CHRISTENSEN, DONNA M. (a Delegate from the Virgin Islands)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 2219), H4460 [22JN]

Dept. of Energy: expedite consideration and approval of construction and operation of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 1938), H5521 [26JY]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2584), H5399 [22JY]

EPA: establish a temporary prohibition against revising any national ambient air quality standard for coarse particulate matter and limit Federal regulation of nuisance dust in certain areas (H.R. 1633), H8283 [8DE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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), 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]

Air pollution: include American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands in certain efforts to reduce diesel emissions (see H.R. 1020), H1724 [10MR]

Ali, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 401), H3220 [11MY]

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), H6988 [21OC]

Americorps: making supplemental appropriations (see H.R. 3060), H6506 [3OC]

Armed Forces: ensure that members separated from active duty receive employment assistance, job training assistance, and other transitional services (see H.R. 2046), H4578 [24JN]

———prevent disruptions at military funerals (see H.R. 1591), H3162 [10MY]

———require to display flags of the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands whenever the official flags of all 50 States are displayed (see H.R. 985), H1664 [9MR]

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

Assets for Independence Act: reauthorize and approve applications to operate new demonstration programs, renew existing programs, and enhance program flexibility (see H.R. 1623), H2911 [15AP]

Aviation: require air carriers to refund baggage fees if baggage is lost, delayed, or damaged, and require air carriers and ticket agents to include cost of checked baggage when quoting an airfare (see H.R. 712), H922 [15FE]

Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support expansion and development of mentoring programs (see H.R. 2152), H4074 [13JN]

Budget Control Act: exempt Medicare from fallback sequestration (see H.R. 3519), H7928 [29NO]

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

———increase number and diversity of statues honoring State residents on display in National Statuary Hall (see H.R. 1289), H4750 [7JY]

———provide for furnishing of statues by the District of Columbia and territories for display in Statuary Hall (see H.R. 3106), H6624 [5OC]

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

Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 61), H509 [26JA]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: establish and implement a birth defects prevention, risk reduction, and public awareness program (see H.R. 2029), H3755 [26MY]

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]

———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]

Colleges and universities: improve education and prevention related to campus sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking (see H.R. 2016), H6673 [6OC]

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

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), H5885 [1AU]

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

Conservation of energy: establish a grant program to assist retail power providers with establishment and operation of energy conservation programs using targeted residential tree-planting (see H.R. 2095), H4794 [8JY]

Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see H.R. 1873), H6140 [13SE]

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora: tribute (see H. Res. 47), H776 [14FE]

Copyrights: include U.S. territories in the application of certain statutory copyright licenses related to low power television stations (see H.R. 1203), H1984 [17MR]

Coral Reef Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 738), H1039 (see H.R. 738), H1069 [16FE]

Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 192), H138 [7JA]

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

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

Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about military service (see H.R. 1775), H4852 [11JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: address childhood obesity (see H.R. 2795), H5895 [5AU] (see H.R. 2795), H5938 [6SE]

———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 Defense: expand State licensure exception to allow certain health care professionals to work across State lines without having to obtain a new license (see H.R. 1832), H3217 [11MY]

———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: award grants to establish pediatric early literacy programs for health care providers and facilities (see H.R. 820), H4673 [6JY]

———create a demonstration project to fund additional secondary school counselors in certain troubled schools to reduce dropout rates (see H.R. 667), H5781 [29JY]

———establish an awards program recognizing excellence exhibited by public school system employees providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through higher education (see H.R. 1704), H4581 [28JN]

———establish Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institutes for Sport and Social Impact (see H.R. 2152), H4074 [13JN]

———establish expanded learning time initiatives (see H.R. 1636), H4673 [6JY]

———establish Office of Specialized Instructional Support Services and provide grants to State educational agencies to reduce barriers to learning (see H.R. 1995), H5888 [1AU]

———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]

———increase percentage of low-income student assistance funding reserved for outlying areas and the Dept. of the Interior (see H.R. 2430), H4671 [6JY]

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

———provide Impact Aid Program assistance to local educational agencies that educate alien children admitted to the U.S. as citizens of one of the Freely Associated States (see H.R. 888), H1621 [8MR]

Dept. of HHS: authorize grants for training and support services for Alzheimer's disease patients and their families (see H.R. 2798), H5895 [5AU]

———authorize grants to provide treatment for diabetes within minority communities (see H.R. 2799), H5895 [5AU]

———include problem and pathological gambling in Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration programs and establish grant program to address consequences of problem gambling (see H.R. 2334), H6415 [22SE]

———provide for health data regarding Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders (see H.R. 2486), H4850 [11JY]

———provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1426), H2667 [13AP]

———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases by expanding comprehensive, age-appropriate sex education in schools (see H.R. 3324), H10017 [20DE]

———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), H7830 [17NO]

———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), H3062 [4MY]

———establish Cybersecurity Compliance Division and enhance security and resiliency of the Nation's cyber and physical infrastructure against terrorism and other cyber attacks (see H.R. 174), H1726 [10MR]

Dept. of HUD: authorize funds to prevent housing discrimination through the use of nationwide testing and increase funds for the Fair Housing Initiatives Program (see H.R. 284), H4529 [23JN]

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

———reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program (see H.R. 2800), H5895 [5AU]

Dept. of Labor: permit establishment of Job Corps centers in U.S. territories (see H.R. 2395), H4575 [24JN]

———provide grants to the National Urban League for an Urban Jobs Program (see H.R. 683), H6273 [20SE]

Dept. of Peace: establish (see H.R. 808), H5374 [21JY]

Dept. of State: address inefficiencies in the visa processing system that discourage overseas business and leisure travel to the U.S. (see H.R. 3039), H6674 [6OC]

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

———remove People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) from list of foreign terrorist organizations (see H. Res. 60), H3806 [31MY]

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]

———ensure that the flags of the several States, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories encircle the Washington Monument (see H.R. 2282), H4456 [22JN]

———establish and operate a visitor facility for the Marianas Trench Marine National Monument (see H.R. 1207), H1984 [17MR]

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

———reaffirm authority to take land into trust for Indian tribes (see H.R. 1234, 1291), H2412 [6AP]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a grant program to encourage States to enact laws to reduce injuries and deaths caused by cellphone use and texting while driving (see H.R. 1772), H5087 [14JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: deem certain service in Reserve components as active service for purpose of certain administered laws (see H.R. 1025), H2109 [30MR]

———presume service connection for illnesses associated with water contaminants at Camp Lejeune, NC, and provide health care to those affected by such contamination (see H.R. 1742), H5240 [19JY]

Depts. of Justice and Homeland Security: establish programs to help States that have high rates of homicide and other violent crime (see H.R. 1550), H7892 [18NO]

Disasters: include procedures for requests from Indian tribes for a major disaster or emergency declaration (see H.R. 1953), H5150 [18JY]

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), H2040 [29MR]

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

———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]

———expand research and awareness activities relative to scleroderma (see H.R. 1672), H3870 (see H.R. 1672), H3911 [1JN]

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

———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), H6415 [22SE]

———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), H3344 [23MY]

Economy: create jobs and reduce the deficit through fair tax rates, cutting defense spending, strengthening Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security, and infrastructure investment (see H.R. 3638), H8968 [14DE]

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

———provide subsidized employment for unemployed, low-income adults, summer and year-round employment opportunities for low-income youth, and work-based training for unemployed adults and youth (see H.R. 3425), H8136 [5DE]

———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]

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]

———establish the Detroit Jobs Trust Fund (see H.R. 2920), H6552 [4OC]

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

FCC: provide for creation of a public safety broadband network, ensure a more efficient and innovative allocation of the electromagnetic spectrum, and permit the FCC to conduct incentive auctions (see H.R. 3509), H7927 [29NO]

FDA: improve priority review voucher incentive program for expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric diseases (see H.R. 3059), H6456 [23SE]

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 Interagency Working Group on Reducing Poverty: establish (see H.R. 3300), H7333 [3NO]

Financial institutions: ensure that customers can immediately close accounts at insured depository institutions on demand and without cost, and that consumers receive any balance in accounts immediately (see H.R. 3077), H7893 [18NO]

———provide certain credit unions with the authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 1418), H5919 [16AU]

———restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 1489), H5375 [21JY]

Food and Nutrition Act: treat the Northern Mariana Islands in the same manner as Guam (see H.R. 1465), H5019 [13JY]

GSA: convey a parcel of real property in the District of Columbia to house a National Women's History Museum (see H.R. 1269), H3281 [12MY]

Guam War Claims Review Commission: implement recommendations (see H.R. 44), H34 [5JA]

Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 192), H138 [7JA]

Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 2484), H4850 [11JY]

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: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H723 [11FE]

Higher Education Act: expand teacher loan forgiveness (see H.R. 85), H5661 [27JY]

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

House of Representatives: reestablish Page Program (see H. Res. 397), H6506 [3OC]

Human rights: express that the U.S. should become an international human rights leader by ratifying and implementing certain core international conventions (see H. Res. 312), H4327 [16JN]

Immigration: provide for naturalization of certain high school graduates (see H.R. 218), H6272 [20SE]

———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]

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

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

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

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

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]

LIHEAP: provide additional funding to insular areas (see H.R. 3063), H6456 [23SE]

March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 3187), H7715 [16NO]

Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 1171), H1983 [17MR]

Marine Turtle Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1761), H3107 [5MY]

Medicaid: improve availability of assistance for certain breast and cervical cancer patients in the territories (see H.R. 2135), H4035 [3JN]

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

———apply exceptions process fairly for tiered formulary drugs in prescription drug plans (see H.R. 3613), H8318 [8DE]

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

———provide coverage of comprehensive Alzheimer's disease and other dementia diagnosis and services to improve care and outcomes by increasing detection, diagnosis, care, and planning (see H.R. 1386), H2409 [6AP]

———provide for treatment of clinical psychologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing clinical psychologist services (see H.R. 831), H5661 [27JY]

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: reaffirm support for a negotiated solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and oppose a unilateral declaration of a Palestinian state (see H. Res. 268), H4530 [23JN]

Miller, Doris: waive certain time limitations to allow the posthumous award of the Medal of Honor for actions while a member of the Navy during World War II (see H.R. 305), H254 [18JA]

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

National Asian American and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 265), H3219 [11MY]

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

National Community Gardening Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 454), H7331 [3NO]

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

National Guard: elevate the Chief of the National Guard Bureau to a position on the Joint Chiefs of Staff (see H.R. 644), H3344 [23MY]

National HIV Testing Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 334), H4575 [24JN]

National Hurricane Research Initiative: establish (see H.R. 2258), H4674 [6JY]

National Infrastructure Development Bank: establish (see H.R. 402), H6098 [12SE]

National Passport Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 366), H5967 [7SE]

National Tsunami Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 185), H2269 [1AP]

National Weather Service: establish, maintain, and operate a Caribbean tsunami forecast and warning center in Puerto Rico (see H.R. 1100), H1841 [15MR]

NOAA: establish a Working Waterfront Grant Program (see H.R. 3109), H6624 [5OC]

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

———establish National Guard units (see H.R. 2773), H5884 [1AU]

———resolve the status of certain legally residing persons under U.S. immigration laws (see H.R. 1466), H2570 [8AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 452), H4852 [11JY]

Peace Corps: anniversary (see H. Res. 11), H554 [8FE]

Peace Corps Month: designate (see H. Res. 11), H554 [8FE]

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), H6043 [9SE]

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

Product safety: ban use of bisphenol A in food and beverage containers (see H.R. 432), H601 [9FE]

Public welfare programs: reauthorize and amend the program of block grants to States under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 3573), H8186 [6DE]

Puerto Rico: increase number of military service academy appointees (see H.R. 1000), H1723 [10MR]

Real estate: prevent foreclosure of home mortgages and increase availability of affordable new mortgages and affordable refinancing of mortgages held by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see H.R. 363), H4366 [21JN]

Renewable energy: provide support to develop career and technical education programs of study and facilities (see H.R. 2207), H6238 [19SE]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Special days and holidays: recognize importance of protecting symbols and traditions of Christmas (see H. Res. 489), H10017 [20DE]

Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2152), H4074 [13JN]

Taxation: exempt sales of natural gas for use in natural gas vehicles from the retail sales limitation on defining independent producers of petroleum products (see H.R. 1712), H3221 [11MY]

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

———extend and modify exemption for employer payroll taxes relative to employment of new hires (see H.R. 3060), H6506 [3OC]

———extend the work opportunity credit for employers of recently discharged veterans (see H.R. 865), H1727 [10MR]

———permit disclosure of certain tax return information for purposes of missing or exploited children investigations (see H.R. 1978), H4673 [6JY]

———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]

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

———provide tax incentives to employers for providing training programs for jobs specific to the needs of the employers (see H.R. 2742), H8262 [7DE]

———temporarily provide the work opportunity credit to small businesses which hire unemployed individuals (see H.R. 1663), H4076 [13JN]

Telecommunications: modify the 9-1-1, E9-1-1, and Next Generation 9-1-1 program (see H.R. 2629), H5966 [7SE]

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 1002), H1908 [16MR]

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

———encourage students to become civically engaged through local and Federal government fellowships (see H.R. 512), H601 [9FE]

———provide for participation in Federal-aid highway discretionary programs (see H.R. 2734), H5883 [1AU]

———treat American Samoa and the Northern Mariana Islands as States for certain criminal justice programs (see H.R. 986), H1664 [9MR]

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), H5964 [7SE]

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

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), H6098 [12SE]

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), H3220 [11MY]

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), H5888 [1AU]

———provide grants to cities with high unemployment rates to provide job training, public works, and economic development programs (see H.R. 2537), H5936 [2SE]

Voting: constitutional amendment on the right to vote (see H.J. Res. 28), H7831 [17NO]

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

Wildlife refuges: issue a Wildlife Refuge System Conservation Semipostal Stamp (see H.R. 2236), H4674 [6JY]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 69), H6098 [12SE]

———recognize the disparate impact of climate change on women and the efforts of women globally to address climate change (see H. Con. Res. 84), H7579 [14NO]

———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 I: establish a commission to observe centennial and rededicate certain memorials as the National World War I Memorial and the National World War I Museum and Memorial (see H.R. 938), H2268 [1AP]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines (see H.R. 2447), H6233 [15SE]

Young, Charles: provide for posthumous promotion to brigadier general in the Army (see H.R. 1015), H4750 [7JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Castle Nugent National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 580), H598 [9FE]

Dept. of the Interior: assemble a team of experts to address energy needs of U.S. territories aimed at reducing reliance on imported fossil fuels and increasing use of indigenous clean-energy resources (see H.R. 579), H598 [9FE]

Diseases: establish a comprehensive interagency response to reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (see H.R. 1394), H2410 [6AP]

Fish and fishing: develop a strategy to address the lionfish invasion in the Atlantic Ocean and support research and capacity building to develop responses to such invasion (see H. Res. 132), H1455 [1MR]

National Marine Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 80), H599 [9FE]

SSI: authorize extension to Guam and the Virgin Islands (see H.R. 582), H598 [9FE]

St. Croix National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 2448), H4748 [7JY]

Taxation: assist in recovery and development of the Virgin Islands by reducing tax imposed on distributions from certain retirement plans' assets (see H.R. 2220), H4326 [16JN]

Territories: constitutional amendment on Presidential election voting rights for residents of all U.S. territories and commonwealths (see H.J. Res. 25), H599 [9FE]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: incorporate consideration of global warming and sea-level rise into the comprehensive conservation plans for coastal national wildlife refuges (see H. Con. Res. 15), H599 [9FE]

Virgin Islands: convey certain submerged lands (see H.R. 581), H598 [9FE]

———establish Office of Chief Financial Officer (see H.R. 3706), H9925 [16DE]

Constitutional authority statements

Castle Nugent National Historic Site: establish (H.R. 580), H600 [9FE]

Dept. of the Interior: assemble a team of experts to address energy needs of U.S. territories aimed at reducing reliance on imported fossil fuels and increasing use of indigenous clean-energy resources (H.R. 579), H600 [9FE]

Diseases: establish a comprehensive interagency response to reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (H.R. 1394), H2411 [6AP]

SSI: authorize extension to Guam and the Virgin Islands (H.R. 582), H600 [9FE]

St. Croix National Heritage Area: establish (H.R. 2448), H4749 [7JY]

Taxation: assist in recovery and development of the Virgin Islands by reducing tax imposed on distributions from certain retirement plans' assets (H.R. 2220), H4329 [16JN]

Territories: constitutional amendment on Presidential election voting rights for residents of all U.S. territories and commonwealths (H.J. Res. 25), H601 [9FE]

Virgin Islands: convey certain submerged lands (H.R. 581), H600 [9FE]

———establish Office of Chief Financial Officer (H.R. 3706), H9927 [16DE]

Letters

Energy Tax Prevention Act: Hilary O. Shelton, NAACP, H2354 [6AP]

Remarks

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 48), H1850 [16MR]

———making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H752, H753 [14FE], H834 [15FE], H1378, H1381 [28FE]

Black History Month: observance, H1377, H1381 [28FE]

Budget: allocation of funds, H608 [10FE], H1794 [14MR]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced, H5478 [25JY]

———cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit, H5818 [1AU]

———cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit (H.R. 2560), H5144, H5146, H5147 [18JY], H5298 [21JY]

———deficit, H608 [10FE]

———impact of proposed cuts on Federal aid programs, H748 [14FE]

———reform entitlement programs, H5474 [25JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2021 (H. Con. Res. 34), H2850 [14AP]

Caribbean-American Heritage Month: support goals and ideals, E1211 [24JN]

Children and youth: address issues of sexual abuse, H7429 [14NO]

———importance of summer job creation, H3327 [23MY]

Congressional Black Caucus: anniversary, H2285, H2287, H2288 [4AP]

———budget priorities, H2850 [14AP]

Dept. of Defense: boards and commissions funding, H834 [15FE]

———lung cancer research funding, H4739 [7JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2219), H4739 [7JY]

Dept. of Energy: expedite consideration and approval of construction and operation of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 1938), H5521, H5522 [26JY]

Dept. of HHS: convert funding for graduate medical education in qualified teaching health centers from direct appropriations to an authorization of appropriations (H.R. 1216), H3367 [24MY]

Dept. of State: require to act on a permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, H8983 [15DE]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2584), H5627 [27JY]

Diseases: establish a comprehensive interagency response to reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (H.R. 1394), H4739 [7JY]

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), H2114 [31MR], H2354 [6AP]

Economy: impact of tax cuts, H749, H750 [14FE]

———importance of job creation, H3324, H3325, H3327 [23MY], H5141 [18JY], H5978 [8SE], H6081, H6082, H6083, H6085 [12SE], H6495, H6497, H6498, H6499 [3OC]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), H8983 [15DE]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), consideration (H. Res. 491), H8746 [13DE]

———provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and modernize country's infrastructure, and provide pathways back to work for those looking for jobs, H6187 [15SE]

———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), H6499 [3OC], H7427 [14NO]

Education Sciences Reform Act: technical amendment (S. 365), H5818 [1AU]

EPA: clarify impact of TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline on greenhouse gas emissions, H5521, H5522 [26JY]

———continue to require industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process heaters, and incinerators to reduce emissions if such emissions are damaging children's development, H6649 [6OC]

———establish a temporary prohibition against revising any national ambient air quality standard for coarse particulate matter and limit Federal regulation of nuisance dust in certain areas (H.R. 1633), H8283, H8284 [8DE]

———grant authority to regulate nuisance dust if State, local, or tribal laws are not sufficient to protect public health, H8283, H8284 [8DE]

———provide additional time to issue achievable standards for cement manufacturing facilities (H.R. 2681), H6649 [6OC]

———provide additional time to issue achievable standards for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process heaters, and incinerators (H.R. 2250), H6649 [6OC]

Ethnic groups: economic conditions, H2285, H2287, H2288 [4AP]

FCC: disapprove rule with respect to regulating the Internet and broadband industry practices (H.J. Res. 37), H2561 [8AP]

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), H8221 [7DE]

Federal Interagency Working Group on Reducing Poverty: establish (H.R. 3300), H7426 [14NO]

Financial Stability Oversight Council: strengthen review authority of regulations issued by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (H.R. 1315), H5327 [21JY]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 2), H249, H250, H251 [18JA], H328 [19JA]

House of Representatives: legislative priorities, H747, H750, H751, H752, H753, H754 [14FE]

House Rules: amend and adopt (H. Res. 5), H16 [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, H16 [5JA]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: anniversary of assassination, H2285, H2287, H2288 [4AP]

Medicaid: reform, H5298 [21JY]

Medicare: reform, H5298 [21JY]

National Public Radio: prohibit Federal funding and the use of Federal funds to acquire radio content (H.R. 1076), H1962 [17MR]

National Women's History Month: observance, H1788, H1794 [14MR]

———support goals and ideals, H1792 [14MR]

Obama, President: evaluation of administration relative to recession and mortgage crisis, H7005 [24OC]

Patents: clarify calculation of filing period deadline for patent term extension applications, H4432 [22JN]

———reform (H.R. 1249), H4432 [22JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: implementation, H2283 [4AP]

———increase in health care jobs and impact on economy, H7005 [24OC]

———modify special rules relating to coverage of abortion services (H.R. 358), H6900 [13OC]

———repeal (H.R. 2), H206, H249, H250, H251 [18JA], H328 [19JA]

———repeal mandatory funding for school-based health center construction (H.R. 1214), H2972 [3MY]

———repeal mandatory funding provided to States to establish American Health Benefit Exchanges (H.R. 1213), H2956 [3MY]

———repeal the Prevention and Public Health Fund (H.R. 1217), H2637 [13AP]

Poverty: address needs of the impoverished, H7425, H7429 [14NO]

Public debt: increase statutory limit, H5474, H5476, H5479, H5481 [25JY]

Public welfare programs: Temporary Assistance to Needy Families program reform, H7426 [14NO]

St. Croix National Heritage Area: establish (H.R. 2448), H5627 [27JY]

States: proposal to eliminate collective bargaining rights for most public employees, H1495, H1497, H1499, H1500, H1501 [2MR]

Taiwan: observance of National Day, E1775 [5OC]

Taxation: assist in recovery and development of the Virgin Islands by reducing tax imposed on distributions from certain retirement plans' assets (H.R. 2220), E1122 [16JN]

———rates, H5476 [25JY]

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]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation, H3326, H3327 [23MY]

———rates, H3326 [23MY], H6495, H6497, H6498, H6499 [3OC]

Women: health care for women, H1792 [14MR]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines (H.R. 2447), H7029 [25OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H350 [19JA]

Resignations

Committee on Homeland Security (House), H1598 [8MR]

Committee on Natural Resources (House), H1598 [8MR]

Tributes

Dorsch, Delta, H1792 [14MR]

Evans, Jamesina, E522 [17MR]

Francis, Alfred, E877 [12MY]

Gaddy, Kenneth F., E1412 [26JY]

Grant, Stanley J. (Bud), E615 [4AP]

Hamb, Elnora, E522 [17MR]

Hodge, Derek M., E1019 [2JN]

Leidesdorff, William A., H1382 [28FE]

Luis, Juan F., E1083 [14JN]

Matthias, Leon H., E2203 [7DE]

Scatliffe, Jorge A., E731 [15AP]

Shaw, Barbara, E522 [17MR]

Todman, Terence A., E427 [8MR]