LEE, BARBARA (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H789, H790 [14FE], H1036 [16FE], H1114 [17FE], H1312 [18FE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), H3627 [25MY], H3708 [26MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2219), H4648, H4655, H4675 [6JY], H4740, H4751 [7JY]

Articles and editorials

Most Unemployed Americans Are No Longer Receiving Unemployment Benefits, Associated Press (news service), H7720 [17NO]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

———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), H3162 [10MY]

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), H1580 [4MR]

———support efforts to provide humanitarian relief to mitigate the effects of drought and avert famine in the Horn of Africa (see H. Res. 361), H5285 [20JY]

Agriculture: authorize voluntary grazing permit retirement on certain Federal lands where livestock grazing is impractical (see H.R. 3432), H7626 [15NO]

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

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

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

Ali, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 401), H776 [14FE]

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), H6673 [6OC]

Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 835), H8262 [7DE]

Animals: prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes (see H.R. 1513), H4038 [3JN]

———prohibit shipping, transporting, moving, delivering, receiving, possessing, purchasing, selling, or donation of horses and other equines to be slaughtered for human consumption (see H.R. 2966), H6237 [19SE]

Armed Forces: direct the President, pursuant to the War Powers Resolution, to remove the U.S. Armed Forces from Afghanistan (see H. Con. Res. 28), H1665 [9MR]

———direct the President, pursuant to the War Powers Resolution, to remove the U.S. Armed Forces from Libya (see H. Con. Res. 51), H3806 [31MY]

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

———lift statutory bans on denying servicewomen coverage for abortions in cases of rape or incest and preventing use of private funds for abortions at U.S. military facilities (see H.R. 2085), H3984 [2JN]

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

———require Presidential negotiation of and entrance into a bilateral status of forces agreement with Afghanistan (see H.R. 651), H681 [10FE]

———require the President to obtain in advance specific statutory authorization for use in response to civil unrest in Libya (see H. Con. Res. 31), H1842 [15MR]

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

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]

Australia: express condolences to and solidarity with the people struggling with floods and pledge support and assistance (see H. Res. 34), H472 [25JA]

Aviation: ensure air passengers have access to necessary services while on a grounded air carrier and are not unnecessarily held on a grounded air carrier before or after a flight (see H.R. 729), H923 [15FE]

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), H7009 [24OC]

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

Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc.: revise Federal charter to reflect a change in eligibility requirements (see H.R. 2815), H7929 [29NO]

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

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

Business and industry: require employers to keep records on non-employees who perform labor or services for remuneration and provide a special penalty for employers who misclassify employees (see H.R. 3178), H7715 [16NO]

Buy American Act: require total domestic content in green technologies purchased by Federal agencies, States using Federal funds, and property eligible for certain renewable energy tax credits (see H.R. 487), H7928 [29NO]

Capital punishment: abolish under Federal law (see H.R. 3051), H6455 [23SE]

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), H8967 [14DE]

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]

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), H3305 [13MY]

CFTC: impose position limits and margin requirements to eliminate excessive oil speculation and ensure that price of crude oil and derivative fuels reflects fundamentals of supply and demand (see H.R. 2328), H4578 [24JN]

Children and youth: extend, enhance, and revise certain laws on collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children and establish additional protections (see H.R. 1895), H5966 [7SE]

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

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

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

Civilian Conservation Corps: reestablish (see H.R. 494), H5897 [5AU]

Clean Air Act: eliminate exemption for aggregation of emissions from oil and gas development sources (see H.R. 1204), H5888 [1AU]

Colleges and universities: improve education and prevention related to campus sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking (see H.R. 2016), H5932 [30AU]

———require institutions that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see H.R. 1048), H7999 [30NO]

Columbia River: ensure salmon and steelhead preservation, maintain reasonably priced and reliable power, and study the impact of dams on endangered salmon and steelhead (see H.R. 2111), H4279 [15JN]

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

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

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]

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]

Contraceptives: establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of FDA-approved contraception (see H.R. 2659), H5579 [26JY]

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

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora: tribute (see H. Res. 47), H396 [20JA]

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

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]

Corporations: constitutional amendment to clarify authority of Congress and the States to regulate the expenditure of funds for political activity by corporations (see H.J. Res. 78), H6344 [21SE] (see H.J. Res. 92), H8320 [8DE]

———constitutional amendment to exclude from rights given to natural persons, prohibit corporate spending on elections, and affirm power of Congress and States to regulate corporations and elections (see H.J. Res. 90), H8968 [14DE]

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

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

Courts: bar debt collectors from bringing legal action on a debt in which the statute of limitations has expired against any consumer (see H.R. 2361), H4573 [24JN]

———provide for deferred sentencing and the possibility of dismissal for drug offenders (see H.R. 2567), H5125 [15JY]

———strengthen enforcement of spousal court-ordered property distributions (see H.R. 583), H4278 [15JN]

Credit: adjust certain home loans and forgive certain student loans (see H. Res. 365), H7135 [26OC]

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

Crime: improve the health care system's assessment and response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking (see H.R. 1578), H2935 [2MY]

———prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 2492), H7898 [22NO]

Cuba: discontinue Radio Marti and Television Marti broadcasts (see H.R. 1317), H2667 [13AP]

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

Dallas Mavericks (basketball team): tribute (see H. Res. 311), H4327 [16JN]

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

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]

———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]

———remove ineligibility for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits of individuals who participate in a strike (see H.R. 530), H6506 [3OC]

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

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

———reduce budget to level provided for fiscal year 2008 and freeze budget at such level (see H.R. 413), H513 [26JA]

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

———award grants to establish pediatric early literacy programs for health care providers and facilities (see H.R. 820), H1908 [16MR]

———establish a grant program for automated external defibrillators in schools (see H.R. 1377), H2327 [5AP]

———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), H5966 [7SE]

———establish grant program to hire and retain school social workers in high-need local educational agencies (see H.R. 1138), H6010 [8SE]

———make grants to promote the education of pregnant and parenting students (see H.R. 2617), H5966 [7SE]

———provide training and support for principals to assist in turning around lowest performing schools (see H.R. 1524), H7332 [3NO]

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]

———carry out programs to provide youth in racial or ethnic minority or immigrant communities the information and skills needed to reduce teenage pregnancies (see H.R. 2678), H5732 [28JY]

———establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 733), H1770 [11MR]

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

———establish permanent national surveillance systems for multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other neurological diseases and disorders (see H.R. 2595), H5284 [20JY]

———make State child abuse and neglect grant funding contingent on enactment of laws making it a felony to fail to report child abuse to law enforcement or State child protective services agencies (see H.R. 3486), H7929 [29NO]

———provide diapers and diapering supplies under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (see H.R. 3134), H6672 [6OC]

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

———provide grants to States to establish maternal mortality review committees on pregnancy-related deaths (see H.R. 894), H1797 [14MR]

———provide protections for consumers against excessive, unjustified, or unfairly discriminatory increases in insurance premium rates (see H.R. 416), H468 [25JA]

———reauthorize Administration on Aging Lifespan Respite Care Program (see H.R. 3266), H7715 [16NO]

———reauthorize support for graduate medical education programs in children's hospitals (see H.R. 1852), H4330 [16JN]

———reform and modernize the Office of Refugee Resettlement (see H.R. 1475), H3162 [10MY]

———require certain standards and enforcement provisions to prevent child abuse and neglect in residential programs (see H.R. 3126), H7209 [1NO]

———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: prohibit the procurement of certain items unless they are domestically grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced (see H.R. 679), H5932 [30AU]

———protect children affected by immigration enforcement actions (see H.R. 2607), H5966 [7SE]

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), H201 [12JA]

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

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

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

———establish guidelines to prevent and address occurrences of bullying, provide grants to States for related programs, and reauthorize the Juvenile Accountability Block Grants program (see H.R. 83), H1620 [8MR]

———establish the National Parents Corps Program (see H.R. 3055), H7161 [27OC]

———provide State and local government incentives under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program to provide certain services to rape and sexual assault victims (see H.R. 2197), H4277 [15JN]

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

Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust Fund (see H.R. 870), H4577 [24JN]

———establish Youth Corps programs and provide for wider dissemination of the Youth Corps model (see H.R. 711), H6457 [23SE]

———make grants to States, local governments, and Indian tribes to create employment opportunities for unemployed and underemployed residents in distressed communities (see H.R. 2368), H4574 [24JN]

Dept. of Peace: establish (see H.R. 808), H1250 (see H.R. 808), H1361 [18FE]

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

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

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

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

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

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H1456 [1MR]

Dept. of Transportation: modify cost-sharing requirements under certain public transportation grant programs (see H.R. 3021), H6413 [22SE]

———provide authority to guarantee sureties against loss resulting from a breach of the terms of a bond by disadvantaged business enterprises (see H.R. 688), H1252 (see H.R. 688), H1364 [18FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy (see H.R. 198), H4075 [13JN]

———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), H4794 [8JY]

———improve comprehensive service programs for homeless veterans (see H.R. 2559), H5375 [21JY]

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), H5375 [21JY] (see H.R. 1550), H5966 [7SE]

Developing countries: promote sexual and reproductive health of individuals and couples (see H.R. 1319), H2328 [5AP]

———protect girls through prevention of child marriage (see H.R. 3357), H7330 [3NO]

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

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

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

———establish a comprehensive interagency response to reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (see H.R. 1394), H5489 [25JY]

———extend Postal Service authority to issue a semipostal to raise funds for breast cancer research (see H.R. 466), H2934 [2MY]

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

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

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

District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress and exempt residents from paying Federal income taxes until such voting representation takes effect (see H.R. 266), H7714 [16NO]

———statehood (see H.R. 265), H7714 [16NO]

Drugs: limit application of Federal laws to the distribution and consumption of marijuana (see H.R. 2306), H4526 [23JN]

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]

———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]

———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), H5399 [22JY]

———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), H8728 [12DE]

———provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and modernize country's infrastructure, and provide pathways back to work for those looking for jobs (see H.R. 12), H7134 [26OC]

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

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

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

———increase assessment accuracy to better measure student achievement and provide States with greater flexibility on assessment design (see H.R. 507), H7579 [14NO]

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

Egypt: express solidarity with Egyptian people, condemn use of violence against protesters, express gratitude toward Egyptian military for restraint, and support transition to a representative government (see H. Res. 88), H1253 (see H. Res. 88), H1364 [18FE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: provide grants to local educational agencies to encourage girls and minorities to pursue studies and careers in science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 1903), H5966 [7SE]

Employment: adjust discretionary spending limits for appropriations for emergency job creation (see H.R. 2857), H5964 [7SE]

———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]

———reduce the deficit and restore the middle class by creating jobs (see H.R. 2855), H6183 [14SE]

EPA: award grants to water system owners or operators to increase resiliency or adaptability to any ongoing or forecasted changes to hydrologic conditions (see H.R. 2738), H5883 [1AU]

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

Ethnic groups: express regret for passage of discriminatory laws against Chinese in America, including the Chinese Exclusion Act (see H. Res. 282), H5375 [21JY]

FAA: extend Airport Improvement Program authority (see H.R. 2644), H5782 [29JY]

Fair Labor Standards Act: establish a base minimum wage for tipped employees (see H.R. 631), H680 [10FE]

———strengthen child labor provisions (see H.R. 2234), H6626 [5OC]

Families and domestic relations: improve the lives of working families by providing medical, child care, and educational assistance and encouraging the establishment of family-friendly workplaces (see H.R. 2346), H4527 [23JN]

———prohibit discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on sexual orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any prospective parent or the child involved (see H.R. 1681), H2998 [3MY]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to address domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking and their effects, and include domestic partners (see H.R. 3151), H7161 [27OC]

———allow leave to care for a same-sex spouse, domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, or grandparent with a serious health condition (see H.R. 2364), H4573 [24JN]

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

———improve capacity to prevent drug shortages (see H.R. 2245), H7208 [1NO]

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

Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act: amend grant programs (see H.R. 2269), H5888 [1AU]

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

FEMA: establish a grant program to improve the ability of trauma center hospitals and airports to withstand earthquakes (see H.R. 1132), H2328 [5AP]

Financial institutions: ensure that customers can immediately close accounts at insured depository institutions on demand and without cost, and that consumers receive any balance in accounts immediately (see H.R. 3077), H7009 [24OC]

———provide certain credit unions with the authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 1418), H6238 [19SE]

———restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 1489), H4459 [22JN]

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

First Lieutenant Oliver Goodall Post Office Building, Pasadena, CA: designate (see H.R. 1975), H3409 [24MY]

Food: require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material (see H.R. 3553), H8124 [2DE]

Food and Nutrition Act: treat the Northern Mariana Islands in the same manner as Guam (see H.R. 1465), H5489 [25JY]

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 assistance for developing countries to promote quality and universal basic education (see H.R. 2705), H5901 [9AU]

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

———establish the Office of the Special Inspector General for Overseas Contingency Operations (see H.R. 2880), H6042 [9SE]

Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see H.R. 639), H6506 [3OC]

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), H2535 [7AP]

———prescribe rules prohibiting deceptive advertising of abortion services (see H.R. 2543), H5086 [14JY]

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

Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 460), H7627 [15NO]

GSA: convey a parcel of real property in the District of Columbia to house a National Women's History Museum (see H.R. 1269), H2106 [30MR]

Guam War Claims Review Commission: implement recommendations (see H.R. 44), H138 [7JA]

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

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 104), H36 [5JA]

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

———national policy to provide health care, control costs, and enhance the quality of the health care system (see H.R. 1200), H4459 [22JN]

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

———provide for medical neutrality protecting medical facilities and personnel during armed conflict and establish accountability for violations of the principle of medical neutrality (see H.R. 2643), H5905 [12AU]

Higher Education Act: expand teacher loan forgiveness (see H.R. 85), H8881 [13DE]

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

Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 1724), H5966 [7SE]

House of Representatives: limit State redistricting after an apportionment of Representatives and require such redistricting be conducted by independent commissions (see H.R. 590), H599 [9FE]

———provide the District of Columbia a voting seat and the State of Utah an additional seat (see H.R. 267), H7714 [16NO]

———reestablish Page Program (see H. Res. 397), H7627 [15NO]

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]

Houston (TX) Forward Times: anniversary (see H. Res. 160), H1725 [10MR]

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), H6098 [12SE]

———eliminate deadline for application for asylum in the U.S. (see H.R. 2981), H9946 [19DE]

———provide for naturalization of certain high school graduates (see H.R. 218), H3986 [2JN]

———reform detention procedures (see H.R. 933), H8319 [8DE]

———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]

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), H5966 [7SE]

Insurance: allow enforcement of State disclosure laws and access to courts for covered Holocaust-era insurance policy claims (see H.R. 890), H8262 [7DE]

———provide for equal access to COBRA continuation health coverage (see H.R. 1028), H3062 [4MY] (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]

———require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 1955), H3408 [24MY]

International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment, and Prevention: support and encourage global HIV/AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (see H. Res. 360), H5285 [20JY]

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]

Japan: express condolences to families of victims and survivors of earthquake and tsunami, commend response efforts, and support international relief efforts (see H. Res. 172), H1842 [15MR]

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

Jordan, Barbara: tribute (see H. Res. 90), H1253 (see H. Res. 90), H1364 [18FE]

Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Res. 105), H1251 (see H. Res. 105), H1362 [18FE]

Kenya: provide compensation to relatives of Foreign Service members and U.S. citizens who were killed as a result of the bombing of the U.S. Embassy in Kenya on August 7, 1998 (see H.R. 2881), H6042 [9SE]

Klamath Basin: approve and implement Klamath Basin Restoration and Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreements and plan and implement dam removal (see H.R. 3398), H7405 [10NO]

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]

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

Liberia: adjust immigration status of certain nationals (see H.R. 1293), H5897 [5AU]

Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2139), H7627 [15NO]

Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 1171), H3344 [23MY]

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

———deliver a meaningful drug benefit and lower prescription drug prices (see H.R. 999), H1723 [10MR]

———ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2267), H4364 [21JN]

———improve diagnosis and treatment of lymphedema and reduce costs relative to treatment of complications of lymphedema (see H.R. 2499), H5286 [20JY]

———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), H7627 [15NO]

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

Minimum wage: provide for calculation based on the Federal poverty threshold for a family of 2, as determined by the Bureau of the Census (see H.R. 283), H201 [12JA]

Music and dance: preserve knowledge and promote education about jazz (see H.R. 2823), H6233 [15SE]

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

National Animal Rescue Day: designate (see H. Res. 220), H5967 [7SE]

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

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

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

National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws: establish (see H.R. 623), H3986 [2JN]

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

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), H1621 [8MR]

National Infrastructure Bank: establish (see H.R. 3259), H7166 [31OC]

National Infrastructure Development Bank: establish (see H.R. 402), H433 [24JA]

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

National Minority Health Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 171), H1842 [15MR]

National School Counseling Week: designate (see H. Res. 69), H510 [26JA]

National School Psychology Week: designate (see H. Res. 450), H7333 [3NO]

National security: call for adoption of smart security platform for the 21st century (see H. Res. 19), H138 [7JA]

———enhance safety of U.S. ports of entry (see H.R. 1561), H2855 [14AP]

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

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

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

Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1456), H4459 [22JN]

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]

———resolve the status of certain legally residing persons under U.S. immigration laws (see H.R. 1466), H5286 [20JY]

Nuclear weapons: recognize nonproliferation options for nuclear understanding to keep everyone safe (NO NUKES) (see H. Res. 21), H256 [18JA]

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

Oil Pollution Act: establish oil spill research committee, program, and interagency plan (see H.R. 1568), H5888 [1AU]

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

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

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2970), H6271 [20SE]

Peace Corps: anniversary (see H. Res. 11), H104 [6JA]

———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), H6043 [9SE]

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

Peace Corps Month: designate (see H. Res. 11), H104 [6JA]

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

Pipelines: enhance pipeline safety and provide communities with access to improved information concerning the equipment and operations of pipeline facilities (see H.R. 22), H33 [5JA]

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

———require shareholder authorization before a public company may make certain political expenditures (see H.R. 2517), H5018 [13JY]

Postal Service: amend methodology for calculating the amount of any Postal surplus or supplemental liability under the Civil Service Retirement System (see H.R. 1351), H3344 [23MY]

———ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 137), H1844 [15MR]

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

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

Private First Class Alejandro R. Ruiz Post Office Building, Yountville, CA: designate (see H.R. 3004), H6416 [22SE]

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), H4794 [8JY]

———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), H7329 [3NO]

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), H9432 [15DE]

Railroads: require a certain percentage of high-speed rail project funds be expended through small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals (see H.R. 2974), H6271 [20SE]

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]

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

Safe Drinking Water Act: repeal exemption for hydraulic fracturing (see H.R. 1084), H5374 [21JY]

San Francisco Bay: establish a grant program to support restoration (see H.R. 3034), H6413 [22SE]

SBA: eliminate preferences and special rules for Alaska Native Corporations relative to Government contracting (see H.R. 598), H599 [9FE]

———ensure fairness and transparency in contracting with small business concerns (see H.R. 3184), H7333 [3NO]

———improve microenterprise technical assistance and capacity building grant program and establish an Office of Youth Entrepreneurship (see H.R. 2809), H8320 [8DE]

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

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

———establish a grant program to ensure that students in high-need schools have equal access to a quality education delivered by an effective, diverse workforce (see H.R. 2902), H7892 [18NO]

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

———require educational agencies participating in certain school lunch and child nutrition programs to require students to receive a certain amount of nutrition education per year (see H.R. 576), H7332 [3NO]

Senior citizens: encourage, enhance, and integrate Silver Alert plans throughout the U.S. (see H.R. 112), H2917 [15AP]

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

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

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 1332), H9432 [15DE]

———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), H2412 [6AP]

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

South Sudan: congratulate for referendum on independence, call for peaceful resolution of issues with Sudan, and promote human rights, democracy efforts, and access to aid (see H. Con. Res. 65), H5150 [18JY]

Specialist Jake Robert Velloza Post Office, Inverness, CA: designate (see H.R. 793), H1177 (see H.R. 793), H1197 [17FE]

Sports: facilitate hosting of America's Cup by authorizing certain eligible vessels to participate in activities related to the competition (see H.R. 3270), H7159 [27OC]

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), H3162 [10MY]

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

Supreme Court: apply Code of Conduct for U.S. Judges to justices and establish procedures for the recusal of justices from cases (see H.R. 862), H1666 [9MR]

Taxation: allow a deduction for expenses in connection with the trade or business of selling medical marijuana in accordance with State laws (see H.R. 1985), H7406 [10NO]

———allow a tax credit for qualified tuition and related expenses (see H.R. 2624), H7999 [30NO]

———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]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H7406 [10NO]

———extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (see H.R. 2644), H5782 [29JY]

———extend qualified school construction and zone academy bonds, treat zone academy bonds as specified tax credit bonds, and modify private business contribution requirement for zone academy bonds (see H.R. 2394), H7999 [30NO]

———extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 2655), H6458 [23SE]

———impose an excise tax on currency transactions and use funds to establish child care, global health care, and climate change adaptation and mitigation trust funds (see H.R. 755), H1176 (see H.R. 755), H1195 [17FE]

———increase, extend, and make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 1738), H7399 [4NO]

———increase tax rates for millionaires and billionaires (see H.R. 1124), H2935 [2MY]

———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), H7333 [3NO]

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

———prevent corporations from exploiting tax treaties to evade taxation of U.S. income (see H.R. 64), H2917 [15AP]

———promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 860), H3000 [3MY]

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

———provide for the taxation of smokeless tobacco products sold as discrete single-use units (see H.R. 65), H2917 [15AP]

———provide market-based manufacturing incentives (see H.R. 3495), H7890 [18NO]

———provide tax incentives to employers for providing training programs for jobs specific to the needs of the employers (see H.R. 2742), H8188 [6DE]

———qualify formerly homeless youth who are students for purposes of low income housing tax credit (see H.R. 3076), H7258 [2NO]

———reduce carbon dioxide emissions by imposing a tax on primary fossil fuels based on their carbon content (see H.R. 3242), H9432 [15DE]

———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]

———treat computer technology and equipment as eligible higher education expenses under certain college savings plans and allow certain individuals a credit for contributions to such plans (see H.R. 529), H549 [8FE]

Telecommunications: modify the 9-1-1, E9-1-1, and Next Generation 9-1-1 program (see H.R. 2629), H6458 [23SE]

Territories: 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), H8262 [7DE]

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

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

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

———require public employees to perform inspection of State and local surface transportation projects and ensure public safety, cost-effective use of funds, and timely project delivery (see H.R. 328), H3646 (see H.R. 328), H3684 [25MY]

Treaties and agreements: enhance reciprocal market access for U.S. domestic producers in the negotiating process of bilateral, regional, and multilateral trade agreements (see H.R. 1749), H6182 [14SE]

Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2453), H4748 [7JY]

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), H6921 [13OC]

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), H1666 [9MR]

Unemployment: prohibit discrimination in employment on the basis of an individual's status or history of unemployment (see H.R. 2501), H5020 [13JY]

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

Veterans: provide for reemployment of certain persons following absences from a position to obtain medical treatment for certain injuries and illnesses (see H.R. 2875), H7209 [1NO]

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

Vietnamese Conflict: provide assistance to individuals in Vietnam affected by Agent Orange, enhance medical care for descendants of veterans, and provide health assessments and assistance to Vietnamese Americans (see H.R. 2634), H5966 [7SE]

Voting: constitutional amendment on the right to vote (see H.J. Res. 28), H5375 [21JY]

———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), H7893 [18NO]

———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]

———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), H7893 [18NO]

Water: require use of American iron, steel, and manufactured goods in the construction, alteration, and repair of public water systems and treatment works (see H.R. 1684), H7579 [14NO]

Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 3658), H8965 [14DE]

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

Wayne Grisham Post Office, La Mirada, CA: designate (see H.R. 2158), H4075 [13JN]

Williams Syndrome Awareness Week: designate (see H. Res. 256), H3160 [10MY]

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]

———promote economic security and safety of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking victims (see H.R. 3271), H7929 [29NO]

———protect breastfeeding, provide performance standards for breast pumps, provide tax incentives to employers to encourage breastfeeding, and provide reasonable break time for nursing mothers (see H.R. 2758), H5884 [1AU]

———remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 47), H2328 [5AP]

———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]

———strengthen U.S. advocacy for women's rights in foreign countries (see H.R. 418), H601 [9FE]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines (see H.R. 2447), H6140 [13SE]

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

Year of the Girl: designate (see H. Res. 460), H7627 [15NO]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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), H1177 (see H.R. 780), H1196 [17FE]

Armed Forces: repeal authority to use against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2859), H5964 [7SE]

Botzen, Geert: relief (see H.R. 392), H396 [20JA]

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

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

———issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 26), H1575 [3MR]

Committees of the House: establish select committee to review national security laws, policies, and practices (see H. Res. 48), H396 [20JA]

Correctional institutions: reduce spread of sexually transmitted infections and provide for reinstatement of Medicaid benefits to certain individuals released from a public institution (see H.R. 2704), H5780 [29JY]

Cuba: prohibit use of funds to implement certain regulations that restrict travel to Cuba for educational activities (see H.R. 380), H395 [20JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: repeal denial of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility of ex-offenders (see H.R. 377), H395 [20JA]

Dept. of Education: make grants to States to hire additional school-based mental health and student service providers (see H.R. 3169), H6853 [12OC]

Dept. of HHS: expand and enhance adult day programs for people with multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other neurological diseases or conditions to improve respite services for caregivers (see H.R. 883), H1524 [2MR]

———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 HUD: reauthorize the Public Housing Drug Elimination Program (see H.R. 378), H395 [20JA]

Dept. of Justice: provide Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program grants to increase number of law enforcement officers in cities with the highest crime rates (see H.R. 381), H395 [20JA]

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

Diseases: 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]

Economy: recognize necessity and urgency of job creation, extension of unemployment assistance, expansion of education and job training, and infrastructure improvements (see H. Res. 442), H6977 [14OC]

Federal Interagency Working Group on Reducing Poverty: establish (see H.R. 3300), H7207 [1NO]

Foreign aid: 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]

Haiti: measure progress of relief, recovery, reconstruction, and development efforts following earthquake (see H.R. 1016), H1724 [10MR]

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

Health: provide coverage of hormone replacement therapy and alternative therapies for treatment of menopausal symptoms (see H.R. 383), H395 [20JA]

House Rules: require poverty impact statements for certain legislation (see H.R. 385), H395 [20JA]

Housing: assist teachers and public safety officers in obtaining affordable housing (see H.R. 379), H395 [20JA]

International Conference on Population and Development: provide for continued support of the Program of Action (see H. Res. 261), H3160 [10MY]

Iraq: prohibit funding to maintain U.S. Armed Forces and military contractors in Iraq after a certain date (see H.R. 2757), H5884 [1AU]

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

Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 138), H1524 [2MR]

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 51), H434 [24JA]

National Childhood Brain Tumor Prevention Network: establish (see H.R. 1970), H3409 [24MY]

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

National Passport Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 366), H5398 [22JY]

National STD Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 204), H2327 [5AP]

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

Professional Social Work Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 260), H3160 [10MY]

Public welfare programs: restore the Emergency Contingency Fund for State Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Programs (see H.R. 3226), H6976 [14OC]

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

Taxation: limit deductibility of excessive rates of executive compensation (see H.R. 382), H395 [20JA]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (see H.R. 589), H599 [9FE]

Women: recognize the disparate impact of climate change on women and the efforts of women globally to address climate change (see H. Con. Res. 84), H7331 [3NO]

World Social Work Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 260), H3160 [10MY]

Young, Charles: provide for posthumous promotion to brigadier general in the Army (see H.R. 1015), H1724 [10MR]

Constitutional authority statements

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 (H.R. 780), H1179, H1198 [17FE]

Armed Forces: repeal authority to use against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.R. 2859), H5965 [7SE]

Botzen, Geert: relief (H.R. 392), H397 [20JA]

Correctional institutions: reduce spread of sexually transmitted infections and provide for reinstatement of Medicaid benefits to certain individuals released from a public institution (H.R. 2704), H5781 [29JY]

Cuba: prohibit use of funds to implement certain regulations that restrict travel to Cuba for educational activities (H.R. 380), H397 [20JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: repeal denial of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility of ex-offenders (H.R. 377), H397 [20JA]

Dept. of Education: make grants to States to hire additional school-based mental health and student service providers (H.R. 3169), H6854 [12OC]

Dept. of HHS: reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases by expanding comprehensive, age-appropriate sex education in schools (H.R. 3324), H7257 [2NO]

Dept. of HUD: reauthorize the Public Housing Drug Elimination Program (H.R. 378), H397 [20JA]

Dept. of Justice: provide Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program grants to increase number of law enforcement officers in cities with the highest crime rates (H.R. 381), H397 [20JA]

Disabled: expand and enhance existing adult day programs for people with neurological diseases or conditions to improve access to respite services for family caregivers taking care of such people (H.R. 883), H1525 [2MR]

Discrimination: eliminate discrimination in State criminal and civil laws for those who have tested positive for HIV (H.R. 3053), H6457 [23SE]

Diseases: 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 (H.R. 1880), H3280 [12MY]

Federal Interagency Working Group on Reducing Poverty: establish (H.R. 3300), H7208 [1NO]

Haiti: measure progress of relief, recovery, reconstruction, and development efforts following earthquake (H.R. 1016), H1726 [10MR]

Health: provide coverage of hormone replacement therapy and alternative therapies for treatment of menopausal symptoms (H.R. 383), H397 [20JA]

House Rules: require poverty impact statements for certain legislation (H.R. 385), H397 [20JA]

Housing: assist teachers and public safety officers in obtaining affordable housing (H.R. 379), H397 [20JA]

Iraq: prohibit funding to maintain U.S. Armed Forces and military contractors in Iraq after a certain date (H.R. 2757), H5887 [1AU]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (H.R. 2954), H6232 [15SE]

National Childhood Brain Tumor Prevention Network: establish (H.R. 1970), H3410 [24MY]

Peace Corps: issue semipostal stamp (H.R. 384), H397 [20JA]

Public welfare programs: restore the Emergency Contingency Fund for State Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Programs (H.R. 3226), H6978 [14OC]

Social Security: eliminate abstinence-only education programs (H.R. 1085), H1842 [15MR]

Taxation: limit deductibility of excessive rates of executive compensation (H.R. 382), H397 [20JA]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (H.R. 589), H600 [9FE]

Young, Charles: provide for posthumous promotion to brigadier general in the Army (H.R. 1015), H1726 [10MR]

Letters

Armed Forces authority to detain and prosecute certain persons under authorizations for use of military force: several retired generals and admirals, H8917 [14DE]

Entitlement programs: Congressional Out of Poverty Caucus, H5293 [21JY]

Exclude cuts to social programs that support low-income individuals from any agreement to reduce the budget deficit: several Representatives, H6516 [4OC]

House of Representatives' consideration of Presidential authority to continue use of military force in Libya: several Representatives, H4001 [3JN]

President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and Global Fund To Fight AIDS, Turberculosis and Malaria funding: several Representatives, H7938 [30NO]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H6417 [23SE]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions and provide for conscience protections (H.R. 3), H3027 [4MY]

African American Education Task Force (organization): tribute, E786 [3MY]

Appropriations: making consolidated, H9815, H9898 [16DE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 48), H1815 [15MR]

———making for Dept. of Defense and continuing for other Federal departments and agencies (H.R. 1473), H2744 [14AP]

———making for Dept. of Defense and continuing for other Federal departments and agencies (H.R. 1473), correction in enrollment relative to Planned Parenthood funding (H. Con. Res. 36), H2800 [14AP]

———making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H830 [15FE], H1011, H1043, H1044 [16FE], H1114, H1146, H1158 [17FE], H1312 [18FE], H1378 [28FE]

———making for disaster relief requirements (H.R. 3672), consideration (H. Res. 500), H9815 [16DE]

———making for disaster relief requirements (H.R. 3672), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 94)—consideration (H. Res. 500), H9815 [16DE]

Armed Forces: authorize limited use in support of NATO mission in Libya (H.J. Res. 68), consideration (H. Res. 328), H4538 [24JN]

———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, H3428, H3429 [25MY], H4508 [23JN], H4859 [12JY]

———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of troops from Iraq, H4740 [7JY]

———direct the President, pursuant to the War Powers Resolution, to remove the U.S. Armed Forces from Afghanistan (H. Con. Res. 28), H1935 [17MR]

———express that the President is in violation of the War Powers Resolution regarding the use of Armed Forces in Libya, H4001, H4002 [3JN]

———limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under authorizations for use of military force, H8917 [14DE]

———prohibit expansion of Presidential authorization for use of military force to include associated forces, H3660 [25MY]

———prohibit funding for deployment of ground troops in Libya, H3673 [25MY]

———prohibit funding for deployment of ground troops in Libya (H. Res. 292), H4001, H4002 [3JN]

———restrict use of funds in support of NATO mission in Libya (H.R. 2278), consideration (H. Res. 328), H4538 [24JN]

Berkeley, CA: anniversary of League of Women Voters Berkeley Area chapter, E1545 [7SE]

Black History Month: observance, H1378 [28FE]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 2), H7795 [17NO]

———cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit, H5670 [28JY], H5746 [29JY], H5857, H5863 [1AU]

———cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit (H.R. 2560), H5198 [19JY]

———reform entitlement programs, H5292 [21JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2021 (H. Con. Res. 34), H2866 [15AP], H3379 [24MY]

California: anniversary of San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, E2048 [15NO]

Caribbean-American Heritage Month: observance, E1015 [1JN]

Chisholm, Shirley: anniversary of election to the House of Representatives, H1379 [28FE]

———issue commemorative postage stamp, H1379 [28FE]

Christian Church Homes of Northern California (organization): anniversary, E1643 [15SE]

Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays: establish (S. 627), H5670 [28JY]

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), H710 [11FE]

Denver, CO: tribute to Veterans of Hope Project, E1552 [7SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), H3627, H3640, H3660, H3673 [25MY], H3713 [26MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), consideration (H. Res. 276), H3428, H3429 [25MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 493), H8917 [14DE]

———boards and commissions funding, H830 [15FE]

———freeze funding at 2010 levels, H1114 [17FE]

———freeze funding at current levels unless financial statements are ready for audit by a certain date, H4740 [7JY]

———freeze funding at current levels until unqualifed audits are achieved, H3640 [25MY]

———funding, H1312 [18FE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2219), H4508 [23JN], H4649, H4655 [6JY], H4740 [7JY]

———military operations in Afghanistan funding, H1146 [17FE], H4649 [6JY]

———Overseas Contingency Operations Transfer Fund funding, H4655 [6JY]

———prohibit funding to establish a permanent military base in either Iraq or Afghanistan, H3713 [26MY]

———reduce funding to level provided for in fiscal year 2008, H3627 [25MY]

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), H3379 [24MY]

Dept. of Justice: establish a toll-free telephone hotline where individuals may obtain information on voting in Federal elections and report on problems encountered in voting in such elections (H.R. 2540), H5159 [19JY]

Dept. of State: President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) funding, H7938 [30NO]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2584), H5461 [25JY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 2055), conference report, H9898 [16DE]

———making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 2055), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 500), H9815 [16DE]

District of Columbia: prohibit publicly funded abortions, H3027 [4MY]

Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act: implementation, H6283 [21SE]

Economy: impact of Government regulations, H710 [11FE]

———importance of job creation, H710 [11FE], H1011 [16FE], H1677 [10MR], H6496, H6497 [3OC], H6860 [13OC]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), H8739 [13DE], E2229 [12DE]

———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 incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), motion to instruct conferees, H9982, H9983 [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), H6496 [3OC], H6515 [4OC], H7017 [25OC], H7592 [15NO]

Education Sciences Reform Act: technical amendment (S. 365), H5857, H5863 [1AU]

EPA: enforce emission reductions from cement kilns if such emissions are harming brain development or causing learning disabilities in infants or children, H6583 [5OC]

———provide additional time to issue achievable standards for cement manufacturing facilities (H.R. 2681), H6583 [5OC]

———provide additional time to issue achievable standards for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process heaters, and incinerators, H8739 [13DE]

———require analyses of the cumulative and incremental impacts of certain rules and actions (H.R. 2401), E1710 [23SE]

Federal Interagency Working Group on Reducing Poverty: establish (H.R. 3300), H7262 [3NO], H7430 [14NO]

Filipino American History Month: observance, E1938 [26OC]

Food Stamp Challenge: tribute to participants, H7017 [25OC]

Global Fund To Fight AIDS, Turberculosis and Malaria: funding, H7938 [30NO]

Haiti: measure progress of relief, recovery, reconstruction, and development efforts following earthquake (H.R. 1016), H3129 [10MY]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 2), H301 [19JA]

House Rules: same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration of certain legislation (H. Res. 382), H5746 [29JY]

———same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration of certain legislation (H. Res. 500), H9815 [16DE]

Iran: strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 1905), E2286 [16DE]

Kenya: anniversary of constitution and tribute to its impact on women's rights, E1875 [14OC]

LeadingAge (organization): anniversary, E1742 [3OC]

Legislative branch of the Government: across-the-board funding reduction, H5314 [21JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2551), consideration (H. Res. 359), H5314 [21JY]

Medicare: reform, H3379 [24MY]

Middle East: reaffirm support for a negotiated solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and oppose a unilateral declaration of a Palestinian state (H. Res. 268), E1283 [11JY]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: observance, H7054 [25OC]

National security: call for adoption of smart security platform for the 21st century (H. Res. 19), H4859 [12JY]

National Women's Political Caucus of California: anniversary, E1739 [3OC]

Nephrology Nurses Week: observance, E1591 [9SE]

Oakland, CA: anniversary of Dorsey's Locker restaurant, E1448 [29JY]

———anniversary of League of Women Voters of Oakland chapter, E1736 [3OC]

———anniversary of St. Vincent's Day Home, E1873 [14OC]

———tribute to Champions for Humanity monument in the Henry J. Kaiser Sculpture Park, E1542 [7SE]

Outer Continental Shelf: allow monitoring activities relative to air pollution to be conducted at the offshore source, E1204 [24JN]

———monitor activities relative to air pollution (H.R. 2021), E1204 [24JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: modify special rules relating to coverage of abortion services (H.R. 358), H6906 [13OC]

———modify special rules relating to coverage of abortion services (H.R. 358), consideration (H. Res. 430), H6878 [13OC]

———repeal (H.R. 2), H301 [19JA]

Peace Corps: anniversary, E397 [2MR]

———issue semipostal stamp (H.R. 384), E397 [2MR]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: funding, H1158 [17FE]

Poverty: address needs of the impoverished, H5974 [8SE], H6147 [14SE], H6352 [22SE], H6860 [13OC], H7430 [14NO]

Public debt: exclude cuts to social programs that support low-income individuals from any agreement to reduce the budget deficit, H6515 [4OC]

———increase statutory limit, H4859 [12JY], H5292 [21JY], H5479 [25JY]

Republican Party: national agenda, H2942 [3MY]

States: proposal to eliminate collective bargaining rights for most public employees, H1496 [2MR]

Taxation: rates, H4859 [12JY], H5479 [25JY]

U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement: approve and implement (H.R. 3078), H6743 [11OC]

———require improvement of labor rights and security for workers before approval and implementation, H6743 [11OC]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation, H1043, H1044 [16FE], E2229 [12DE]

———provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (H.R. 589), H5480 [25JY], H5670 [28JY], H5864 [1AU], H5974 [8SE], H6106 [13SE], H6147 [14SE], H6496 [3OC], H7719 [17NO], H8248 [7DE]

———provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (H.R. 3346), H8248 [7DE]

———rates, H6496, H6497 [3OC]

Votes: position on missed, H416 [24JA], H4066 [13JN], H4107 [14JN], H5133 [18JY], H5688 [28JY], H6437 [23SE], E531, E532 [17MR], E640 [5AP], E1697 [22SE], E2216 [8DE]

Voting: impact of State voting reform laws labeled as ``voter suppression'' legislation, H8197 [7DE], E2013 [4NO]

Remarks in House relative to

Tribute, H5291 [21JY]

Statements

Veronica's Story About SNAP, Medi-Cal and Job Training, California, H5293 [21JY]

Tributes

Bell, Derrick, E1992 [3NO]

Bingham, Berresford, E159 [8FE]

Carr, Robert, E1008 [1JN]

Chester, Steven, E796 [3MY]

Dones, Raymon P., E561 [30MR]

Gadling, Betty, E165 [8FE]

Hames, Charley, Jr., H6417 [23SE]

Hancock, Loni, E793 [3MY]

Holmgren, Janet L., E168 [8FE]

Hughes, Teresa P., E2115 [25NO]

Jackson, Charlene, E164 [8FE]

Meek, Carrie P., H6356 [22SE]

Morris, Lela Duffel, E212 [11FE]

Pratt, Elmer G. (Geronimo ji Jaga), E1346 [18JY]

Russell, Bill, E565 [30MR]

Taliaferro, Rafael, E167 [8FE]

Walker, Lucius, Jr., E562 [30MR]

Watson, Carole M., E1142 [21JN]

Williams, Tom W., Jr., E1231 [6JY]

Winnie, Richard E., E720 [14AP]

Woolsey, Representative, H4859 [12JY]