FATTAH, CHAKA (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2112, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, H7289 [3NO]

Articles and editorials

Driver's Seat—Local Team Wins Honors for Fuel-Efficient Vehicle, Scott Sturgis, Philadelphia (PA) Inquirer, E1026 [2JN]

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), H2572 [8AP]

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), H5661 [27JY]

AID: provide assistance to expand, improve, support, and promote higher education in the countries of sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 2792), H5892 [2AU]

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]

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]

———improve provision of Federal transition, rehabilitation, vocational, and unemployment benefits to members and veterans (see H.R. 1941), H3987 [2JN]

———require Presidential negotiation of and entrance into a bilateral status of forces agreement with Afghanistan (see H.R. 651), H2572 [8AP]

Bankruptcy: make privately issued student loans dischargeable (see H.R. 2028), H5928 [26AU]

Capitol Building and Grounds: designate a room of the Capitol Visitor Center as the ``Gabriel Zimmerman Meeting Room'' (see H. Res. 364), H5897 [5AU]

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: 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]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H3162 [10MY]

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

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

Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 2492), H6098 [12SE]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: establish the Eva M. Clayton Fellows Program to provide fellowships on the eradication of world hunger and malnutrition (see H.R. 3437), H7713 [16NO]

Dept. of Commerce: establish a competitive grant program to promote domestic regional tourism (see H.R. 3484), H7890 [18NO]

Dept. of Education: 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 for support of full-service community schools (see H.R. 1090), H1841 [15MR]

———make grants to support early college high schools and other dual enrollment programs (see H.R. 925), H1574 [3MR]

———provide a grant program to support establishment and operation of Teachers Professional Development Institutes (see H.R. 2255), H4364 [21JN]

———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]

Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 733), H3281 [12MY]

———reauthorize support for graduate medical education programs in children's hospitals (see H.R. 1852), H4794 [8JY]

———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]

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), H3987 [2JN]

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 Labor: establish Youth Corps programs and provide for wider dissemination of the Youth Corps model (see H.R. 711), H5923 [19AU]

Dept. of State: remove People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) from list of foreign terrorist organizations (see H. Res. 60), H3344 [23MY]

Dept. of the Interior: 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), H2268 [1AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: deem certain service in the organized military forces of the Philippines and the Philippine Scouts to have been active service for benefit purposes (see H.R. 210), H8967 [14DE]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of unemployment status (see H.R. 1113), H2040 [29MR]

Diseases: establish a grant program to provide screenings for glaucoma to individuals determined to be at high risk for glaucoma (see H.R. 353), H5150 [18JY]

———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]

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

———improve calculation, reporting, and accountability for high school graduation rates (see H.R. 1419), H2605 [12AP]

———increase access to adult education to provide for economic growth (see H.R. 2226), H4326 [16JN]

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]

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), H3305 [13MY]

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]

———prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 308), H684 [10FE]

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

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

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

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

Haiti: measure progress of relief, recovery, reconstruction, and development efforts following earthquake (see H.R. 1016), H2667 [13AP]

———recognize anniversary of earthquake, honor victims and responders, and reaffirm support and assistance (see H. Res. 35), H684 [10FE]

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), H1844 [15MR]

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

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

———require home inspections conducted for property with federally related mortgages be conducted by State-licensed or certified home inspectors and include such inspections in settlement statements (see H.R. 2191), H4277 [15JN]

Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 1537), H3304 [13MY] (see H.R. 1796), H3114 [6MY]

Iran: strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (see H.R. 1905), H6855 [12OC]

Judge, Mychal: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1027), H2216 [31MR] (see H.R. 2580), H7627 [15NO]

Korean War: call for repatriation of POW/MIA and abductees (see H. Res. 376), H7135 [26OC]

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]

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

Middle East: reaffirm support for a negotiated solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and oppose a unilateral declaration of a Palestinian state (see H. Res. 268), H4038 [3JN]

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

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

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

———provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 27), H471 [25JA]

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

Olympia (U.S.S.): mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 3180), H6919 [13OC]

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

———repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 452), H4075 [13JN]

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

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), H3281 [12MY]

———ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 137), H3221 [11MY]

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

Public debt: increase statutory limit (see H.R. 2663), H5734 [28JY]

Public lands: designate certain portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (see H.R. 1916), H4794 [8JY]

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), H10017 [20DE]

Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 1574), H4529 [23JN]

Safe Drinking Water Act: repeal exemption for hydraulic fracturing (see H.R. 1084), H6673 [6OC]

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

Schools: end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 998), H2109 [30MR]

———improve high schools and raise graduation rates while ensuring rigorous standards and develop and implement effective school models for struggling students and dropouts (see H.R. 778), H1177 (see H.R. 778), H1196 [17FE]

———provide assistance for the modernization, renovation, and repair of elementary and secondary school buildings and community colleges (see H.R. 2948), H6626 [5OC]

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

Taxation: 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), H7333 [3NO]

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

———encourage natural gas vehicle investments and job creation (see H.R. 1380), H2536 [7AP]

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

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

———provide a look back rule in the case of federally declared disasters for determining earned income for purposes of the child tax credit and the earned income credit (see H.R. 3048), H6455 [23SE]

———provide incentives for life sciences research (see H.R. 2632), H5488 [25JY]

———reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain small producers (see H.R. 1236), H8728 [12DE]

———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), H3344 [23MY]

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), H5964 [7SE]

Trooper Joshua D. Miller Post Office Building, Pittston, PA: designate (see H.R. 2415), H4751 [7JY]

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

Unemployment: 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), H7929 [29NO]

Veterans: authorize veterans' treatment courts and encourage services for veterans through drug courts (see H.R. 3721), H9926 [16DE]

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

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]

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

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

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]

Commission on American Discoveries and American Jobs: establish (see H.R. 2015), H3754 [26MY]

Dept. of Education: assure comparability of opportunity for educationally disadvantaged students (see H.R. 1294), H2214 [31MR]

———provide adequate and equitable educational opportunities for students in State public school systems (see H.R. 1295), H2214 [31MR]

Dept. of HUD: establish program to create jobs and increase economic development in underserved areas by promoting cooperative development (see H.R. 3677), H9430 [15DE]

National objectives: create a clear vision and goal to be the world leader in innovation, science, technology, engineering, and math to ensure the continued U.S. strength, growth, and vitality (see H. Res. 290), H3869 (see H. Res. 290), H3910 [1JN]

Public debt: establish a fee on transactions to eliminate the national debt, provide a tax credit to offset the impact of the fee, and establish the Bipartisan Task Force for Responsible Fiscal Action (see H.R. 1125), H1905 [16MR]

Constitutional authority statements

Commission on American Discoveries and American Jobs: establish (H.R. 2015), H3756 [26MY]

Dept. of Education: assure comparability of opportunity for educationally disadvantaged students (H.R. 1294), H2215 [31MR]

———provide adequate and equitable educational opportunities for students in State public school systems (H.R. 1295), H2215 [31MR]

Dept. of HUD: establish program to create jobs and increase economic development in underserved areas by promoting cooperative development (H.R. 3677), H9431 [15DE]

Public debt: establish a fee on transactions to eliminate the national debt, provide a tax credit to offset the impact of the fee, and establish the Bipartisan Task Force for Responsible Fiscal Action (H.R. 1125), H1907 [16MR]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2112), conference report, H7771 [17NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2112), motion to instruct conferees, H7278 [3NO]

Anderson, Shaun: Pennsylvania State University Alumni Achievement Award recipient, E549 [29MR]

Appropriations: making continuing, H6404 [22SE]

———making for Dept. of Defense and continuing for other Federal departments and agencies (H.R. 1473), H2742 [14AP]

———making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H825 [15FE], H1128, H1184 [17FE], H1272, H1273, H1310, H1311 [18FE]

ATF: prohibit funding to collect information from federally licensed firearms retailers relative to sale of multiple rifles or shotguns to the same person, H1272, H1273 [18FE]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 2), H7859 [18NO]

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

———cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit (H.R. 2560), H5204 [19JY]

———cut and cap Federal spending and increase statutory debt limit (H.R. 2693), H5806 [30JY]

———deficit, H7859 [18NO]

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

Dept. of HUD: rescind unobligated funding for Emergency Mortgage Relief Program, terminate the program, and use unexpended balances to reduce public debt, H1740 [11MR]

———rescind unobligated funding for the Emergency Mortgage Relief Program and terminate the program (H.R. 836), H1740 [11MR]

Dept. of Justice: Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funding, H7278 [3NO]

Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), consideration (H. Res. 491), H8755 [13DE]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), motion to instruct conferees, H9982 [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), H6569 [5OC]

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

FEMA: Disaster Relief Fund funding through reductions in Dept. of Energy Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program funding, H6404 [22SE]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: funding to make an application for an order requiring access to library, bookseller, and other personal records, H1184 [17FE]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 2), H320 [19JA]

National Caucus on Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Health Disparities: tribute to Movement Is Life initiative, E1664 [20SE]

National GEAR UP Week: observance, E1974 [1NO]

National Math and Science Initiative (organization): tribute, E715 [14AP]

NOAA: Climate Service establishment funding, H1310, H1311 [18FE]

Paterno, Joe and Sue: American Jewish Committee National Community Leadership Award recipients, E462 [11MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 2), H320 [19JA]

Philadelphia, PA: tribute to West Philadelphia High School Hybrid X team, E1026 [2JN]

Point of order, H1232 [18FE]

Public debt: establish a fee on transactions to eliminate the national debt, provide a tax credit to offset the impact of the fee, and establish the Bipartisan Task Force for Responsible Fiscal Action (H.R. 1125), H1910 [17MR]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations, H7278 [3NO]

SEC: funding through reductions in GSA and IRS funding, H1128 [17FE]

Small Business Act: extend programs (H.R. 2608), Senate amendment, H6404 [22SE]

Small Business Investment Act: extend programs (H.R. 2608), Senate amendment, H6404 [22SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H7203 [1NO]

Tributes

Amos, Thomasennia, E2234 [13DE]

Fixman, Carol, E2234 [13DE]

Harper, Frances E., E196 [10FE]

Hudson, Brian A., Sr., E2233 [13DE]

James, William D., E60 [18JA]

Reed, Jim, E497 [16MR]