15JY]

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

———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see H.R. 2088), H7333 [3NO]

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

———extend the Build America Bonds program (see H.R. 11), H2039 [29MR]

———extend the qualifying advanced energy project credit (see H.R. 724), H2268 [1AP]

———extend the work opportunity credit for employers of recently discharged veterans (see H.R. 865), H1621 [8MR]

———impose a tax on transactions in oil futures, options, and swaps (see H.R. 2003), H3753 [26MY]

———increase, extend, and make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 1738), H5966 [7SE]

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

———increase tax rates for millionaires and billionaires (see H.R. 1124), H3758 [26MY]

———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), H9432 [15DE]

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

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

———modify rate for excise tax on investment income of private foundations (see H.R. 2311), H6415 [22SE]

———prevent further restriction of Federal income tax deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Res. 25), H2935 [2MY]

———promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 860), H6010 [8SE]

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

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

———provide an investment credit for waste-to-energy facilities (see H.R. 66), H35 [5JA]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1327), H4794 [8JY]

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

———reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain small producers (see H.R. 1236), H4794 [8JY]

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

———repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies (see H.R. 601), H678 [10FE] (see H.R. 1689), H2998 [3MY]

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

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]

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), H7831 [17NO]

———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]

Transportation: ensure that all transportation system users can travel safely and conveniently on and across federally funded streets and highways (see H.R. 1780), H6233 [15SE]

———provide driver safety grants to States with graduated driver licensing laws that meet certain minimum requirements (see H.R. 1515), H6010 [8SE]

———provide flexibility in use of Federal funding for certain transit functions to local entities (see H.R. 3200), H6979 [14OC]

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

Transportation Security Administration: establish limitations on the use of advanced imaging technololgy for aircraft passenger screening (see H.R. 1279), H2213 [31MR]

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

U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 886), H7332 [3NO]

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), H1770 [11MR]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (see H.R. 589), H5239 [19JY]

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: prohibit election officials from requiring individuals to provide photo identification as a condition of obtaining or casting a ballot or registering to vote in an election for Federal office (see H.R. 3316), H8000 [30NO]

———require States to permit individuals to register to vote in an election for Federal office on the date of the election (see H.R. 3317), H8000 [30NO]

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

Wildlife refuges: issue a Wildlife Refuge System Conservation Semipostal Stamp (see H.R. 2236), H4946 [12JY]

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

———promote potential of women in academic science and engineering (see H.R. 889), H1524 [2MR]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H5374 [21JY]

———award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines (see H.R. 2447), H6922 [13OC]

———ensure that U.S. courts provide a forum for claims brought against any railroad arising from the deportation of individuals to Nazi concentration camps (see H.R. 1193), H3112 [5MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: provide members of Individual Ready Reserve who served in Afghanistan or Iraq with information on counseling to prevent suicide (see H.R. 1089), H1841 [15MR]

Colleges and universities: require institutions that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see H.R. 1048), H1768 [11MR]

Dept. of Education: establish a partnership program in foreign languages (see H.R. 1966), H3409 [24MY]

———provide grants to State and local educational agencies for EnergySmart schools and Energy Star programs (see H.R. 3714), H9926 [16DE]

Dept. of HHS: encourage use of medical checklists through research (see H.R. 3386), H7397 [4NO]

Dept. of Labor: encourage online workforce training (see H.R. 3715), H9926 [16DE]

Education: improve foreign language instruction (see H.R. 1994), H3644 (see H.R. 1994), H3682 [25MY]

EPA: provide grants to eligible State consortia to establish and carry out municipal sustainability certification programs (see H.R. 3424), H7626 [15NO]

ERISA: require a lifetime income disclosure (see H.R. 677), H723 [11FE]

National Commission on the Anthrax Attacks Upon the U.S.: establish (see H.R. 720), H922 [15FE]

National Park Service: acquire and protect nationally significant battlefields and associated sites of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 under the American Battlefield Protection Program (see H.R. 2489), H4850 [11JY]

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

Taxation: allow an income tax credit for equity investments in high technology small businesses (see H.R. 133), H38 [5JA]

———encourage teachers to pursue teaching science, technology, engineering, and math subjects at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 135), H38 [5JA]

———extend the standard deduction for real property taxes and adjust such deduction for inflation (see H.R. 131), H38 [5JA]

———increase the credit for research expenses and allow the credit to be assigned (see H.R. 132), H38 [5JA]

———make permanent the credit for increasing research activities (see H.R. 134), H38 [5JA]

Water: encourage efficiency (see H.R. 1967), H3409 [24MY]

Workforce Investment Act: integrate public libraries into State and local workforce investment boards (see H.R. 1616), H2911 [15AP]

Constitutional authority statements

Armed Forces: provide members of Individual Ready Reserve who served in Afghanistan or Iraq with information on counseling to prevent suicide (H.R. 1089), H1843 [15MR]

Colleges and universities: require institutions that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (H.R. 1048), H1769 [11MR]

Dept. of Education: establish a partnership program in foreign languages (H.R. 1966), H3410 [24MY]

———provide grants to State and local educational agencies for EnergySmart schools and Energy Star programs (H.R. 3714), H9927 [16DE]

Dept. of HHS: encourage use of medical checklists through research (H.R. 3386), H7399 [4NO]

Dept. of Labor: encourage online workforce training (H.R. 3715), H9927 [16DE]

Education: improve foreign language instruction (H.R. 1994), H3645, H3683 [25MY]

EPA: provide grants to eligible State consortia to establish and carry out municipal sustainability certification programs (H.R.3424), H7626 [15NO]

ERISA: require a lifetime income disclosure (H.R. 677), H725 [11FE]

National Commission on the Anthrax Attacks Upon the U.S.: establish (H.R. 720), H924 [15FE]

National Park Service: acquire and protect nationally significant battlefields and associated sites of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 under the American Battlefield Protection Program (H.R. 2489), H4851 [11JY]

Oil Pollution Act: require responsible parties to pay full cost of offshore oil spills (H.R. 492), H512 [26JA]

Taxation: allow an income tax credit for equity investments in high technology small businesses (H.R. 133), H45 [5JA]

———encourage teachers to pursue teaching science, technology, engineering, and math subjects at elementary and secondary schools (H.R. 135), H45 [5JA]

———extend the standard deduction for real property taxes and adjust such deduction for inflation (H.R. 131), H45 [5JA]

———increase the credit for research expenses and allow the credit to be assigned (H.R. 132), H45 [5JA]

———make permanent the credit for increasing research activities (H.R. 134), H45 [5JA]

Water: encourage efficiency (H.R. 1967), H3410 [24MY]

Workforce Investment Act: integrate public libraries into State and local workforce investment boards (H.R. 1616), H2915 [15AP]

Letters

Fort Monmouth, NJ, commissary store closing: John M. McHugh, Sec. of the Army, H4669 [6JY]

Motions

Dept. of the Interior: require each offshore oil and gas leasing program offer leasing in areas with most prospective oil and gas resources (H.R. 1231), H3240 [12MY]

Securities: provide for registration exemptions for certain crowdfunded securities (H.R. 2930), H7309 [3NO]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions and provide for conscience protections (H.R. 3), H3013 [4MY], E812 [5MY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2112), E1115 [16JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2112), conference report, E2103 [18NO]

Appropriations: making consolidated, E2321 [20DE]

———making for Dept. of Defense and continuing for other Federal departments and agencies (H.R. 1473), H2793 [14AP]

———making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H875, H881, H887, H888 [15FE], H977, H1015 [16FE], H1131 [17FE], H1259 [18FE], E289, E300 [18FE]

Armed Forces: condemn disposal as medical waste of remains of deceased members, prevent recurrence of such disposal, and respectfully respond to inquiries on treatment of remains of deceased members, H8935 [14DE]

———direct the President, pursuant to the War Powers Resolution, to remove the U.S. Armed Forces from Afghanistan (H. Con. Res. 28), H1951 [17MR]

———limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under authorizations for use of military force, H8935 [14DE]

———restrict use of funds in support of NATO mission in Libya (H.R. 2278), H4563 [24JN]

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

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 2), H7868 [18NO]

———cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit, H5817, H5861 [1AU]

———cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit (H.R. 2560), H5213 [19JY]

———deficit, H7868 [18NO]

———reduce spending through a transition to non-security spending at fiscal year 2008 levels (H. Res. 38), E135 [26JA]

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement: funding, H5546 [26JY]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (H.J. Res. 66), H5268 [20JY]

Clean Air Act: impact, H539, H540 [8FE]

Committee on Deficit Reduction (Joint, Select): establish, H5817 [1AU]

Committees of the House: direct certain standing committees to inventory and review existing, pending, and proposed regulations and orders from Federal agencies (H. Res. 72), E219 [14FE]

Congress: Office of Technology Assessment funding through reductions in House Historic Buildings Revitalization Trust Fund funding, H5379 [22JY]

Conservation of energy: repeal phase-out of incandescent light bulbs (H.R. 2417), H4825 [11JY]

Controlled Substances Act: place synthetic drugs in Schedule I indicating high potential for abuse, no current accepted medical use, and lack of accepted safety for use under medical supervision (H.R. 1254), E2219 [8DE]

Dept. of Agriculture: Organic Transition Program funding, H881 [15FE]

Dept. of Defense: across-the-board funding reduction, H4723 [7JY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), H3603 [25MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), conference report, H8935 [14DE]

———Defense Health Program funding through reductions in Afghanistan security forces funding, H4660 [6JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2219), H4660, H4668, H4669 [6JY], H4723 [7JY], E1285 [11JY]

Dept. of Education: establish a competitive grant program to foster expansion and replication of excellent public charter schools, E1620 [14SE]

———give priority in awarding grants to States that use green school building practices in charter school facilities, H6002 [8SE]

———reauthorize District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program for vouchers to provide school choice (H.R. 471), E581 [31MR]

Dept. of Energy: Office of Science funding, H5001 [13JY]

———plutonium-238 production restart project funding, H4847 [11JY]

Dept. of HHS: family planning services funding, H1015 [16FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2017), motion to recommit, H3962 [2JN]

———transportation security and counterterrorism grants funding, H3962 [2JN]

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

Dept. of the Interior: conduct certain offshore oil and gas lease sales (H.R. 1230), H3080, H3084, H3088 [5MY]

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

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

———prohibit approval of Gulf of Mexico oil and natural gas drilling permits without completion of necessary safety and environmental reviews, H3138, H3139 [10MY]

———prohibit issuance of new oil or natural gas leases to persons that fail to renegotiate existing leases incorporating limitations on royalty relief based on market price, H1259 [18FE]

———require each offshore oil and gas leasing program offer leasing in areas with most prospective oil and gas resources (H.R. 1231), H3192, H3193, H3194 [11MY]

———require each offshore oil and gas leasing program offer leasing in areas with most prospective oil and gas resources (H.R. 1231), motion to recommit, H3240 [12MY]

———require updated environmental and safety reviews before allowing certain offshore oil and gas lease sales, H3080, H3088 [5MY]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2584), H5453 [25JY], H5546 [26JY], H5650, H5656 [27JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: suicide outreach prevention program funding, H3603 [25MY], H3976 [2JN]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 2055), H3976 [2JN]

———making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 2055), conference report, E2321 [20DE]

Ecology and environment: preempt regulation of, action relating to, or consideration of greenhouse gases relative to any Federal policy to mitigate climate change (H.R. 910), H2357 [6AP]

Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), H8743, H8813 [13DE]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), Senate amendments, H9976 [20DE]

Education: prevent teacher layoffs, H7965 [30NO]

Education Sciences Reform Act: technical amendment (S. 365), H5817, H5861 [1AU]

Election Assistance Commission: terminate (H.R. 672), H4352 [21JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2354), H4847 [11JY], H5001 [13JY], E1375 [21JY]

EPA: provide additional time to issue achievable standards for cement manufacturing facilities (H.R. 2681), E1786 [6OC]

———provide additional time to issue achievable standards for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process heaters, and incinerators (H.R. 2250), E1786 [6OC]

———require analyses of the cumulative and incremental impacts of certain rules and actions (H.R. 2401), E1703 [23SE]

FBI: National Instant Criminal Background Check System funding, H888 [15FE]

Federal agencies and departments: provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (H.R. 10), H8218 [7DE]

———reform process by which agencies analyze and formulate new regulations and guidance documents (H.R. 3010), H8040 [1DE]

FEMA: extend authorization of National Flood Insurance Program to achieve reforms to improve financial integrity of program and increase role of private markets in management of flood insurance risk (H.R. 1309), H4903 [12JY]

———prohibit increase in cap on National Flood Insurance Program premium rate increases, H4903 [12JY]

Financial Stability Oversight Council: strengthen review authority of regulations issued by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (H.R. 1315), E1402 [25JY]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (H.R. 822), H7667 [16NO]

Fort Monmouth, NJ: prohibit funding to close Dept. of Defense commissary store, H4668, H4669 [6JY]

FRS: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau funding through reductions in IRS enforcement funding, H1131 [17FE]

Government regulations: ensure complete analysis of potential impacts of rules on small entities (H.R. 527), H8040 [1DE]

Gulf of Mexico: facilitate safe and timely production of energy resources (H.R. 1229), H3120, H3122, H3123, H3138, H3139 [10MY]

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

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 2), H266, H315 [19JA]

House of Representatives: reading of U.S. Constitution, E64 [18JA]

Hurricanes: express condolences and support for people affected by flooding caused by Hurricane Irene, H5978 [8SE]

Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act: extend certain provisions, H3742 [26MY]

———extend certain provisions (H.R. 514), H524 [8FE], H559 [9FE]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1892), H6019, H6028 [9SE]

Iran: strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 1905), H8859 [13DE]

Iraqi Security Forces Fund: funding, H875 [15FE]

Korean War: call for repatriation of POW/MIA and abductees (H. Res. 376), H8873 [13DE]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2551), H5379 [22JY]

National Endowment for the Arts: funding, H5656 [27JY], E300 [18FE]

National Endowment for the Humanities: funding, H5656 [27JY], E300 [18FE]

National Family Caregivers Month: observance, H7942 [30NO]

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

NLRB: clarify membership criteria for collective bargaining units and timing of elections of labor organizations (H.R. 3094), H7965 [30NO], E2145 [1DE]

———prohibit from ordering any employer to close, relocate, or transfer employment under any circumstance (H.R. 2587), H6200 [15SE]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: submit national intelligence estimate on the impact of recent revolutions in North Africa and the Middle East on the security of Israel, H6028 [9SE]

Outer Continental Shelf: monitor activities relative to air pollution (H.R. 2021), E1199 [24JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: modify special rules relating to coverage of abortion services (H.R. 358), E1902 [24OC]

———modify special rules relating to coverage of abortion services (H.R. 358), consideration (H. Res. 430), H6873 [13OC]

———repeal (H.R. 2), H266, H315 [19JA]

Petroleum: impact of oil speculators on gasoline prices, H3194 [11MY]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: funding, E289 [18FE]

Political campaigns: reform system of public financing of Presidential elections (H.R. 414), H490 [26JA]

———terminate taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns and party conventions and terminate the Election Assistance Commission (H.R. 3463), H8025 [1DE]

Power resources: encourage oil companies to drill for domestic petroleum on already existing land leases and prohibit sale to foreign countries, H3240 [12MY]

Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 77), E1637 [15SE]

———increase statutory limit (H.R. 1954), E1049 [3JN]

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

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), E1977 [2NO]

Schools: encourage growth and replication of successful charter school models (H.R. 2218), H6002 [8SE], E1620 [14SE]

Securities: prohibit persons doing business with Iran from using registration exemptions for certain crowdfunded securities, H7309, H7310 [3NO]

———provide for registration exemptions for certain crowdfunded securities (H.R. 2930), motion to recommit, H7309, H7310 [3NO]

Small business: repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations (H.R. 4), H1546 [3MR]

Small Business Act: extend programs (S. 990), Senate amendment, H3742 [26MY]

Small Business Investment Act: extend programs (S. 990), Senate amendment, H3742 [26MY]

Smithsonian Institution: funding, H5650 [27JY]

Social Security: benefits funding, H8743 [13DE]

States: preserve authority to make determinations relating to water quality standards (H.R. 2018), E1322 [14JY]

Taxation: allow an income tax credit for equity investments in high technology small businesses (H.R. 133), E219 [14FE]

———extend the standard deduction for real property taxes and adjust such deduction for inflation, H1697 [10MR]

———increase the credit for research expenses and allow the credit to be assigned (H.R. 132), E219 [14FE]

———make permanent the credit for increasing research activities (H.R. 134), E219 [14FE]

———prohibit tax increase on middle class, H1546 [3MR]

———repeal expansion of information reporting requirements to payments made to corporations, payments for property and other gross proceeds, and rental property expense payments, H1546 [3MR]

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

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (H.R. 674), Senate amendment, H76611 [16NO]

———terminate taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns and party conventions (H.R. 359), H490 [26JA]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, E1581 [9SE]

Tucson, AZ: condemn shootings at ``Congress on Your Corner'' event, express condolences to friends and families of victims, commend first responders, and honor service of Representative Giffords (H. Res. 32), H158, H159 [12JA]

U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement: approve and implement (H.R. 3078), E1841 [12OC]

U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement: approve and implement (H.R. 3080), E1841 [12OC]

U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement: approve and implement (H.R. 3079), E1841 [12OC]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: extend certain provisions, H3742 [26MY]

———extend certain provisions (H.R. 514), H524 [8FE], H559 [9FE]

Veterans: reduce unemployment by ensuring training and transition assistance and providing incentives to employers for hiring veterans, H76611 [16NO]

Votes: correction, E290 [18FE]

———position on missed, H2552 [8AP]

Voting: impact of State voting reform laws labeled as ``voter suppression'' legislation, H6868 [13OC], H7194 [1NO], H7698, H7701, H7702 [16NO], H8144 [6DE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H6094 [12SE]

Tributes

Adler, John H., H2276 [4AP], H2405 [6AP]

Nalitt, Irwin, E1320 [14JY]