VAN HOLLEN, CHRIS (a Representative from Maryland)

Amendments

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2021 (H. Con. Res. 34), H2884 [15AP]

Appointments

Committee on Deficit Reduction (Joint, Select), H5903 [12AU]

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

Committee to escort the President into the House chamber, H6005 [8SE]

Committee to escort the Speaker-elect to the Chair, H3 [5JA]

Conferee: H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act, H10025 [23DE]

Articles and editorials

C.W. Whalen Jr., 90, Dies; Led Vietnam War Dissent, William Grimes, New York (NY) Times, E1345 [18JY]

Charles W. Whalen, Jr., Six-Term Ohio GOP Congressman, Dies at 90, Emma Brown, Washington (DC) Post, E1345 [18JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

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), H6626 [5OC]

Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 835), H2108 [30MR]

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 2256), H7069 [25OC]

———prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes (see H.R. 1513), H2664 [13AP]

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

———restrict use of exotic and nondomesticated animals in traveling circuses and exhibitions (see H.R. 3359), H7331 [3NO]

Appropriations: establish legislative line-item veto to expedite consideration of rescissions (see H.R. 3521), H7998 [30NO]

———making continuing (see H.J. Res. 43), H1251 (see H.J. Res. 43), H1362 [18FE]

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

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), H10027 [23DE]

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

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (see H. Con. Res. 16), H599 [9FE]

———designate a room of the Capitol Visitor Center as the ``Gabriel Zimmerman Meeting Room'' (see H. Res. 364), H5489 [25JY]

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]

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]

Combating Autism Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2005), H5286 [20JY]

Committee on Deficit Reduction (Joint, Select): report findings and propose legislation to restore workforce to full employment (see H.R. 2836), H5936 [2SE] (see H.R. 2836), H5938 [6SE] (see H.R. 2837), H5936 [2SE]

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), H7579 [14NO]

Consumers: protect from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels (see H.R. 964), H1797 [14MR]

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), H2040 [29MR]

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

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

Cote d'Ivoire: provide humanitarian support in response to political crisis and support democracy (see H. Res. 85), H2040 [29MR]

Credit: extend increase in the maximum original principal obligation of a mortgage that may be purchased by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac (see H.R. 2508), H6674 [6OC]

Cumberland Valley Athletic Club: recognize, protect, promote, and facilitate the JFK 50-Mile Ultra-Marathon (see H. Res. 13), H3411 [24MY]

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

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

Dept. of Defense: expand Operation Hero Miles program to include donations of travel benefits in the form of hotel points or awards for free or reduced-cost accommodations (see H.R. 3419), H7578 [14NO]

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

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

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

———improve academic content standards for physical education (see H.R. 1057), H6552 [4OC]

Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 733), H2108 [30MR]

———improve and enhance research and programs on childhood cancer survivorship (see H.R. 3015), H6413 [22SE]

———reauthorize support for graduate medical education programs in children's hospitals (see H.R. 1852), H4673 [6JY]

———revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 751), H2572 [8AP]

Dept. of Justice: allow the denial of transfer of firearms or the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or suspected terrorists (see H.R. 1506), H2935 [2MY]

———establish guidelines to prevent and address occurrences of bullying, provide grants to States for related programs, and reauthorize the Juvenile Accountability Block Grants program (see H.R. 83), H7332 [3NO]

Dept. of State: establish Special Envoy To Promote Religious Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near East and South Central Asia (see H.R. 440), H1621 [8MR]

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

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

Dept. of Transportation: establish national safety standards for transit agencies operating heavy rail on fixed guideway (see H.R. 1282), H2213 [31MR]

Disabled: expand and intensify NIH and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention programs on translational research and related activities relative to Down syndrome (see H.R. 2696), H5780 [29JY]

———expand and intensify NIH programs on translational research and related activities relative to Down syndrome (see H.R. 2695), H5780 [29JY]

Diseases: establish a National Acquired Bone Marrow Failure Disease Registry and authorize research on acquired bone marrow failure diseases (see H.R. 640), H2934 [2MY]

———extend Postal Service authority to issue a semipostal to raise funds for breast cancer research (see H.R. 466), H4590 [5JY]

———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: 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), H5661 [27JY]

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

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

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

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]

EPA: 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), H4578 [24JN]

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

———use Airport and Airway Trust Fund revenue to allow furloughed employees to return to work and provide retroactive pay for the period of their furlough (see H.R. 2744), H5883 [1AU]

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]

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

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

Federal employees: clarify disclosures protected from prohibited personnel practices, require nondisclosure policies to conform with certain protections, and provide additional authorities to Office of Special Counsel (see H.R. 3289), H7206 [1NO]

———ensure that 4 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave (see H.R. 616), H679 [10FE]

———permit transfer of sick leave in leave-transfer programs (see H.R. 3028), H6413 [22SE]

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

———provide coverage of acupuncturist services under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 1328), H2266 [1AP]

———provide for the compensation of furloughed employees (see H.R. 1429), H3281 [12MY]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 1066), H2040 [29MR]

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

Firearms: ensure that individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System and require a background check for every firearm sale (see H.R. 1781), H5888 [1AU]

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

———restrict ability of a person with certain Federal firearms license revocations, denials, or notices, to transfer business inventory firearms (see H.R. 263), H357 [19JA]

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

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

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

Gettysburg National Military Park: revise boundaries to include the Gettysburg Train Station (see H.R. 1335), H4187 [14JN]

Government: prohibit Members of Congress and the President from receiving pay during Government shutdowns (see H.R. 819), H1456 [1MR]

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

Health: enhance and further research of prevention and treatment of eating disorders and improve access to treatment (see H.R. 1448), H3000 [3MY]

———provide for human stem cell research, including embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 2376), H7069 [25OC]

Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1815), H4578 [24JN]

House of Representatives: establish battery recharging stations for privately owned vehicles in House parking areas at no net cost to Federal Government (see H.R. 1402), H3162 [10MY]

House Rules: provide that certain budget enforcement rules shall have no force or effect (see H. Res. 46), H554 [8FE]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit body-gripping traps in National Wildlife Refuge System (see H.R. 2657), H5579 [26JY]

Insurance: allow enforcement of State disclosure laws and access to courts for covered Holocaust-era insurance policy claims (see H.R. 890), H3000 [3MY]

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

Iran: strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (see H.R. 1905), H5888 [1AU]

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]

Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2139), H4035 [3JN]

Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H9432 [15DE]

———provide beneficiaries greater choice with regard to accessing hearing health services and benefits (see H.R. 2140), H4035 [3JN]

———provide coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 1328), H2266 [1AP]

———study issues on access to intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) for beneficiaries in all care settings and establish demonstration project on benefits of coverage to administer IVIG in the home (see H.R. 1845), H3218 [11MY]

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

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

Middle East: reaffirm support for a negotiated solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and oppose a unilateral declaration of a Palestinian state (see H. Res. 268), H4590 [5JY]

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

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see H.R. 1810), H3159 [10MY]

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

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

Native Americans: provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 27), H1252 (see H.R. 27), H1364 [18FE]

NIH: establish a pediatric research consortia (see H.R. 1080), H1840 [15MR]

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

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

Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation: authorize establishment of a commemorative work in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 854), H2535 [7AP]

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

Petersburg National Battlefield: modify boundary (see H.R. 1296), H4076 [13JN]

Petroleum: provide relief from high gas prices by repealing subsidies for large oil companies, releasing oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, reforming royalty laws, and penalizing price gouging (see H.R. 1748), H3162 [10MY]

Pharmaceuticals: preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 965), H1844 [15MR]

Political campaigns: reform system of public financing of Presidential elections (see H.R. 414), H468 [25JA]

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), H6457 [23SE]

Public debt: increase statutory limit (see H.R. 2663), H5660 [27JY]

Public lands: designate certain portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (see H.R. 1916), H3301 [13MY]

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

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

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

SBA: eliminate preferences and special rules for Alaska Native Corporations relative to Government contracting (see H.R. 598), H3000 [3MY]

———reform the HUBZone program for small business concerns (see H.R. 2131), H6676 [7OC]

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]

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

———provide assistance for the modernization, renovation, and repair of elementary and secondary school buildings and community colleges (see H.R. 2948), H8188 [6DE]

Senior citizens: encourage, enhance, and integrate Silver Alert plans throughout the U.S. (see H.R. 112), H37 [5JA]

Shriver, R. Sargent, Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 64), H510 [26JA]

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

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

Supreme Court: permit televising of proceedings (see H.R. 3572), H8262 [7DE]

Taxation: allow a credit for qualified conservation contributions which include national scenic trails (see H.R. 481), H2215 [31MR]

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

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

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

———extend the Build America Bonds program (see H.R. 747), H2216 [31MR]

———extend the qualifying therapeutic discovery project credit (see H.R. 1988), H7929 [29NO]

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

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

———repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies (see H.R. 601), H1988 [17MR] (see H.R. 1689), H2998 [3MY]

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

———restrict benefits of Reverse Morris Trust transactions by removing incentives to sell off assets tax free by creating spinoff companies that assume large amounts of debt (see H.R. 2604), H5375 [21JY]

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

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: ensure that all transportation system users can travel safely and conveniently on and across federally funded streets and highways (see H.R. 1780), H6273 [20SE]

———provide driver safety grants to States with graduated driver licensing laws that meet certain minimum requirements (see H.R. 1515), H2664 [13AP]

Turkey: urge respect for the rights and religious freedoms of the Ecumenical Patriarchate (see H. Res. 180), H2216 [31MR]

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

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

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

———remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 47), H1666 [9MR]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines (see H.R. 2447), H6626 [5OC]

———ensure that U.S. courts provide a forum for claims brought against any railroad arising from the deportation of individuals to Nazi concentration camps (see H.R. 1193), H1984 [17MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Budget: provide an optional fast-track procedure the President may use when submitting rescission requests (see H.R. 1043), H1768 [11MR]

Dept. of Education: authorizing appropriations for improving basic programs operated by local educational agencies (see H.R. 864), H1455 [1MR]

———improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see H.R. 885), H1524 [2MR]

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

Diseases: raise awareness, improve education, and encourage research and treatment of psychosocial needs of children, adolescents, and young adults diagnosed with a childhood cancer and their families (see H. Res. 262), H3160 [10MY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 864), H1455 [1MR]

———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), H1985 [17MR]

Medicaid: require drug manufacturers to pay rebates to State prescription drug discount programs as a condition of participation in a rebate agreement for outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 989), H1665 [9MR]

Taxation: allow a credit for equity investments in high technology and biotechnology small business concerns developing innovative technologies that stimulate private sector job growth (see H.R. 1732), H3061 [4MY]

Constitutional authority statements

Budget: provide an optional fast-track procedure the President may use when submitting rescission requests (H.R. 1043), H1769 [11MR]

Dept. of Education: authorizing appropriations for improving basic programs operated by local educational agencies (H.R. 864), H1456 [1MR]

———improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (H.R. 885), H1525 [2MR]

Dept. of HHS: establish permanent national surveillance systems for multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other neurological diseases and disorders (H.R. 2595), H5285 [20JY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 864), H1456 [1MR]

———permit prevailing party in actions or proceedings brought to enforce the Act to be awarded expert witness fees and certain other expenses (H.R. 1208), H1988 [17MR]

Medicaid: require drug manufacturers to pay rebates to State prescription drug discount programs as a condition of participation in a rebate agreement for outpatient prescription drugs (H.R. 989), H1666 [9MR]

Taxation: allow a credit for equity investments in high technology and biotechnology small business concerns developing innovative technologies that stimulate private sector job growth (H.R. 1732), H3062 [4MY]

Motions

Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), H8820 [13DE]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H10019 [21DE]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions and provide for conscience protections (H.R. 3), H3036 [4MY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2112), E1123 [16JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2112), conference report, E2108 [18NO]

Appropriations: deem House-passed Government funding legislation passed under certain conditions and prohibit Members of Congress and the President from receiving pay during Government shutdowns (H.R. 1255), H2247 [1AP]

———establish legislative line-item veto to expedite consideration of rescissions (H.R. 3521), E2131 [30NO]

———making consolidated, E2339 [23DE]

———making continuing, H6325 [21SE], E1770 [5OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 44), H1425 [1MR]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 48), H1822 [15MR]

———making for Dept. of Defense and continuing for other Federal departments and agencies (H.R. 1363), H2501 [7AP]

———making for Dept. of Defense and continuing for other Federal departments and agencies (H.R. 1473), E765 [15AP]

———making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H985 [16FE], H1091, H1109 [17FE], H1209, H1283 [18FE], E270, E312 [18FE]

Arizona: facilitate efficient extraction of mineral resources in southeast Arizona by authorizing and directing an exchange of Federal and non-Federal land (H.R. 1904), H7100 [26OC]

Armed Forces: authorize limited use in support of NATO mission in Libya (H.J. Res. 68), E1214 [24JN]

———direct the President, pursuant to the War Powers Resolution, to remove the U.S. Armed Forces from Afghanistan (H. Con. Res. 28), E573 [30MR]

———direct the President, pursuant to the War Powers Resolution, to remove the U.S. Armed Forces from Libya (H. Con. Res. 51), H4018 [3JN]

———limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under authorizations for use of military force, E2315 [19DE]

———prohibit expansion of Presidential authorization for use of military force to include associated forces, E988 [27MY]

———prohibit funding for deployment of ground troops in Libya (H. Res. 292), H4018 [3JN]

———restrict use of funds in support of NATO mission in Libya (H.R. 2278), E1214 [24JN]

Bahrain: human rights violations, E2202 [7DE]

———U.S. policy, E2202 [7DE]

Bethesda, MD: anniversary of St. Luke's House, E915 [23MY]

Budget: allocation of funds, H985 [16FE]

———comply with cut-as-you-go requirement, H19, H23 [5JA]

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

———cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit, H5712, H5713, H5714, H5715 [28JY], H5755 [29JY], H5856, H5857 [1AU]

———cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit (H.R. 2560), H5185, H5186, H5187, H5188, H5189, H5191, H5192, H5193, H5194, H5195, H5196, H5197, H5198, H5199, H5201, H5204, H5205, H5206, H5207, H5208, H5211, H5212, H5213, H5214, H5215, H5216, H5217, H5218 [19JY]

———cut and cap Federal spending and increase statutory debt limit (H.R. 2693), H5806, H5807 [30JY]

———deficit, H211 [18JA], H2833 [14AP], H7868 [18NO]

———impact of non-security spending reductions on the economy, H409 [24JA]

———provide an optional fast-track procedure the President may use when submitting rescission requests (H.R. 1043), E462 [11MR]

———reduce spending through a transition to non-security spending at fiscal year 2008 levels (H. Res. 38), H447, H448, H449 [25JA]

———reduce spending through a transition to non-security spending at fiscal year 2008 levels (H. Res. 38), consideration (H. Res. 43), H404, H405, H409 [24JA]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2021 (H. Con. Res. 34), H2805, H2806, H2807, H2808, H2809, H2810, H2811, H2812, H2813, H2814, H2816, H2817, H2818, H2820, H2821, H2822, H2823, H2824, H2825, H2826, H2827, H2832, H2833 [14AP], H2879, H2881, H2882, H2891, H2892, H2893, H2894, H2897, H2898, H2899 [15AP], H3767 [31MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2021 (H. Con. Res. 34), consideration (H. Res. 223), H2677, H2678, H2679 [14AP]

Capitol Building and Grounds: designate a room of the Capitol Visitor Center as the ``Gabriel Zimmerman Meeting Room'' (H. Res. 364), H7949 [30NO]

CFTC: funding, E1123 [16JN]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2838), E2051 [15NO]

Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays: establish (S. 627), H5712, H5713, H5714, H5715 [28JY]

———establish (S. 627), consideration (H. Res. 383), H5755 [29JY]

Committee on the Budget (House): authority of Chairman to determine Federal spending levels for fiscal year, H404 [24JA], H447, H448 [25JA]

Committees of the House: instruct certain committees to report legislation replacing health care reform legislation (H. Res. 9), H370 [20JA]

Conservation of energy: repeal phase-out of incandescent light bulbs (H.R. 2417), E1300 [12JY]

Controlled Substances Act: place synthetic drugs in Schedule I indicating high potential for abuse, no current accepted medical use, and lack of accepted safety for use under medical supervision (H.R. 1254), E2226 [12DE]

Cuba: call for release of political prisoners, E2158 [1DE]

Cyprus: anniversary of Turkish occupation, E1371 [20JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: WIC funding, E1123 [16JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), E988 [27MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), conference report, E2315 [19DE]

———Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle program funding, H1091 [17FE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2219), E1272 [8JY]

———V-22 Osprey funding, H1091 [17FE]

Dept. of Education: reauthorize District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program for vouchers to provide school choice (H.R. 471), H2074 [30MR]

Dept. of Energy: Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy funding, E1340 [15JY]

———expedite consideration and approval of construction and operation of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 1938), H5517 [26JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2017), E1052 [3JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2017), consideration (H. Res. 287), H3821 [1JN]

Dept. of HUD: rescind funding for the Neighborhood Stabilization Program and terminate the program (H.R. 861), E511 [17MR]

———rescind unobligated funding for FHA Refinance Program and terminate the program (H.R. 830), H1686 [10MR]

———rescind unobligated funding for the Emergency Mortgage Relief Program and terminate the program (H.R. 836), H1739 [11MR]

Dept. of State: establish Special Envoy To Promote Religious Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near East and South Central Asia (H.R. 440), H5600 [27JY]

———require to act on a permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, E2342 [23DE]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct certain offshore oil and gas lease sales (H.R. 1230), H3086 [5MY]

———require each offshore oil and gas leasing program offer leasing in areas with most prospective oil and gas resources (H.R. 1231), E864 [11MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: terminate authority to provide new assistance under the Home Affordable Modification Program while preserving assistance that was already offered (H.R. 839), H2002 [29MR]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 2055), E1074 [13JN]

———making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 2055), conference report, E2339 [23DE]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations, E2108 [18NO]

Diseases: extend Postal Service authority to issue a semipostal to raise funds for breast cancer research (S. 384), E2233 [13DE]

District of Columbia: tribute to Street Soccer USA (organization) Cup, E1645 [15SE]

Dwelling Place (organization): tribute, E2154 [1DE]

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), E665 [7AP]

Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), H8817 [13DE]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), Senate amendments, H9971 [20DE], E2342 [23DE]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), motion to recommit, H8822 [13DE]

Education: higher education programs funding, E312 [18FE]

Education Sciences Reform Act: technical amendment (S. 365), H5856, H5857 [1AU]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2354), E1340 [15JY]

EPA: Chesapeake Bay Watershed restoration plan implementation funding, H1283 [18FE]

———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), H8282 [8DE]

———provide additional time to issue achievable standards for cement manufacturing facilities (H.R. 2681), H6581 [5OC]

———provide additional time to issue achievable standards for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process heaters, and incinerators (H.R. 2250), E1807 [7OC]

———require analyses of the cumulative and incremental impacts of certain rules and actions (H.R. 2401), E1715 [23SE]

FAA: authorize appropriations to streamline programs, create efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and capacity, and provide stable funding for the national aviation system (H.R. 658), H2141 [31MR]

FCC: disapprove rule with respect to regulating the Internet and broadband industry practices (H.J. Res. 37), H2562 [8AP]

FDA: funding, E1123 [16JN]

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]

———reform process by which agencies analyze and formulate new regulations and guidance documents (H.R. 3010), E2173 [2DE]

FEMA: Disaster Relief Fund funding through reductions in Dept. of Energy Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program funding, H6325 [21SE]

———extend authorization of National Flood Insurance Program to achieve reforms to improve financial integrity of program and increase role of private markets in management of flood insurance risk (H.R. 1309), H4877 [12JY]

Financial Stability Oversight Council: strengthen review authority of regulations issued by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (H.R. 1315), H5326 [21JY]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (H.R. 822), H7670 [16NO]

———prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (H.R. 308), H1451 [1MR]

FRS: postpone date for transfer of functions to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau if the Bureau does not have a Director in place, H5326 [21JY]

Government regulations: ensure complete analysis of potential impacts of rules on small entities (H.R. 527), E2173 [2DE]

Gulf of Mexico: facilitate safe and timely production of energy resources (H.R. 1229), E864 [11MY]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: health-care related provisions implementation funding, H1209 [18FE]

———repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 2), H210, H211, H213, H214, H215 [18JA], H313 [19JA]

House Rules: amend and adopt (H. Res. 5), H19, H23, H24 [5JA]

Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act: extend certain provisions, H3744 [26MY]

———extend certain provisions (H.R. 514), H741 [14FE]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 754), E901 [13MY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1892), H6019 [9SE]

International Eye Foundation: anniversary, E777 [2MY]

International Religious Freedom Act: reauthorize (H.R. 2867), E1643 [15SE]

Iran: strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 1905), E2256 [14DE]

Kendall, Clifford M.: Technology Council of Maryland Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E157 [8FE]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2551), E1400 [25JY]

Lewis, Representative John: Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, E303 [18FE]

Medicaid: reform, H2808, H2832 [14AP]

———require drug manufacturers to pay rebates to State prescription drug discount programs as a condition of participation in a rebate agreement for outpatient prescription drugs (H.R. 989), E441 [9MR]

Medicare: eliminate gap in coverage of prescription drug benefit, H2827 [14AP]

———reform, H2805, H2806, H2812, H2818, H2824, H2825, H2826, H2827, H2832 [14AP], H2881, H2892, H2893, H2898 [15AP], H3767 [31MY], H3821 [1JN], H5206 [19JY]

Montgomery County, MD: tribute to Montgomery County Library System, E949 [25MY]

National Public Radio: prohibit Federal funding and the use of Federal funds to acquire radio content (H.R. 1076), H1964 [17MR]

NLRB: clarify membership criteria for collective bargaining units and timing of elections of labor organizations (H.R. 3094), H7971 [30NO]

———prohibit from ordering any employer to close, relocate, or transfer employment under any circumstance (H.R. 2587), H6210 [15SE]

Outer Continental Shelf: monitor activities relative to air pollution (H.R. 2021), E1188 [23JN]

Patents: reform (H.R. 1249), E1206 [24JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: implementation funding, H1209 [18FE]

———modify special rules relating to coverage of abortion services (H.R. 358), H6898 [13OC]

———repeal (H.R. 2), H210, H211, H213, H214, H215 [18JA], H313 [19JA]

———repeal mandatory funding for school-based health center construction (H.R. 1214), H2977 [3MY]

———repeal mandatory funding provided to States to establish American Health Benefit Exchanges (H.R. 1213), H2961 [3MY]

———repeal the Prevention and Public Health Fund (H.R. 1217), H2639 [13AP]

Peace Corps: anniversary, E391 [1MR]

———require sexual assault risk-reduction and response training, develop assault protocol and guidelines, establish victims advocates, and establish a Sexual Assault Advisory Council (S. 1280), H7184 [1NO]

Pesticides: clarify congressional intent regarding regulation of use of pesticides in or near navigable waters (H.R. 872), E578 [31MR]

Political campaigns: reform system of public financing of Presidential elections (H.R. 414), E2173 [2DE]

———require Federal contractors to disclose political contributions, H1109 [17FE]

———terminate taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns and party conventions and terminate the Election Assistance Commission (H.R. 3463), E2173 [2DE]

Public debt: increase statutory limit (H.R. 1954), H3767 [31MY]

Refuse disposal: facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels (H.R. 2273), H6942 [14OC]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations, E2108 [18NO]

SEC: eliminate prohibition against general solicitation as a requirement for certain registration exemptions (H.R. 2940), E2003 [3NO]

Securities: provide for registration exemptions for certain crowdfunded securities (H.R. 2930), E2003 [3NO]

Ships and vessels: increase State authority to impose more protective operational requirements on ballast water discharges from commercial vessels within State resource waters, E2051 [15NO]

———regulate discharges from commercial vessels, E2051 [15NO]

Shriver, R. Sargent, Jr.: tribute, E391 [1MR]

Small business: repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations, H213 [18JA]

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

Small Business Act: extend programs (H.R. 2608), Senate amendment, H6325 [21SE], E1770 [5OC]

———extend programs (S. 990), Senate amendment, H3744 [26MY]

Small Business Investment Act: extend programs (H.R. 2608), Senate amendment, H6325 [21SE], E1770 [5OC]

———extend programs (S. 990), Senate amendment, H3744 [26MY]

Sojourner-Douglass College: dedication of Coretta Scott King Memorial Garden, E768 [2MY]

States: preserve authority to make determinations relating to water quality standards (H.R. 2018), H4973 [13JY]

Taxation: modify calculation of modified adjusted gross income for purposes of determining eligibility for certain healthcare-related programs, H7661 [16NO]

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

———provide payroll tax relief, H8822 [13DE]

———rates, H2812, H2813, H2817, H2820, H2823 [14AP], H5206 [19JY]

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

———repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies, H2822 [14AP]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (H.R. 674), Senate amendment, H7661 [16NO]

———require disclosure of political campaign contributions by special interests and foreign influences, H497 [26JA]

———terminate taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns and party conventions (H.R. 359), H482 [26JA]

———terminate taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns and party conventions (H.R. 359), motion to recommit, H497 [26JA]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (H. Res. 391), H6019 [9SE]

———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 (H.R. 3421), H8828 [13DE]

Transportation: extend surface and air transportation programs (H.R. 2887), E1627 [14SE]

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), H161 [12JA]

U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement: approve and implement (H.R. 3078), E1906 [24OC]

U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement: approve and implement (H.R. 3080), E1906 [24OC]

U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement: approve and implement (H.R. 3079), E1906 [24OC]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation, H8817 [13DE]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: extend certain provisions, H3744 [26MY]

———extend certain provisions (H.R. 514), H741 [14FE]

Veterans: reduce unemployment by ensuring training and transition assistance and providing incentives to employers for hiring veterans, H7661 [16NO]

Votes: position on missed, H3077, H3078, H3093 [5MY], H3180 [11MY], H3243 [12MY], H7987 [30NO], E1771 [5OC], E2063, E2068 [16NO]

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority: funding, E270 [18FE]

World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims: observance, E2104 [18NO]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines (H.R. 2447), H7030 [25OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H392 [20JA]

Statements

Stephen M. Block Retirement: Johnny Barnes, ACLU, E647 [6AP]

Tables

Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 2, Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act, H314 [19JA]

Tributes

Block, Stephen M., E647 [6AP]

Dennis, Robert A., E245 [16FE]

Fink, Martin D., E152 [8FE]

Gorman, David W., E321 [28FE]

Greenbaum, David, E258 [17FE]

Heppner, D. Gray, Jr., E573 [30MR]

Heyman, Austin, E803 [4MY]

McQuain, Jane, E2154 [1DE]

McQuain, William, E2154 [1DE]

Roman, Nancy G., E1873 [14OC]

Shriver, R. Sargent, Jr., H379 [20JA]

Whalen, Charles W., Jr., E1344 [18JY], E1358 [19JY]