CHILDREN AND YOUTH related term(s) Colleges and Universities; Education; Families and Domestic Relations; Schools

Addresses

Collegiate School Valedictory Address: John B.K. Schlossberg, S4126 [27JN]

State of the Union: President Obama, S112-S117 [25JA], H457-H462 [25JA]

Teen Voices (publication) Anniversary: Donna Brazile, S3916-S3918 [20JN]

Agenda

Emergency meeting on status of H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act: Committee on Rules (House), H9955 [20DE]

Amendments

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

———reauthorize District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program for vouchers to provide school choice (H.R. 471), consideration (H. Res. 186), H2057 [30MR]

Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), S8749, S8752, S8776, S8780 [17DE], H8763, H8882 [13DE], H9960 [20DE]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), consideration (H. Res. 491), H8757 [13DE]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 502), H9958 [20DE]

God's Child Project (organization): anniversary (S. Res. 141), S3936, S3937 [20JN]

National Charter Schools Week: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 158), S2747, S2751 [5MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal mandatory funding for school-based health center construction (H.R. 1214), H2935, H2936 [2MY], H2983, H2985 [3MY]

———repeal mandatory funding for school-based health center construction (H.R. 1214), consideration (H. Res. 236), H2950 [3MY]

Schools: encourage growth and replication of successful charter school models (H.R. 2218), H5986, H5993, H5996, H5998, H5999, H6000, H6001, H6002, H6003 [8SE]

———encourage growth and replication of successful charter school models (H.R. 2218), consideration (H. Res. 392), H5986 [8SE]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act, H9998 [20DE], H10025 [23DE]

Articles and editorials

Barrio Boys, H6970-H6974 [14OC]

Driver's Seat—Local Team Wins Honors for Fuel-Efficient Vehicle, E1026 [2JN]

Girls' Sweet 16 Rockcastle County Beats Manuel 62-60 for Title on Last-Second Shot, S2082 [4AP]

Giving Students a Chance at Success, H2069 [30MR]

GOP Takes Packaging Path, H8755 [13DE]

Growing Pains—Blount Schools Struggle With Teacher Evaluation, S6572 [17OC]

Homestyle Traditions—Jenny Bowling Keeps Cafeteria Recipes Alive in Her Kitchen at Home, S6322 [6OC]

House GOP Agenda—Curtailing Abortion, Cutting Kids, H945 [16FE]

Jacob's Tree Will Warm the Spirit This Season, S8455 [8DE]

Parity for Kids' Mental Health, H6411 [22SE]

School Choice Is Not a Partisan Issue, H2069 [30MR]

Seniors, Life's Calling You, Send Your RSVP, E386 [1MR]

Shah—GOP Budget Would Kill 70,000 Children, H2314 [5AP]

Student Activists Lobby To Protect LRA Disarmament Bill, S4390 [6JY]

White House Ignores Evidence of How D.C. School Vouchers Work, H2069 [30MR]

Will College Bubble Burst From Public Subsidies?, E1367 [20JY]

Youth Sports—Arflin Receives Community Celebration, S4210 [29JN]

Bills and resolutions

Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion are fully informed relative to pain experienced by the unborn child (see S. 314), S642 [10FE]

———ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 3130), H6671 [6OC]

———prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex or race (see H.R. 3541), H8075 [1DE]

———protect lives of born and unborn persons (see S. 91), S124 [25JA] (see H.R. 374), H395 [20JA]

———require parental notification and intervention for minors seeking an abortion (see S. 1005), S2992 [16MY]

Afterschool Alliance (organization): support goals and ideals of Lights on Afterschool! event (see S. Res. 304), S6872 [20OC]

AID: establish a health and education grant program related to autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 2700), H5780 [29JY]

al Shabaab (terrorist organization): condemn practice of child conscription in the Horn of Africa (see H. Res. 159), H1665 [9MR] (see H. Res. 345), H4793 [8JY]

Alcoholic beverages: provide for programs and activities with respect to the prevention of underage drinking (see S. 854), S2507 [14AP] (see H.R. 1562), H2855 [14AP]

American Education Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 332), S7702 [17NO] (see H. Res. 462), H7578 [14NO]

Anchorage, AK: tribute to Nunaka Valley Little League junior girls softball team (see S. Res. 273), S5773 [20SE]

Armed Forces: design, produce, and present a Gold Medal of Remembrance to the children of members who die while serving on active duty in support of operations in Iraq or Afghanistan (see H.R. 1926), H3302 [13MY]

———provide flexible spending accounts for military families (see S. 387), S870 [17FE] (see H.R. 791), H1177 (see H.R. 791), H1197 [17FE]

———provide for treatment of autism under TRICARE (see H.R. 2288), H4456 [22JN]

———recognize dependent children of members serving on active duty or who have served on active duty through the presentation of an official lapel button (see H.R. 1014), H1724 [10MR]

Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support expansion and development of mentoring programs (see S. 1086), S3426 [26MY] (see H.R. 2152), H4074 [13JN]

Budget: require that Federal children's programs be separately displayed and analyzed (see S. 1396), S4802 [21JY] (see H.R. 1602), H2911 [15AP]

Budget Control Act: protect education programs from budget cuts (see H.R. 2726), H5883 [1AU]

———protect Social Security, SSI, Medicare, Medicaid, and education programs from budget cuts (see H.R. 2727), H5883 [1AU]

Burma: investigate volume of ships and planes from North Korea and allegations of international crimes, and encourage release of political prisoners and provision of safe havens for child soldiers (see S. Con. Res. 12), S2387 [12AP] (see S. Res. 139), S2348 [8AP]

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

Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic schools (see S. Res. 37), S482 [2FE] (see H. Res. 61), H509 [26JA]

Celebrating ACHIEVA's 60th Anniversary Week: designate (see S. Res. 123), S2047 [31MR]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: authorize funding for creation and implementation of infant mortality pilot programs in standard metropolitan statistical areas with high rates of infant mortality (see H.R. 2127), H4035 [3JN]

———establish and implement a birth defects prevention, risk reduction, and public awareness program (see S. 1131), S3427 [26MY] (see H.R. 2029), H3755 [26MY]

Child Protection and Safety Act: reauthorize certain programs (see H.R. 2870), H6009 [8SE]

Citizenship: constitutional amendment to restrict citizenship of individuals born in the U.S. to those with one parent that is a U.S. citizen, a lawful permanent resident, or an active member of the U.S. military (see S.J. Res. 2), S127 [25JA]

Commission To Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities: establish (see S. 1984), S8547 [13DE] (see H.R. 3653), H8880 [13DE]

Courts: establish a meaningful opportunity for parole or similar release for child offenders sentenced to life in prison (see H.R. 3305), H7207 [1NO]

CPSC: exclude secondary sales, repair services, and certain vehicles from the ban on lead in children's products (see S. 69), S124 [25JA]

———exempt off-highway vehicles from certain lead prohibitions (see S. 1448), S5018 [28JY] (see H.R. 412), H468 [25JA]

———exempt ordinary books and paper-based printed material from certain lead limits (see H.R. 272), H201 [12JA]

———promulgate consumer product safety standards requiring child-proof closures on remote controls and other electronic products that use button cell batteries (see S. 1165), S3682 [9JN]

———require certain warning labels to be placed on video games that are given certain ratings due to violent content (see H.R. 400), H433 [24JA]

Crime: enhance penalties for marketing controlled substances to minors (see S. 513), S1406 [8MR]

———enhance penalties for possession or financial facilitation of access to child pornography and require Internet service providers to assist child pornography and exploitation investigations (see S. 1308), S4291 [30JN] (see H.R. 1981), H3644 (see H.R. 1981), H3682 [25MY]

———impose penalties for failing to report, within a reasonable amount of time, the disappearance or death of a child (see H.R. 2716), H5882 [1AU]

———prohibit possession of a firearm by a person who is adjudicated to have committed a violent act while a juvenile (see H.R. 1552), H2855 [14AP]

———prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see S. 167), S126 [25JA] (see S. 1241), S3970 [21JN] (see H.R. 2299), H4456 [22JN]

———provide penalties for transporting minors in foreign commerce for the purposes of female genital mutilation (see S. 1919), S7991 [29NO] (see H.R. 2221), H4326 [16JN]

———provide penalties with respect to employers' conduct relative to persons engaging in sexual conduct with children (see H.R. 3766), H10026 [23DE]

———require all persons on Federal property to report child abuse or neglect to law enforcement or child protective services agencies (see S. 1889), S7702 [17NO]

———save money and reduce tragedies through teen dating abuse prevention grants (see S. 1920), S7991 [29NO] (see H.R. 3515), H7927 [29NO]

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

———allow schools participating in the school lunch program to donate any excess food to local food banks (see S. 1719), S6600 [17OC] (see H.R. 207), H102 [6JA]

———conduct a pilot program for purchase of fresh fruits and vegetables for schools and service institutions by giving certain States the option of receiving grants for that purpose (see H.R. 3092), H6551 [4OC]

———create a local food credit program to assist schools purchase of healthy food from local farmers (see H.R. 1722), H3060 [4MY]

Dept. of Education: allow a State to opt out of K-12 educational grant programs and the requirements of those programs and provide a tax credit to taxpayers in such a State (see H.R. 3176), H6919 [13OC]

———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]

———allow State and local educational agencies and schools to make greater use of positive behavior supports and other early intervening services (see S. 541), S1546 [10MR] (see H.R. 3165), H6853 [12OC]

———amend the weighted child count used to determine distribution of low-income student assistance funding to local educational agencies (see H.R. 2485), H4850 [11JY]

———assist in coordination among science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) efforts in States and strengthen capacity of schools to prepare students in such fields (see S. 619), S1826 [17MR] (see H.R. 2228), H4326 [16JN]

———assure comparability of opportunity for educationally disadvantaged students (see S. 701), S2046 [31MR] (see H.R. 1294), H2214 [31MR]

———authorize awarding of grants to promote civic learning and engagement (see H.R. 3464), H7829 [17NO]

———authorize grant programs to ensure successful, safe, and healthy students by promoting wellness, preventing bullying, violence, and drug use, and fostering a positive school climate (see S. 919), S2777 [9MY]

———authorize use of Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools grant funds for dating violence prevention (see S. 1447), S5018 [28JY] (see H.R. 2689), H5733 [28JY]

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

———award grants for support of full-service community schools (see S. 585), S1677 [15MR] (see H.R. 1090), H1841 [15MR]

———award grants to establish, expand, or support an existing school-based mentoring program to assist at-risk middle school students with transition to high school (see H.R. 853), H1454 [1MR]

———award grants to establish pediatric early literacy programs for health care providers and facilities (see S. 393), S870 [17FE] (see H.R. 820), H1250 (see H.R. 820), H1362 [18FE]

———award grants to State educational agencies for activities designed to integrate engineering education into K-12 curriculum and to measure efficacy of engineering education (see S. 969), S2928 [12MY] (see H.R. 1951), H3342 [23MY]

———award grants to States to establish voluntary prekindergarten programs to ensure children are ready to learn when they begin kindergarten (see S. 1170), S3683 [9JN]

———clarify scope of District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program for vouchers to provide school choice (see H.R. 3237), H6983 [18OC]

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

———develop State statistical literacy plans and make grants for statistics-related teacher professional development and statistics education improvement (see H.R. 1817), H3160 [10MY]

———eliminate the Ready To Learn program (see H.R. 3456), H7828 [17NO]

———enable States to implement integrated statewide education longitudinal data systems (see S. 1464), S5192 [1AU]

———encourage and support parent, family, and community involvement in schools, provide needed services and supports to children, and ensure that schools are centers of communities (see S. 1462), S5191 [1AU] (see H.R. 2691), H5733 [28JY]

———encourage implementation or expansion of prekindergarten programs (see H.R. 3469), H7829 [17NO]

———establish a competitive grant program to foster expansion and replication of excellent public charter schools (see S. 809), S2446 [13AP] (see H.R. 1525), H2665 [13AP]

———establish a comprehensive literacy program (see S. 929), S2839 [10MY] (see H.R. 2272), H4455 [22JN]

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

———establish a partnership program in foreign languages (see S. 1015), S3052 [17MY] (see H.R. 1966), H3409 [24MY]

———establish a pilot program that utilizes community, innovation, and technology to improve physical fitness education and curriculum in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 2684), H5732 [28JY]

———establish a pilot program to award grants to State and local educational agencies to develop financial literacy programs in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 626), H679 [10FE]

———establish an alternative accountability model for elementary and secondary schools to measure student progress (see S. 1654), S6090 [4OC]

———establish an awards program recognizing excellence exhibited by public school system employees providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through higher education (see S. 547), S1547 [10MR] (see H.R. 1704), H2999 [3MY]

———establish an Early Learning Challenge Fund (see S. 470), S1218 [3MR] (see H.R. 3322), H7256 [2NO]

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

———establish grants to support evidence-based social and emotional learning programming (see H.R. 2437), H4748 [7JY]

———establish national program for arts and technology (see H.R. 3023), H6413 [22SE]

———establish Office of Rural Education Policy (see S. 946), S2874 [11MY]

———establish or expand and operate programs using a network of public and private community entities to provide mentoring for children in foster care (see S. 420), S976 [28FE]

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

———foster community involvement of students (see H.R. 2565), H5125 [15JY]

———implement ready school needs reviews (see S. 1439), S5017 [28JY]

———improve academic content standards for physical education (see H.R. 1057), H1796 [14MR]

———improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see S. 434), S1119 [2MR] (see H.R. 885), H1524 [2MR]

———improve outcomes for students in persistently low-performing schools by authorizing school turnaround grants and reward schools that make significant progress in closing achievement gaps (see S. 959), S2928 [12MY] (see H.R. 3535), H8075 [1DE]

———improve 21st Century Community Learning Centers (see S. 1311), S4292 [30JN]

———increase recruitment and retention of school counselors, social workers, and psychologists by low-income local educational agencies (see H.R. 3405), H7577 [14NO]

———invest in innovation for education (see S. 895), S2731 [5MY]

———make grants and low-interest loans to local educational agencies for the construction, modernization, or repair of public educational facilities (see H.R. 3490), H7890 [18NO]

———make grants to institutions of higher education for the expansion of master's degree in physical education programs that emphasize technology and innovative teaching practices (see H.R. 3597), H8260 [7DE]

———make grants to local educational agencies for the construction, renovation, or repair of athletics facilities (see H.R. 2869), H6009 [8SE]

———make grants to promote the education of pregnant and parenting students (see H.R. 2617), H5373 [21JY]

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

———make grants to support early college high schools and other dual enrollment programs (see S. 154), S126 [25JA] (see H.R. 925), H1574 [3MR]

———modify the High School Graduation Initiative (School Dropout Prevention Program) (see S. 1495), S5251 [2AU]

———promote environmental education (see S. 1372), S4608 [14JY] (see H.R. 2547), H5086 [14JY]

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

———provide education for homeless children and youths (see S. 571), S1600 [14MR] (see H.R. 1253), H2106 [30MR]

———provide effective science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) teaching and learning (see S. 463), S1120 [2MR]

———provide for secondary school reform to reduce dropout rates at low-performing schools by partnering with external organizations (see S. 1306), S4291 [30JN]

———provide grants to State educational agencies and institutions of higher education to strengthen elementary and secondary computer science education (see S. 1614), S5903 [22SE] (see H.R. 3014), H6413 [22SE]

———provide grants to States to ensure that students complete the middle grades prepared for success in high school and postsecondary endeavors (see S. 833), S2506 [14AP] (see H.R. 1547), H2854 [14AP]

———provide Impact Aid Program assistance to local educational agencies that educate alien children admitted to the U.S. as citizens of one of the Freely Associated States (see H.R. 888), H1524 [2MR]

———provide incentives to implement reforms and strategies designed to improve outcomes for all students and significantly reduce achievement gaps among subgroups of students (see S. 844), S2507 [14AP] (see H.R. 1532), H2853 [14AP]

———provide States and local educational agencies with maximum flexibility in using certain Federal education funds (see S. 1569), S5684 [15SE] (see H.R. 2445), H4748 [7JY]

———reauthorize and strengthen the Improving Literacy Through School Libraries Program (see S. 1328), S4394 [6JY]

———reauthorize District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program for vouchers to provide school choice (see S. 206), S272 [26JA] (see H.R. 471), H507 [26JA]

———reauthorize District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program for vouchers to provide school choice (H.R. 471), consideration (see H. Res. 186), H2036 [29MR]

———reauthorize Impact Aid Program (see H.R. 472), H507 [26JA] (see H.R. 1342), H2291 [4AP]

———repeal ineffective or unnecessary programs to restore focus of Federal programs on quality elementary and secondary programs for disadvantaged students (see H.R. 1891), H3300 [13MY]

———require payment of certain Impact Aid Program payments to eligible local educational agencies within 3 years (see S. 595), S1751 [16MR] (see H.R. 2094), H3985 [2JN]

———require Statistics Commissioner to collect information from coeducational secondary schools on athletic programs (see S. 1269), S4075 [23JN]

———strengthen connections to early childhood education programs (see S. 1677), S6390 [11OC] (see H.R. 2794), H5895 [5AU]

———strengthen student achievement and graduation rates, and prepare young people for college, careers, and citizenship through innovative partnerships (see S. 426), S1060 [1MR] (see H.R. 2637), H5488 [25JY]

———support Promise Neighborhoods (see S. 1004), S2992 [16MY] (see H.R. 2098), H3985 [2JN]

———support secondary school reentry programs (see S. 1019), S3105 [18MY]

Dept. of HHS: allocate funds for collection of statistics from most recent versions of the Standard Certificates of Live Birth and Death and Standard Report of Fetal Death (see H.R. 666), H723 [11FE]

———authorize additional funding for the Pregnancy Assistance Fund (see S. 1490), S5250 [2AU]

———authorize appropriations for national or regional instructional programs for low-income youth under the Community Services Block Grant Program (see H.R. 2817), H5904 [12AU] (see H.R. 2817), H5931 [30AU]

———award competitive grants to public and private entities to provide qualified sexual risk avoidance education to youth and their parents (see H.R. 2874), H6010 [8SE]

———better enable State child welfare agencies to prevent human trafficking of children and serve the needs of victims under adoption assistance and foster care programs (see H.R. 2730), H5883 [1AU]

———carry out programs to provide youth in racial or ethnic minority or immigrant communities the information and skills needed to reduce teenage pregnancies (see S. 1437), S5017 [28JY] (see H.R. 2678), H5732 [28JY]

———conduct programs to screen adolescents, and educate health professionals, with respect to bleeding disorders (see H.R. 1919), H3301 [13MY]

———conduct study on recruitment and retention of foster parents (see H.R. 2022), H3754 [26MY]

———convert funding for personal responsibility education programs under the Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant from direct appropriations to an authorization of appropriations (see H.R. 1215), H2036 [29MR]

———extend the child and family services program (see S. 1542), S5499 [12SE] (see H.R. 2790), H5891 [2AU] (see H.R. 2883), H6096 [12SE]

———implement demonstration projects at federally qualified community health centers to prevent child maltreatment and promote family well-being through parenting practices and skills (see S. 54), S123 [25JA]

———implement the National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan (see H.R. 2600), H5285 [20JY]

———improve access to high quality early learning and child care for low income children and working families under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (see S. 1155), S3613 [8JN]

———improve and enhance research and programs on childhood cancer survivorship (see S. 1613), S5903 [22SE] (see H.R. 3015), H6413 [22SE]

———improve health of children, reduce occurrence of sudden unexpected infant death, and enhance public health activities relative to stillbirth (see S. 1862), S7451 [15NO] (see H.R. 3418), H7578 [14NO]

———include certain children's psychiatric hospitals under the program of payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs (see H.R. 2558), H5125 [15JY]

———make certain State social services funding contigent on enactment of laws making it a felony to fail to report child abuse to law enforcement or State child protective services agencies (see S. 1879), S7612 [16NO]

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

———make grants to nonprofit tax-exempt organizations for the purchase of ultrasound equipment to provide free examinations to pregnant women needing such services (see H.R. 165), H39 [5JA]

———make grants to volunteer dental projects, improve oral health education and dental disease prevention, and enhance Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program dental services (see H.R. 1666), H2933 [2MY]

———make State child abuse and neglect grant funding contigent 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), H7890 [18NO]

———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. 3617), H8318 [8DE]

———promote optimal maternity outcomes by making evidence-based maternity care a national priority (see H.R. 2141), H4035 [3JN]

———provide cardiomyopathy education, awareness, and risk assessment materials and resources and disseminate such materials by State educational agencies to identify more at-risk families (see H.R. 3625), H8318 [8DE]

———provide diapers and diapering supplies under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (see S. 1778), S7005 [1NO] (see H.R. 3134), H6672 [6OC]

———provide for national collection of data on stillbirths in a standardized manner (see H.R. 1037), H1768 [11MR]

———provide grants to States to establish maternal mortality review committees on pregnancy-related deaths (see H.R. 894), H1573 [3MR]

———provide States with incentives to require elementary and secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to administer, epinephrine (see S. 1884), S7702 [17NO] (see H.R. 3627), H8318 [8DE]

———reauthorize Administration on Aging Lifespan Respite Care Program (see H.R. 3266), H7133 [26OC]

———reauthorize grants to assist children affected by methamphetamine or other substance abuse under the Promoting Safe and Stable Families program (see S. 1234), S3924 [20JN]

———reauthorize support for graduate medical education programs in children's hospitals (see S. 958), S2928 [12MY] (see H.R. 1852), H3218 [11MY]

———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases by expanding comprehensive, age-appropriate sex education in schools (see S. 1782), S7066 [2NO] (see H.R. 3324), H7256 [2NO]

———reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity (see S. 1440), S5017 [28JY] (see H.R. 2679), H5732 [28JY]

———renew authority to approve demonstration projects designed to test innovative strategies in State child welfare programs (see S. 1013), S3052 [17MY] (see H.R. 1194), H1984 [17MR]

———require a criminal background check for a child care staff member of any child care provider in a State that receives funds from the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (see S. 581), S1676 [15MR] (see H.R. 1711, 1726), H3060 [4MY]

———require certain standards and enforcement provisions to prevent child abuse and neglect in residential programs (see S. 1667), S6330 [6OC] (see H.R. 3126), H6671 [6OC]

———require mandatory reporting of child abuse or neglect to law enforcement or State child protective services agencies and provide training on what constitutes child abuse or neglect (see S. 1877), S7612 [16NO]

———require States to help alien children in the child welfare system apply for all available forms of immigration relief (see H.R. 3333), H7329 [3NO]

———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: make emergency preparedness planning and implementation grants to local educational agencies in areas under high threat of terrorism, disasters, or health emergencies (see H.R. 1128), H1905 [16MR]

———protect children affected by immigration enforcement actions (see S. 1399), S4802 [21JY] (see H.R. 2607), H5373 [21JY]

———provide for enhanced protections for vulnerable unaccompanied alien children and female detainees (see H.R. 2235), H4327 [16JN]

Dept. of HUD: provide grant to eligible nonprofit organizations to provide specialized housing and social services to elderly individuals who are the primary caregiver of a related child (see H.R. 2963), H6232 [15SE]

Dept. of Justice: authorize Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention establishment of a public awareness campaign noting the link between dropping out of school and incarceration (see H.R. 906), H1573 [3MR]

———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 a grant program to benefit victims of sex trafficking (see S. 596), S1751 [16MR]

———establish a permanent background check system for youth-serving organization volunteers (see S. 645), S1827 [17MR] (see H.R. 1360), H2292 [4AP]

———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), H35 [5JA]

———establish the Alaska Safe Families and Villages Demonstration Project (see S. 1192), S3773 [14JN]

———establish the National Parents Corps Program (see H.R. 3055), H6455 [23SE]

———expand the FBI Safe Streets Program and establish a National Gang Activity Database (see H.R. 928), H1574 [3MR]

———provide enhanced Federal enforcement and assistance in preventing and prosecuting violent crimes against children (see S. 175), S127 [25JA]

———provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 2721), H5882 [1AU]

———provide grants to nonprofit organizations that carry out child-parent visitation programs for children with incarcerated parents (see H.R. 2464), H4792 [8JY]

———provide incentive grants to promote alternatives to incarcerating delinquent juveniles (see H.R. 3170), H6853 [12OC]

———reduce justice assistance grants to States that do not require reporting of child abuse or neglect to local law enforcement or child protective services agencies (see S. 1887), S7702 [17NO]

———remove arbitrary and anticompetitive limitations from the grant program for Internet Crimes Against Children task force program training (see H.R. 3470), H7829 [17NO]

———require entrance of all missing children in the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) database and that certain information be provided to reporters of missing children (see H.R. 2688), H5733 [28JY]

Dept. of Labor: establish Youth Corps programs and provide for wider dissemination of the Youth Corps model (see H.R. 711), H922 [15FE]

———prohibit from issuing a final rule that prevents the agricultural employment of minors to detassel corn (see H.R. 3708), H9926 [16DE]

———provide grants for Civic Justice Corps programs for court-involved, previously incarcerated, and otherwise disadvantaged youth and young adults (see H.R. 3114), H6671 [6OC]

———recognize unique circumstances of farm family youth workers when issuing certain labor regulations for hired farm workers under age 16 (see H. Con. Res. 95), H9926 [16DE]

Dept. of State: anniversary of Future Leaders Exchange (FLEX) program (see H. Res. 65), H510 [26JA]

———establish the Eliminate and Stop Abuse, Frequent Exploitation, and Trafficking on the Internet (E-SAFETI) Task Force (see H.R. 2801), H5895 [5AU] (see H.R. 2801), H5938 [6SE]

———simplify the Trafficking in Persons Report by reducing country categories and ranking countries within each category according to relative adherence to certain minimum standards (see S. 1362), S4555 [13JY]

Dept. of the Interior: carry out programs and activities for connecting children and families with the outdoors (see S. 1802), S7127 [3NO] (see H.R. 3353), H7330 [3NO]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish centers of excellence in financial literacy education for young adults and families (see H.R. 300), H254 [18JA]

Dept. of Transportation: establish grant program to improve traffic safety of teen drivers (see S. 1422), S4960 [27JY]

———reauthorize and improve the Safe Routes to School Program (see S. 800), S2387 [12AP]

———withhold a portion of Federal-aid Highway funds to States that do not enact a law establishing penalties for using a cell phone while driving with a minor in the vehicle (see H.R. 2575), H5149 [18JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow certain Armed Forces members who have served 20 years on active duty to transfer entitlement to Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program to dependents (see H.R. 1130), H1906 [16MR]

———allow transfer of educational assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program to certain dependents for special education (see H.R. 276), H201 [12JA]

———extend age of eligibility of dependent children for receipt of transferred educational assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 614), H679 [10FE]

———modify provision of certain surviving spouse benefits in the months of deaths of veterans and improve housing loan benefits (see S. 874), S2621 [3MY]

———permit disabled or injured Armed Forces members to transfer Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program benefits after retirement (see H.R. 2002), H3753 [26MY]

———provide certain abused dependents of veterans with health care (see H.R. 79), H35 [5JA]

Developing countries: protect girls through prevention of child marriage (see S. 414), S871 [17FE] (see H.R. 3357), H7330 [3NO]

Dia de los Ninos—Celebrating Young Americans: designate (see S. Res. 152), S2507 [14AP]

Disabled: authorize grants for the transition of youths with significant disabilities to adulthood (see H.R. 604), H678 [10FE]

———expand and intensify NIH and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention programs on translational research and related activities relative to Down syndrome (see S. 1841), S7367 [10NO] (see H.R. 2696), H5780 [29JY]

———expand and intensify NIH programs on translational research and related activities relative to Down syndrome (see S. 1840), S7367 [10NO] (see H.R. 2695), H5780 [29JY]

———improve individualized education program and facilitate the transition of children with disabilities to adulthood (see H.R. 602), H678 [10FE]

———provide assistance to States to develop and implement transition plans for developmentally disabled individuals who are transitioning from the secondary school system into adulthood (see H.R. 603), H678 [10FE]

Disasters: provide child safety, care, and education continuity in the event of a Presidentially declared disaster (see S. 263), S543 [3FE]

Diseases: establish programs to provide services to individuals with autism and their families (see S. 1132), S3428 [26MY] (see H.R. 2007), H3754 [26MY]

———provide for enhanced treatment, support, services, and research for individuals with autism spectrum disorders (see S. 850), S2507 [14AP]

———provide grants to better understand and reduce gestational diabetes (see S. 1221), S3891 [16JN] (see H.R. 2194), H4277 [15JN]

———provide grants to schools for the development of asthma management plans and the purchase of asthma medications and devices for emergency use (see H.R. 1692), H2998 [3MY]

———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]

Domestic policy: enhance early care and education (see S. 294), S614 [7FE]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (see H.R. 184), H40 [5JA]

Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (see H.R. 3630), H8322 [9DE]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), consideration (see H. Res. 491), H8727 [12DE]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), consideration of Senate amendments (see H. Res. 502), H9945 [19DE]

———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 S. 1861), S7451 [15NO] (see H.R. 3425), H7626 [15NO]

Education: aid gifted and talented learners, including high-ability learners not formally identified as gifted (see S. 857), S2507 [14AP] (see H.R. 1674), H2933 [2MY]

———assist States in establishing a universal prekindergarten program (see S. 1156), S3613 [8JN] (see H.R. 555), H550 [8FE] (see H.R. 2331), H4527 [23JN]

———authorize appropriations to recruit, hire, and train new classroom paraprofessionals in order to improve educational achievement for children (see H.R. 646), H680 [10FE]

———award grants to prepare individuals for the 21st century workplace and increase global competitiveness (see H.R. 3036), H6413 [22SE]

———constitutional amendment on the right to a quality public education (see H.J. Res. 29), H774 [14FE]

———develop 21st century readiness initiatives that assist students in acquiring skills to think critically and solve problems, communicate, collaborate with others, and create and innovate (see H.R. 2536), H5085 [14JY]

———ensure schools have physical education programs that meet minimum requirements for physical education (see H.R. 422), H469 [25JA]

———establish or expand and operate programs using a network of public and private community entities to provide mentoring for children in foster care (see H.R. 2012), H3754 [26MY]

———improve calculation, reporting, and accountability for high school graduation rates (see S. 767), S2266 [7AP] (see H.R. 1419), H2533 [7AP]

———improve early education, including early English proficiency education (see S. 1722), S6600 [17OC]

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

———improve student achievement in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) subjects (see S. 1675), S6330 [6OC]

———improve teacher and principal quality (see S. 1674), S6330 [6OC]

———improve teacher quality and increase access to effective teachers (see S. 1716), S6600 [17OC]

———include geography in certain education reform proposals, provide funding for geography education, and enhance geography teacher training (see H. Res. 249), H3061 [4MY]

———increase assessment accuracy to better measure student achievement and provide States with greater flexibility on assessment design (see H.R. 507), H509 [26JA]

———promote advanced placement and International Baccalaureate programs (see S. 1179), S3683 [9JN]

———promote innovative education practices, help States and local educational agencies ensure high-quality English proficiency instruction, and provide college and career knowledge to English learners (see S. 1158), S3613 [8JN]

———provide, develop, and support readiness initiatives that help students think critically and solve problems, be effective communicators, collaborate, and learn to create and innovate (see S. 1175), S3683 [9JN]

———provide flexibility and improvements in elementary and secondary education (see S. 280), S544 [3FE]

———provide for a system of professional learning to continuously improve educator effectiveness, student achievement, and overall school and system performance (see H.R. 2211), H4326 [16JN]

———provide for high-quality academic tutoring for low-income students (see S. 1570), S5684 [15SE] (see H.R. 3498), H7890 [18NO]

———reauthorize 21st century community learning centers (see S. 1370), S4608 [14JY]

———recognize achievements of high school valedictorians, promote importance of encouraging intellectual growth, and reward academic excellence of all high school students (see H. Res. 308), H4278 [15JN]

———reform schools and give children the tools needed to succeed (see S. 5), S121 [25JA]

———support the community schools model (see S. 616), S1826 [17MR]

Egypt: honor rule of law and return Noor and Ramsay Bower to the U.S. (see H. Res. 193), H2214 [31MR]

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

———improve academic content standards for physical education (see S. 576), S1676 [15MR]

Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address their own health needs and the health needs of their families (see S. 984), S2928 [12MY] (see H.R. 1876), H3278 [12MY]

———create and encourage the creation of jobs for youth (see H.R. 1901), H3300 [13MY]

———establish a competitive grant program for youth summer job placement (see H.R. 2539), H5085 [14JY]

EPA: investigate and address cancer and disease clusters, including in infants and children (see S. 76), S124 [25JA]

———prevent discrimination on the basis of political beliefs in its student programs (see H.R. 2876), H6042 [9SE]

Fair Labor Standards Act: strengthen child labor provisions (see H.R. 2234), H4327 [16JN]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on parental rights (see H.J. Res. 3), H41 [5JA]

———enhance pre- and post-adoptive support services (see S. 1318), S4292 [30JN]

———guarantee pay equity for women and family and medical leave, promote flexible work environments for working parents and caregivers, and improve child care (see S. 10), S122 [25JA]

———help middle class families succeed (see S. 2), S121 [25JA]

———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 of foster case placements based on sexual orientation, gender identity, or marital status of prospective adoptive or foster parents (see S. 1770), S7005 [1NO]

———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]

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

———recognize contributions of fathers in the healthy development of children, support responsible fatherhood, and encourage greater involvement of fathers in the lives of their children (see H. Res. 315), H4328 [16JN]

———reinstate Federal matching of State spending of child support incentive payments (see S. 195), S272 [26JA]

———strengthen families' engagement in the education of their children (see S. 941), S2839 [10MY] (see H.R. 1821), H3160 [10MY]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow employees to take parental involvement leave for educational and extracurricular activities, and clarify leave may be used for medical needs or to assist elderly relatives (see H.R. 1440), H2569 [8AP]

———allow leave because of the death of a son or daughter (see S. 1358), S4554 [13JY]

———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 S. 1283), S4156 [28JN] (see H.R. 2364), H4573 [24JN]

FCC: promulgate regulations requiring a label on packaging of certain baby monitors warning that signals may be intercepted by potential intruders (see H.R. 1752), H3107 [5MY]

FDA: evaluate evidence on whether to add more folic acid to enriched grain products and expand folic acid fortification into cornmeal and corn-based food products to help prevent birth defects (see H. Res. 17), H41 [5JA]

———improve priority review voucher incentive program for expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric diseases (see S. 606), S1826 [17MR] (see H.R. 3059), H6456 [23SE]

———nullify certain regulations relative to removal of essential-use designation for epinephrine used in oral pressurized metered-dose inhalers (see S. 1752), S6872 [20OC]

Federal aid programs: increase AmeriCorps, Job Corps, and Peace Corps funding (see H. Res. 216), H2570 [8AP]

———prepare disconnected youth for a competitive future by improving existing education, workforce, and support programs for high school dropouts (see S. 1279), S4129 [27JN] (see H.R. 2358), H4573 [24JN]

———prohibit institutions of higher education and nonprofit organizations that fail to report incidents of sexual abuse of a minor from receiving Federal funds (see H.R. 3650), H8880 [13DE]

Federal employees: 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]

———make stillborn children eligible for optional coverage under Federal Employees Group Life Insurance (see H.R. 2737), H5883 [1AU]

Firearms: limit possession, sale, and other disposition by persons convicted of misdemeanor sex offenses against children (see H.R. 505), H509 [26JA]

———prevent children from having access to firearms (see H.R. 227), H134 [7JA]

Foreign aid: improve access to microfinance and microenterprise programs (see S. 2027), S8775 [17DE]

———provide assistance for developing countries to promote quality and universal basic education (see H.R. 2705), H5780 [29JY]

———provide assistance for the prevention and treatment of obstetric fistula (see H.R. 949), H1618 [8MR]

Free Comic Book Day: observance (see H. Res. 250), H3061 [4MY]

Girl Scouts: anniversary (see S. Res. 310), S7127 [3NO] (see H. Res. 460), H7398 [4NO]

———tribute (see S. Res. 312), S7155 [7NO]

Global Child Nutrition Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 217), H2575 [11AP]

Global Entrepreneurship Week/USA: designate (see S. Res. 328), S7613 [16NO]

Global Youth Service Days: designate (see S. Res. 156), S2508 [14AP]

———support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 210), H2534 [7AP]

God's Child Project (organization): anniversary (see S. Res. 141), S2387 [12AP]

Green, Christina Taylor: honor memory by encouraging schools to teach civic education and civil discourse (see H. Res. 181), H1985 [17MR]

———tribute to organ donation following death at ``Congress on Your Corner'' event in Tucson, AZ, and encourage organ donation as a personal choice (see H. Res. 55), H470 [25JA]

Gun-Free School Zones Act: repeal (see H.R. 2613), H5373 [21JY]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: ensure compliance by certain countries and establish procedures for prompt return of children abducted to other countries (see H.R. 1940), H3342 [23MY]

Hazardous substances: exempt health care facilities, schools, and day care centers from laws requiring energy efficient lighting if such lighting contains mercury (see S. 397), S870 [17FE] (see H.R. 739), H1039 (see H.R. 739), H1069 [16FE]

Health: eliminate certain entitlement programs in order to reduce the deficit (see H.R. 3243), H7007 [24OC]

———improve health of individuals and reduce health care costs by reorienting health care system toward prevention, wellness, and health promotion (see S. 174), S127 [25JA]

———increase public awareness and create educational programs concerning eating disorders (see H.R. 36), H34 [5JA]

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

———provide access to affordable child-only health insurance coverage (see S. 1500), S5251 [2AU]

———provide for coverage of medically necessary food under Federal health programs and private health insurance (see S. 311), S629 [8FE] (see H.R. 1311), H2265 [1AP]

———support and encourage the health and well-being of elementary and secondary school students by enhancing physical and health education (see S. 392), S870 [17FE] (see H.R. 2816), H5904 [12AU] (see H.R. 2816), H5931 [30AU]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: deauthorize appropriations (see H.R. 127), H38 [5JA]

———repeal (see H.R. 299), H254 [18JA]

Health care facilities: tribute to pregnancy resource centers (see H. Res. 18), H42 [5JA]

Hear My Cry Day: designate (see H. Res. 371), H5488 [25JY]

Hockey Is for Everyone Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 68), H510 [26JA]

Homeless: provide temporary housing during school breaks to students who are homeless or in foster care (see H.R. 2818), H5904 [12AU] (see H.R. 2818), H5938 [6SE]

———reduce youth homelessness by extending foster care eligibility and programs and improving programs to keep families together (see S. 961), S2928 [12MY]

Homeless Assistance Act: amend definition of ``homeless person'' to include certain homeless children and youth (see H.R. 32), H34 [5JA]

House of Representatives: permit donation of used computer equipment to public schools (see H.R. 352), H354 [19JA]

———reestablish Page Program (see H. Res. 397), H6139 [13SE]

House of Representatives Summer Internship Program: establish (see H. Res. 443), H6987 [21OC]

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

———prohibit provision of peacekeeping operations assistance to countries that recruit and use child soldiers (see S. 1259), S4024 [22JN] (see H.R. 2519), H5018 [13JY]

———provide assistance to eradicate severe forms of trafficking in children in eligible countries through implementation of Child Protection Compacts (see S. 185), S127 [25JA]

Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see S. 952), S2874 [11MY] (see H.R. 1842), H3218 [11MY]

———clarify classes of individuals born in the U.S. who are nationals and citizens of the U.S. at birth (see S. 723), S2130 [5AP] (see H.R. 140), H38 [5JA]

———enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (see S. 332), S682 [14FE]

———permit certain alien elementary and secondary school students to attend U.S. public schools if such aliens reimburse the local educational agency for the cost of providing education (see S. 823), S2506 [14AP]

———permit certain Mexican children, and accompanying adults, to obtain a waiver of the documentation requirements otherwise required to enter the U.S. as a temporary visitor (see H.R. 714), H922 [15FE]

———provide discretionary authority to an immigration judge to determine that an alien parent of a U.S. citizen child should not be ordered removed from the U.S. (see H.R. 250), H135 [7JA]

———provide for naturalization of certain high school graduates (see H.R. 218), H134 [7JA]

———provide for nonimmigrant status for an alien parent or legal guardian of a U.S. citizen child born abroad and the child of a deceased member of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 46), H34 [5JA]

———provide for the denial of family classification petitions filed by an individual who owes child support arrearages (see H.R. 89), H36 [5JA]

———provide nonimmigrant spouses and children of nonimmigrant aliens who died in terrorist attacks on the U.S. an opportunity to adjust their status (see S. 819), S2506 [14AP]

———reform (see S. 6), S122 [25JA] (see S. 1258), S4024 [22JN]

———reform detention procedures (see H.R. 933), H1574 [3MR]

———render inadmissible to the U.S. aliens who have been convicted of a sex offense against a minor (see H.R. 1434), H2534 [7AP]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see S. 103), S125 [25JA] (see S. 1403), S4802 [21JY] (see H.R. 864), H1455 [1MR]

———funding through reductions in certain Dept. of Defense funding (see H.R. 2935), H6230 [15SE]

Insurance: increase maximum age for children eligible for medical care under the CHAMPVA program (see S. 490), S1219 [3MR] (see H.R. 115), 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 S. 1045), S3224 [23MY] (see H.R. 1955), H3408 [24MY]

International Children's Day: observance (see H. Res. 235), H2913 [15AP]

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

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

Jumpstart's Read for the Record Day: designate (see S. Res. 290), S6331 [6OC]

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: amend relative to juveniles who have committed offenses (see H.R. 3171), H6853 [12OC]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: develop a strategy for assisting stateless children (see S. 416), S976 [28FE] (see H.R. 1464), H2570 [8AP]

Law enforcement: improve efforts to reduce gang activity and violent crime (see S. 867), S2621 [3MY] (see S. 977), S2928 [12MY] (see H.R. 1820), H3160 [10MY]

———mandate reporting requirements for sex offenders intending to travel internationally, provide notice to the destination, and prevent entry to the U.S. by foreign sex offenders (see H.R. 3253), H7007 [24OC]

———permit disclosure of certain information for the purpose of missing child investigations (see S. 225), S359 [31JA]

———require State child welfare agencies to promptly report information on missing or abducted children to law enforcement authorities (see H.R. 3741), H10014 [20DE]

Medicaid: increase Federal medical assistance percentage for the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1301), H2214 [31MR]

———protect eligibility of incarcerated youth for medical assistance (see H.R. 3172), H6853 [12OC]

———provide access to certified professional midwives for enrollees (see H.R. 1054), H1769 [11MR]

———require continuous coverage for children (see H.R. 669), H723 [11FE]

———waive requirement for proof of citizenship during first year of life for children born in the U.S. to Medicaid-eligible mothers (see H.R. 351), H354 [19JA]

Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission: ensure proportional representation of rural interests and provide for greater transparency in proceedings (see H.R. 560), H550 [8FE]

Medicare: require hospitals to establish and implement security procedures to reduce the likelihood of infant patient abduction and baby switching (see H.R. 222), H134 [7JA]

Mental health: prohibit use of Federal funds for any universal or mandatory mental health screening of students without parental consent (see S. 1800), S7127 [3NO] (see H.R. 2769), H5884 [1AU]

———revise and extend programs to support planning, implementation, and evaluation of organized activities involving statewide youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies (see S. 740), S2187 [6AP]

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

Mother's Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see S. 889), S2730 [5MY] (see H.R. 1736), H3106 [5MY]

National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 302), S6872 [20OC] (see H. Res. 433), H6854 [12OC]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 302), S6872 [20OC] (see H. Res. 433), H6854 [12OC]

National Assistant Principals Week: designate (see H. Res. 195), H2214 [31MR]

National Association of Junior Auxiliaries Day: designate (see S. Res. 107), S1828 [17MR]

National Caretakers Day: designate (see S. Res. 223), S4292 [30JN]

National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 292), S6461 [12OC]

National Charter Schools Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 158), S2581 [2MY]

National Chess Day: designate (see S. Res. 255), S5251 [2AU]

National Child Abuse Prevention Month: designate (see S. Res. 127), S2087 [4AP]

National Child Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 231), S4485 [11JY]

National Childhood Brain Tumor Prevention Network: establish (see S. 1052), S3274 [24MY] (see H.R. 1970), H3409 [24MY]

National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 339), H4748 [7JY]

National Cybersecurity Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 306), S6872 [20OC] (see H. Res. 446), H7008 [24OC]

National Cytomegalovirus Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 215), S4076 [23JN]

National Day of Encouragement: designate (see S. Res. 264), S5536 [13SE]

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

National Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 259), S5459 [8SE]

National FFA Organization: mint coins in commemoration of founding (see S. 1181), S3727 [13JN] (see H.R. 2418), H4671 [6JY]

National Foster Care Month: designate (see S. Res. 203), S3428 [26MY] (see H. Res. 242), H2999 [3MY]

National Guard Youth Challenge Program: exclude certain non-defense funds from the matching requirements (see H.R. 180), H40 [5JA]

National Infant Mortality Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 276), S5945 [23SE]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: conduct research program on endocrine-disrupting chemicals and reduce exposure to such chemicals (see S. 1361), S4555 [13JY] (see H.R. 2521), H5018 [13JY]

National Kawasaki Disease Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 27), S272 [26JA]

National Kids to Parks Day: designate (see S. Res. 192), S3171 [19MY]

National Medicine Abuse Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 261), S5536 [13SE]

National Music Education Week: designate (see S. Res. 214), S4076 [23JN]

National 9-1-1 Education Month: designate (see S. Res. 118), S1977 [30MR]

National Safe Place Week: observance (see H. Res. 154), H1619 [8MR]

National School Breakfast Week: observance (see S. Res. 98), S1547 [10MR] (see H. Res. 153), H1619 [8MR]

National School Counseling Week: designate (see S. Res. 34), S359 [31JA] (see H. Res. 69), H510 [26JA]

National School Psychology Week: designate (see H. Res. 450), H7207 [1NO]

National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance (see S. Res. 164), S2687 [4MY] (see H. Res. 227), H2855 [14AP]

National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month: designate (see S. Res. 32), S338 [27JA]

———support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 87), H724 [11FE]

National Women and Girls in Sports Day: designate (see S. Res. 30), S338 [27JA]

National Youth Justice Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 436), H6920 [13OC]

Native Americans: improve education (see S. 1262), S4075 [23JN] (see S. 1519), S5386 [7SE] (see H.R. 3568, 3569), H8186 [6DE]

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

No Child Left Behind Act: amend relative to highly qualified teachers, growth models, adequate yearly progress, Native American language programs, and parental involvement (see S. 1724), S6600 [17OC]

———reform accountability system for elementary and secondary schools (see S. 1725), S6600 [17OC]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal mandatory funding for school-based health center construction (see H.R. 1214), H2036 [29MR]

———repeal mandatory funding for school-based health center construction (H.R. 1214), consideration (see H. Res. 236), H2933 [2MY]

Pennsylvania State University: tribute to IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon (THON) to raise money for the Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital Four Diamonds Fund (see S. Res. 112), S1933 [29MR]

Population: prohibit Federal officials from expending Federal funds for population control or planning programs or family planning activities (see H.R. 1099), H1841 [15MR]

Power resources: require portion of sales, bonuses, royalties, and rentals from new mineral and geothermal lease authority be paid to States to be used for education (see H.R. 3235), H6976 [14OC]

PowerTalk 21 Day: designate (see S. Res. 157), S2508 [14AP]

Privacy: extend, enhance, and revise certain laws on collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children and establish additional protections (see H.R. 1895), H3300 [13MY]

———require parental consent to release records of home-schooled students (see H.R. 2910), H6180 [14SE]

Product safety: ban use of bisphenol A in food and beverage containers for children, baby food, and infant formula (see S. 136), S125 [25JA]

———require labels on children's sleepwear that indicate the sleepwear is flame resistant to include the chemical name of the flame retardant used (see S. 2012), S8734 [16DE]

Public welfare programs: exclude child care from the determination of the limit on assistance under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see S. 1435), S5017 [28JY] (see H.R. 2686), H5733 [28JY]

Read Across America Day: designate (see S. Res. 83), S1060 [1MR] (see H. Res. 133), H1455 [1MR]

Red Ribbon Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 300), S6764 [19OC] (see H. Res. 427), H6672 [6OC]

Roads and highways: authorize appropriations for highway safety programs (see S. 1449), S5071 [29JY]

———reauthorize additional contract authority to maintain certain State and county roads used by school buses in and around Indian reservations (see S. 885), S2687 [4MY]

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: include bullying and harassment prevention programs (see H.R. 975), H1664 [9MR]

Safety: direct any Federal department or agency constructing a culvert or other enclosed flood or drainage system to ensure that certain child safety measures are included in the project (see H.R. 1087), H1841 [15MR]

———help keep students safe on school-run, overnight, off-premises field trips (see H.R. 788), H1177 (see H.R. 788), H1197 [17FE]

SBA: improve microenterprise technical assistance and capacity building grant program and establish an Office of Youth Entrepreneurship (see H.R. 2809), H5895 [5AU] (see H.R. 2809), H5938 [6SE]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see S. 506), S1406 [8MR] (see H.R. 1648), H2912 [15AP]

———direct local educational agencies to release secondary school student information to military recruiters unless the student's parent provides written request against the release (see H.R. 637), H680 [10FE]

———encourage growth and replication of successful charter school models (see S. 92), S124 [25JA] (see H.R. 2218), H4326 [16JN]

———encourage growth and replication of successful charter school models (H.R. 2218), consideration (see H. Res. 392), H5963 [7SE]

———end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see S. 555), S1547 [10MR] (see H.R. 998), H1723 [10MR]

———end use of corporal punishment (see H.R. 3027), H6413 [22SE]

———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), H6139 [13SE]

———expand successful models, reduce administrative burdens, improve funding, allow direct agency application to the Federal Government, and encourage sharing of best practices relative to charter schools (see S. 1566), S5684 [15SE]

———improve high schools and raise graduation rates while ensuring rigorous standards and develop and implement effective school models for struggling students and dropouts (see S. 1177), S3683 [9JN] (see H.R. 778), H1177 (see H.R. 778), H1196 [17FE]

———improve public charter schooling by addressing quality issues (see S. 686), S1976 [30MR]

———protect students from inappropriate seclusion and physical restraint (see S. 2020), S8734 [16DE] (see H.R. 1381), H2409 [6AP]

———provide assistance for the modernization, renovation, and repair of elementary and secondary school buildings and community colleges (see S. 1597), S5838 [21SE] (see H.R. 2948), H6231 [15SE]

———require all public school employees and those employed in connection with a public school to receive FBI background checks prior to being hired (see S. 124), S125 [25JA]

———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), H598 [9FE]

SEC: require companies to disclose in annual reports measures taken to identify and address conditions of forced labor, slavery, human trafficking, and child labor within supply chains (see H.R. 2759), H5884 [1AU]

Social Security: eliminate abstinence-only education programs (see S. 578), S1676 [15MR] (see H.R. 1085), H1841 [15MR]

———empower States with programmatic flexibility and financial predictability to improve Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 2013), H3754 [26MY]

———improve enforcement, collection, and administration of child support payments (see S. 1383), S4675 [19JY]

———improve Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program, provide for medical malpractice reform, repeal certain health care laws, and establish new child support and welfare formulas (see S. 1031, 1031), S3170 [19MY]

———improve quality, health outcomes, and value of maternity care under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see S. 1969), S8461 [8DE] (see H.R. 3620), H8318 [8DE]

———modernize income eligibility standards for Federal foster care benefits (see H.R. 2063), H3805 [31MY]

———prevent fraud, waste, and abuse under Medicare, Medicaid, and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see S. 454), S1120 [2MR]

———provide for reissuance of Social Security account numbers to young children in cases in which the confidentiality of the number has been compromised by reason of theft (see H.R. 3008), H6412 [22SE]

———repeal Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program maintenance of effort requirements (see S. 868), S2621 [3MY] (see H.R. 1683), H2998 [3MY]

———require continuous coverage under the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 671), H723 [11FE]

Spina Bifida Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Con. Res. 30), S6505 [13OC]

Sports: encourage and ensure the use of safe football helmets (see S. 601), S1751 [16MR] (see H.R. 1127), H1905 [16MR]

States: prevent from prohibiting male circumcision (see H.R. 2400), H4575 [24JN]

———provide incentives to improve the well-being of children in the child welfare system through reforms and innovations, collaboration between agencies, and increased accountability (see S. 1509), S5251 [2AU]

———require States to take certain additional steps to assist foster children in making the transition to independent living (see H.R. 2953), H6231 [15SE]

Stranger Safety Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 302), H4075 [13JN]

Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD), Inc.: anniversary (see H. Res. 476), H7928 [29NO]

Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 137), S2266 [7AP]

Taxation: allow Head Start teachers the same above-the-line deduction for supplies as is allowed to elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 161), H39 [5JA]

———allow penalty-free withdrawals from individual retirement plans for adoption expenses (see H.R. 1576), H2909 [15AP]

———clarify eligibility for the child tax credit (see S. 577), S1676 [15MR] (see H.R. 3444), H7713 [16NO]

———disallow refundable portion of the child credit to taxpayers using individual taxpayer identification numbers issued by the IRS (see H.R. 3275), H7160 [27OC]

———exclude from gross income amounts received on the sale of certain animals associated with educational programs (see H.R. 1271), H2106 [30MR]

———expand Coverdell education savings accounts to allow home schooling expenses (see S. 93), S124 [25JA] (see H.R. 1767), H3108 [5MY]

———expand Coverdell education savings accounts to allow home schooling expenses, adjust contributions for inflation, and make expansion of such accounts permanent (see S. 141), S126 [25JA] (see H.R. 1768), H3108 [5MY]

———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 child care credit and credit for establishing workplace child care and provide incentives for students to earn child care-related degrees and to work in child care facilities (see S. 160), S126 [25JA] (see H.R. 1728), H3060 [4MY]

———increase contribution limits to dependent care flexible spending accounts and provide for a carryover of unused dependent care benefits (see H.R. 682), H724 [11FE]

———increase exclusion for employer-provided dependent care assistance (see H.R. 2481), H4793 [8JY]

———increase tax benefits for child care assistance for military families (see H.R. 3540), H8075 [1DE]

———make child tax credit permanent and allow for adjustments for inflation (see H.R. 508), H509 [26JA]

———make residents of Puerto Rico with one or two children eligible for the refundable portion of the child tax credit (see H.R. 2454), H4748 [7JY]

———modify the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 2082), H3869 (see H.R. 2082), H3910 [1JN]

———permit disclosure of certain tax return information for purposes of missing or exploited children investigations (see S. 246), S411 [1FE] (see H.R. 1978), H3644 (see H.R. 1978), H3682 [25MY]

———prevent pending tax increases and permanently repeal estate and gift taxes and the alternative minimum tax on individuals (see H.R. 86), H35 [5JA]

———provide a credit dependent on enactment of State qualified scholarship tax credits and allowed against Federal income tax for charitable contributions to certain education investment organizations (see H.R. 485), H508 [26JA]

———provide a credit for costs of certain infertility treatments (see S. 965), S2928 [12MY] (see H.R. 3522), H7998 [30NO]

———provide a look back rule in the case of federally declared disasters for determining earned income for purposes of the child tax credit and the earned income credit (see S. 1632), S5945 [23SE] (see H.R. 3048), H6455 [23SE]

———provide deduction for itemizers and nonitemizers for home schooling expenses (see S. 94), S124 [25JA]

———provide for tax preferred savings accounts for individuals under age 26 (see H.R. 1177), H1983 [17MR]

———provide tax credit for educational expenses incurred in attending public or private elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 954), H1619 [8MR]

———provide tax credit for elementary and secondary school personnel (see H.R. 955), H1619 [8MR]

———provide tax credit for elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 957), H1619 [8MR]

———provide tax credit to teachers in rural or high unemployment areas or who achieve National Board for Professional Teaching Standards certification (see S. 378), S870 [17FE]

———qualify formerly homeless youth who are students for purposes of low income housing tax credit (see H.R. 3076), H6505 [3OC]

———repeal sunset of adoption credit expansion and adoption assistance programs and allow credit to be claimed in the year expenses are incurred, regardless of when the adoption becomes final (see S. 82), S124 [25JA]

———require individuals to provide their Social Security number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child tax credit (see H.R. 1956), H3408 [24MY]

———treat amounts paid for umbilical cord blood banking services as medical care expenses (see H.R. 1614), H2911 [15AP]

Teen Cancer Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 238), S4911 [26JY]

Territories: encourage students to become civically engaged through local and Federal government fellowships (see H.R. 512), H509 [26JA]

Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorize appropriations and enhance measures to combat trafficking in persons (see S. 1301), S4226 [29JN] (see H.R. 2830), H5931 [30AU] (see H.R. 3589), H8260 [7DE]

Transportation: ensure that all transportation system users can travel safely and conveniently on and across federally funded streets and highways (see S. 1056), S3275 [24MY] (see H.R. 1780), H3108 [5MY]

———provide driver safety grants to States with graduated driver licensing laws that meet certain minimum requirements (see S. 528), S1502 [9MR] (see H.R. 1515), H2664 [13AP]

Transportation Security Administration: prohibit a pat down search of a minor for purposes of air transportation security without the consent and presence of a parent (see H.R. 1510), H2664 [13AP]

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.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child: oppose ratification based on incompatibility with the U.S. Constitution, sovereignty, and the independence of families (see S. Res. 99), S1547 [10MR]

U.S. Marshals Service: clarify authority to assist other Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies in the investigation of cases involving sex offenders and missing children (see S. 1792), S7066 [2NO]

Veterans: provide benefits for children with spina bifida of veterans exposed to herbicides while serving in the Armed Forces during the Vietnam era outside Vietnam (see S. 873), S2621 [3MY]

Water: require a health advisory and drinking water standard for hexavalent chromium (see S. 79), S124 [25JA]

White House Conference on Autism: convene (see H.R. 3489), H7890 [18NO]

White House Conference on Food and Nutrition: convene (see H.R. 1382), H2409 [6AP]

WIC: provide vouchers for the purchase of educational books for child participants (see H.R. 907), H1573 [3MR]

Women: promote media literacy and youth empowerment programs, authorize research on role and impact of depictions of girls and women in the media, and establish National Task Force on Girls and Women in the Media (see S. 1354), S4554 [13JY] (see H.R. 2513), H5018 [13JY]

———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 S. 1463), S5191 [1AU] (see H.R. 2758), H5884 [1AU]

Worldwide Day of Play: designate (see S. Res. 279), S5945 [23SE] (see H. Res. 410), H6413 [22SE]

Year of the Girl: designate (see S. Res. 310), S7127 [3NO] (see H. Res. 460), H7398 [4NO]

Cloture motions

Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), motion to proceed, S8673 [15DE]

Essays

Agriculture Then and Now: Alexis J. Carmony, S2774 [9MY]

———Collin Bowlin, S2774 [9MY]

Congressional Youth Advisory Council Community Service Project: Alex Robinson, E640 [5AP]

———Alyssa Johnston, E620 [4AP]

———Andrew Baldwin, E601 [1AP]

———Anna Shapovalova, E648 [6AP]

———Arin McGovern, E622 [4AP]

———Ben Chou, E606 [1AP]

———Blake Balda, E595 [1AP]

———Brandon Ross, E671 [8AP]

———Brianna Burnstad, E602 [1AP]

———Caitlyn Woolum, E648 [6AP]

———Calvin Tsay, E653 [6AP]

———Dallas Rodriguez, E639 [5AP]

———Danielle Kasper, E624 [4AP]

———Eric Parker, E632 [5AP]

———Garrett Herington, E627 [4AP]

———Ginu Scaria, E638 [5AP]

———Grant Powell, E637 [5AP]

———Grant Tollette, E654 [6AP]

———Harrison Halbach, E614 [1AP]

———Jake Lofman, E623 [4AP]

———Jill Waller, E651 [6AP]

———Joshua Mott, E631 [5AP]

———Joyce Kim, E618 [4AP]

———Kai Fujisaka, E611 [1AP]

———Kaitlyn Hebig, E689 [8AP]

———Luke Emigh, E609 [1AP]

———Madeline Minchillo, E643 [5AP]

———Michael Jarvie, E621 [4AP]

———Michael Roberts, E641 [5AP]

———Mitchell Powell, E673 [8AP]

———Nathan Lee, E619 [4AP]

———Nicholas Corti, E607 [1AP]

———Niki Akhaveissy, E597 [1AP]

———Rebecca James, E617 [4AP]

———Ross Van de Kop, E652 [6AP]

———Samantha Todd, E645 [6AP]

———Sean Whitney, E650 [6AP]

———Sheila Chandrahas, E604 [1AP]

———Tess Michaels, E625 [4AP]

———Tina Sharma, E647 [6AP]

———Zach Palisch, E633 [5AP]

———Zach Ralstin, E636 [5AP]

———Zachary Stubblefield, E646 [6AP]

State of the Union: Bryn Philibert, S112 [25JA]

———Emily Berk, S109 [25JA]

———Ezra Mount-Finette, S111 [25JA]

———Iain Axworthy, S109 [25JA]

———Ingrid Klinkenberg, S111 [25JA]

———Jonah Cantor, S110 [25JA]

———Keenan Villani-Holland, S109 [25JA]

———Kristen Donaldson, S111 [25JA]

———Lisa Ogorzalek, S112 [25JA]

———Molly Burke, S110 [25JA]

———Molly Cantore, S110 [25JA]

———Susannah Johnson, S111 [25JA]

Washington, DC, Trip Experience: Garrett Headrick, E1151 [22JN]

———Kayla Kirkland, E1152 [22JN]

———Lindsey Basham, E1151 [22JN]

———Mackenzie Kindig, E1151 [22JN]

———Michaela Hearon, E1152 [22JN]

Letters

Allow grants to high quality charter schools that do not include every subgroup of students classified as disadvantaged: Curt Decker, National Disability Rights Network, H6004 [8SE]

———Deborah A. Ziegler, Council for Exceptional Children, H6003 [8SE]

———James H. Wendorf, National Learning Center for Learning Disabilities, H6004 [8SE]

———Katy Beh Neas, Easter Seals Inc., H6004 [8SE]

———National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, H6003 [8SE]

Birth Defects Prevention, Risk Reduction, and Awareness Act: Cindy Brownstein, Spina Bifida Association, E979 [27MY]

———Dennis K. Ledford, American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology, E979 [27MY]

———Lori Wolf, Organization of Teratology Information Specialists, E980 [27MY]

———Marina L. Weiss, March of Dimes Foundation, E980 [27MY]

———Matthew E. Melmed, ZERO TO THREE—National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families, E980 [27MY]

———O. Marion Burton, American Academy of Pediatrics, E980 [27MY]

———Richard N. Waldman, American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, E980 [27MY]

Child and Family Services Improvement and Innovation Act: Barry C. Melancon, American Institute of CPAs, H6303 [21SE]

———Bruce Lesley, First Focus Campaign for Children (organization), H6297 [21SE]

———Christine James-Brown, Child Welfare League of America, H6297 [21SE]

———Eric T. Washington, Conference of Chief Justices and Rosalyn W. Frierson, Conference of State Court Adminstrators, H6303 [21SE]

———Jack F. Trope, Association on American Indian Affairs, H6302 [21SE]

———Joe Kroll, North American Council on Adoptable Children, H6302 [21SE]

———John Sciamanna, American Humane Association, H6302 [21SE]

———Matthew E. Melmed, ZERO TO THREE—National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families, H6298 [21SE]

———National Foster Care Coalition, H6296 [21SE]

———Nicole Dobbins, Voice for Adoption (organization), H6301 [21SE]

———Patrick Lawler, Youth Villages (organization), H6301 [21SE]

———Public Children Services Association of Ohio, H6296 [21SE]

———several child welfare organizations, H6298 [21SE]

———Terry L. Cross, National Indian Child Welfare Association, H6301 [21SE]

———Tracy L. Wareing, American Public Human Services Association, H6303 [21SE]

———William T. Pound, National Conference of State Legislatures, H6301 [21SE]

Dept. of Agriculture funding to implement new national nutrition standards for school breakfast and lunch programs: Dover/Sherborn, MA, Public Schools, H7773 [17NO]

Dept. of HHS renewal of authority to approve demonstration projects designed to test innovative strategies in State child welfare programs: Mary Jane Wallner and Wes Keller, National Conference of State Legislatures, H3785 [31MY]

———Patrick Lawler, Youth Villages (organization), H3785 [31MY]

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

Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act: Geoffrey Burr, Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc., H9964 [20DE]

———Jeffrey D. Shoaf, Associated General Contractors of America, H9965 [20DE]

———Karen Kerrigan, Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council, H9965 [20DE]

———Kent Tolley, National Roofing Contractors Association, H9965 [20DE]

———Pete Isberg, National Payroll Reporting Consortium, H9965-H9967 [20DE]

———Robert A. Sunshine, CBO, H8811 [13DE]

———Stephen C. Goss, SSA, H8799 [13DE]

———William Samuel, AFL-CIO, H8754 [13DE]

No Child Left Behind Act reform: Senator Alexander, S6572 [17OC]

Prohibit Dept. of Agriculture funding to delay implementation of new national nutrition standards for school breakfast and lunch programs: Ed Yates, California League of Food Processors, H4251 [15JN]

———Michael A. Resnick, National School Boards Association, H4252 [15JN]

———Michael Casserly, Council of the Great City Schools, H4252 [15JN]

———several Representatives, H4252 [15JN]

Revise and extend programs to support planning, implementation, and evaluation of organized activities involving statewide youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies: Mental Health Liaison Group, S2192 [6AP]

Scholarships for Opportunity and Results (SOAR) Act: Katherine Campos, H2067, H2074 [30MR]

———LaTasha Bennett, H2067, H2074 [30MR]

———Obi Mbanefo, H2067, H2074 [30MR]

———Samaya Mack, H2067, H2074 [30MR]

———several District of Columbia Council members, E637 [5AP]

Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC): Thomas J. Vilsack, Sec. of Agriculture, H5247 [20JY]

Lists

Billings, MT, Big Sky Little League All-Stars baseball team members, S5450 [8SE]

Clinton County, PA, Keystone Little League baseball team roster, H6124 [13SE]

Cumberland, RI, Little League baseball team roster, H6168 [14SE]

El Paso, TX, Female Texas Teachers of the Year, E593 [31MR]

El Paso, TX, student participants in Red Ribbon Poster Contest, E1953 [27OC]

Indiana Youth Essay Contest winners, S2774 [9MY]

New Jersey 11th Congressional District service academy nominees, E73 [19JA]

Ohio high school seniors deciding to enlist in the Armed Forces, S2923 [12MY]

Organizations opposed to King of Iowa amendment to H.R. 2218, Empowering Parents Through Quality Charter Schools Act, on allowing grants to charter schools that do not include every subgroup of students classified as disadvantaged, H6003 [8SE]

Organizations supporting Collins amendment to H.R. 2112, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, on school breakfast and lunch programs nutrition standard implementation, S6589 [17OC]

Organizations supporting Woolsey amendment on school breakfast and lunch programs nutrition standard implementation to H.R. 2112, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, H4245 [15JN]

Reitz Memorial High School, Evansville, IN, girls' basketball team members, E600 [1AP]

Rivet High School, Vincennes, IN, girls' basketball team, E596 [1AP]

Stennis Congressional Intern Program participants, S4799 [21JY]

Texas 3d Congressional District service academy nominees, E1181 [23JN]

Washington High School, Washington, IN, boys' basketball team members, E601 [1AP]

Windsor Woods Elementary School, Virginia Beach, VA, fifth grade class, E1532 [26AU]

Memorandums

Colorado-Tennessee Working Group on Effective Regulation and Assessment Systems for Public Education, S1792 [17MR]

Motions

Dept. of Education: reauthorize District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program for vouchers to provide school choice (H.R. 471), H2080 [30MR]

Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), H8820 [13DE], H9978 [20DE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal mandatory funding for school-based health center construction (H.R. 1214), H3038 [4MY]

Schools: encourage growth and replication of successful charter school models (H.R. 2218), H6120 [13SE]

Poems

``Best Part of Them,'' Albert C. Caswell, E981 [27MY]

``Kill Zone,'' Albert C. Caswell, E1115 [16JN]

Press releases

Millis Student Receives 2011 Military Child of the Year Award: Operation Homefront (organization), E580 [31MR]

NFIB Expresses Significant Concern About Payroll Tax Impact on Small Business: National Federation of Independent Business, H9965 [20DE]

Proclamations

Grandparents Day: Representative Henry C. ``Hank'' Johnson, Jr., E183 [9FE]

Kings Daughters Day: Representative Henry C. ``Hank'' Johnson, Jr., E178 [9FE]

Remarks in House

Abend, Alex: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1973 [1NO]

Academy of Model Aeronautics: National Aeronautics Association Brewer Trophy recipient, E2094 [18NO]

Adams, James C.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E2134 [30NO]

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

Agede, Lydia: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E546 [29MR], E791 [3MY]

Aguilar, Francisco: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E699 [12AP]

AID: funding, H2314 [5AP], E293 [18FE]

Alameda County, CA: Alameda County Social Services Agency Dept. of Children and Family Services recipient of Human Rights Campaign Foundation All Children-All Families Seal of Recognition, E2009 [4NO]

Alamosa, CO: tribute to Alamosa High School wrestling team, E381 [1MR]

Alcoholic beverages: provide for programs and activities with respect to the prevention of underage drinking (H.R. 1562), H2607 [13AP]

Alexander, Shane and Kara: tribute to birth of child, H6924 [14OC]

Alfalit International, Inc.: tribute, H3763 [31MY]

Alfaro, Sergio: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E488 [15MR]

Allen, Barbara: Civic Ventures (organization) Purpose Prize recipient, E211 [11FE]

Allen, Paige: Girl Scout Gold Award recipient, E462 [11MR]

Allen, William F., Jr.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E819 [5MY]

Alvarado, Francisco: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E695 [12AP]

American Education Week: observance, E2108 [18NO]

Anderson, Melissa: Girl Scout Gold Award recipient, E454 [10MR]

Andres, Rachel: San Mateo County, CA, Teacher of the Year award recipient, E760 [15AP]

Andrews, Breanna: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E941 [24MY]

Applebury, Matthew: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1307 [13JY]

Arcadia, NE: tribute to Arcadia High School band, E1213 [24JN]

Archer, Bailey: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E940 [24MY]

Ard, Bonnie: Walton County, FL, Educational Support Person of the Year award recipient, E126 [26JA]

Argyle, TX: tribute to Liberty Christian School solar car team, E1347 [18JY]

Arlington Food Assistance Center: tribute, E1690 [22SE]

———tribute to Permanent Home Capital Campaign, E1013 [1JN]

Armed Forces: protect child custody arrangements for parents who are members deployed in support of a contingency operation, H8931 [14DE]

Arthur, Jonathan L.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E877 [12MY]

Arts Clayton (organization): anniversary, E1546 [7SE]

Arts in Education Week: observance, E1585 [9SE]

Asbury Park, NJ: anniversary of Seashore Day Camp and School, E1360 [19JY]

Asian American Success (AASuccess) (organization): tribute to YouthCon Scholarship program finalists, E2260 [14DE]

Atencio, Shirley: Center, CO, Teacher of the Year award recipient, E636 [5AP]

Augustin, Venissa: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E474 [14MR]

Avellan, Adam J.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1856 [13OC]

Azevedo, Logan C.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E157 [8FE]

Barletta, Representative: report on monthly constituent work period activities, E1126 [16JN]

Barnhill, Dale: School Administrators of Iowa (organization) Iowa High School Principal of the Year award recipient, E1685 [22SE]

Barrios, Humberto: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E685 [8AP]

Barry, Tyler: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E109 [25JA]

Barton, Seth: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1308 [13JY]

Bates, Brandon: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E123 [26JA]

Batesville, AR: tribute to Southside High School Future Farmers of America chapter, H8981 [15DE]

Baton Rouge, LA: tribute to Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc., Pelican Chapter for construction of new restroom facilities for the Boy Scouts of America, Istrouma Area Council, E1152 [22JN]

Baytown, TX: tribute to Baytown Chamber of Commerce, Ross Sterling High School, Horace Mann Junior High School, and Highlands Elementary School students for Christmas card project to overseas troops, H8138 [6DE]

Bean, Destiny: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E1982 [2NO]

Beaverton, OR: tribute to Merlo Station High School Gay Straight Alliance, E1162 [22JN]

Bellamy, Dante: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E1355 [19JY]

Bennett, Noah: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E487 [15MR]

Benningfield, Adriel: Girl Scout Gold Award recipient, E452 [10MR]

Bensalem, PA: anniversary of Mother Bachmann Maternity Center, H7075 [26OC]

Bergen, Anne M.: NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching recipient, E862 [11MY]

Berger, Geri: Texas Association of Secondary School Principals Texas High School Principal of the Year award recipient, E1680 [21SE]

BIA: charter schools funding, H5569, H5570 [26JY]

Big Sister Association of Greater Boston, MA: anniversary, E2020 [4NO]

Billings, MT: tribute to Billings Big Sky Little League All-Stars baseball team, E1526 [19AU]

Blanco-Ramos, Lizbeth: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E544 [29MR], E791 [3MY]

Blum, Justin: Army Cadet Command National Junior ROTC Instructor of the Year award recipient, E1370 [20JY]

Boland, Jessica: NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching recipient, E1079 [13JN]

Bolingbrook, IL: tribute to Bolingbrook High School football team, H7902 [29NO]

Boone, NC: Watauga High School National ProStart Invitational winner, H4080 [14JN]

Bopp, Malorey: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E548 [29MR], E793 [3MY]

Bosch, Andrew: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1669 [21SE]

Bourne, MA: tribute to Bourne High School football team, E2318 [19DE]

Brentwood, TN: anniversary of Tennessee Baptist Children's Home, E1716 [23SE]

Bridge, Inc.: anniversary, E1955 [27OC]

Bridgeport, WA: tribute to Bridgeport High School graduating class, E986 [27MY]

Broward County, FL: tribute to public school system, E1045 [3JN]

Brown, Seth: Milken Family Foundation National Educator Award recipient, H6906 [13OC]

Browning, Christopher N.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1638 [15SE]

Brunswick County, NC: tribute to Dixie Boys baseball team, E1666 [20SE]

Budget: reduce the Federal budget deficit in a responsible manner, H5287 [21JY]

———reform entitlement programs, H5296 [21JY]

———require that Federal children's programs be separately displayed and analyzed (H.R. 1602), E757 [15AP]

Buffington, Benjamin J.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1211 [24JN]

Bullard, Colton: Little League International Good Sport of the Year Award recipient, E1135 [21JN]

Bump, Vanessa: Walton County, FL, Teacher of the Year award recipient, E126 [26JA]

Burke, Daniel F.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E3 [5JA]

Burns, Myasia: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Georgia, E274 [18FE]

Burton, Alexandra: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E847 [10MY]

Burton, Emily: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E696 [12AP]

Burton, MI: anniversary of Atherton Community Schools, E954 [25MY]

Buxman, Lindsey: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Colorado, E816 [5MY]

Byers, Brooks: Congressional Award Gold Medal recipient, E1142 [21JN]

Calabrese, Gina: Magnet Schools of America (organization) National Principal of the Year award recipient, E1078 [13JN]

Caldwell, Annette: Maine Agriculture in the Classroom Teacher of the Year award and Dept. of Agriculture and National Agriculture in the Classroom Consortium Excellence in Teaching About Agriculture award recipient, E1508 [5AU]

Calhoun, GA: tribute to Calhoun High School football team, H8742 [13DE]

Call for Help, Inc.: anniversary, E1041 [3JN]

Callahan, Paul and Jenni: tribute to birth of child, E1311 [13JY]

Camden County, NJ: tribute to graduating high school seniors who have enlisted in the Armed Forces, E1016 [1JN]

Cameron, TX: tribute to C.H. Yoe High School marching band, E2260 [14DE]

Camomile, Jessica: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E681 [8AP]

Campbell, Ann: Girl Scout Gold Award recipient, E453 [10MR]

Campbell, Charity: Iowa Dept. of Education Iowa Teacher of the Year Award recipient, E1628 [14SE]

Canton, OH: tribute to Canton High School boys' soccer team, E2104 [18NO]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (H. Con. Res. 16), H3188 [11MY]

Capitol Pages: elimination of program, H5969 [8SE]

Carlisle, IA: tribute to Carlisle Middle School participation in FBI Safe Online Surfing Internet Challenge, E430 [8MR]

Carrollton, TX: anniversary of R.L. Turner High School, E1701 [23SE]

Carsonville, MI: tribute to Carsonville-Port Sanilac High School football team, E2163 [2DE]

Cartersville, GA: tribute to Cartersville High School baseball team, E674 [8AP]

Carver, Terrance W., III: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E2135 [30NO]

Castelazo, Jennifer: Napa County, CA, Teacher of the Year award recipient, E1540 [6SE]

Catanzarite, Michael: American Diabetes Association and Father's Day/Mother's Day Council Inc., Father of the Year Award recipient, E1087 [14JN]

Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic schools (H. Res. 61), H419 [24JA]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: establish and implement a birth defects prevention, risk reduction, and public awareness program (H.R. 2029), E979 [27MY]

Centralia, MO: tribute to Centralia High School girls' softball team, E1948 [27OC]

Chad: military assistance funding, H1184, H1185 [17FE]

Chaloupka, Nathan J.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1638 [15SE]

Chantilly, VA: tribute to Rocky Run Middle School ``The Latest Generation Meets the Greatest Generation'' program, E1139, E1145 [21JN]

Charleston, SC: tribute to 1955 Cannon Street YMCA Little League All-Stars baseball team, E1721 [23SE]

Charleston, WV: tribute to George Washington High School boys' basketball team, H2117 [31MR]

———tribute to George Washington High School boys' swim team, E892 [13MY]

Chevalier, Logan: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1307 [13JY]

Chicago, IL: anniversary of Shriners Hospitals for Children—Chicago, E752 [15AP]

———tribute to Providence St. Mel High School, H3323 [23MY]

———tribute to the ``We Don't Serve Teens'' initiative, H6146 [14SE]

Children's Free Ward Association: anniversary, E1009 [1JN]

Children's Mental Health Awareness Day: observance, E788 [3MY]

China: mandatory abortion and sterilization policies, E1726 [29SE]

Cibolo, TX: tribute to Byron P. Steele II High School football team, E50 [12JA]

Cincinnati, OH: anniversary of Coney Island Amusement Park, H5161 [19JY]

———tribute to La Salle High School boys' basketball team, H2296 [5AP]

———tribute to Taft High School boys' basketball team, H2296 [5AP]

Cisneros, Aaron: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E846 [10MY]

Cisneros, Jacob: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E679 [8AP]

Clark, Dallas: Humboldt County, IA, Youth Champion Award recipient, E885 [12MY]

Clemons, Kirsten A.: National Association of Secondary School Principals NASSP/Vicro National Assistant Principal of the Year finalist, E484 [15MR]

Cleveland, OH: tribute to Cleveland Junior Tamburitzans, E2015 [4NO]

Cleveland Mediation Center: anniversary, E2045 [15NO]

Clinton County, PA: tribute to Keystone Little League baseball team, H6124 [13SE]

Close Up Foundation: anniversary, E2056 [15NO]

Clover, Barbara: National Art Education Association National Secondary Art Educator of the Year award recipient, E237 [16FE]

Clute, TX: tribute to Brazoswood High School baseball team, E1147 [21JN]

Cochran, Daniel: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1321 [14JY]

Cogswell Hall, Inc.: tribute, E1644 [15SE]

Colleges and universities: impact of Federal subsidies on tuition, E1367 [20JY]

Colleyville, TX: tribute to Crown of Life Lutheran School eighth grade class, E899 [13MY]

Colson, Danielle: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Florida, E209 [11FE]

Columbia, MO: tribute to Rock Bridge High School boys' cross country team, E2187 [6DE]

———tribute to Rock Bridge High School boys' tennis team, E1228 [6JY]

———tribute to Rock Bridge High School girls' golf team, E1950 [27OC]

———tribute to Rock Bridge High School girls' tennis team, E1954 [27OC]

Committee on Deficit Reduction (Joint, Select): prioritize deficit reduction from subsidies for large oil companies and corporate use of aircraft before cutting education programs, H5764, H5765 [29JY]

Communicating for Agriculture Foundation: anniversary, E1566 [8SE]

Community Adolescent Resource and Education (CARE) Center, Inc.: tribute, E2155 [1DE]

Concord, CA: anniversary of Contra Costa Child Care Council, E857 [11MY]

Congress: tribute to Artistic Discovery student art competition participants, E821 [5MY]

———tribute to Roll Call Cup charity golf match, H6933 [14OC]

Congressional Black Caucus: budget priorities, H2846-H2851 [14AP]

Cooper, Eli J.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E149 [8FE]

Coppell, TX: tribute to Coppell High School girls' volleyball team, E2236 [13DE]

Cornelius, Jackie: National Association of Secondary School Principals Florida Secondary School Principal of the Year award recipient, E1310 [13JY]

Corp. for National and Community Service: Learn and Serve America program funding, E745 [15AP]

Cowles, Nancy: CPSC Chairman's Commendation Circle Award recipient, E2200 [7DE]

Crestwood, KY: tribute to Centerfield Elementary School National Energy Education Development Project team, E1103 [15JN]

Crime: address issues of domestic violence and sexual abuse, H2252-H2255 [1AP]

———address issues of sexual abuse, H7427, H7429 [14NO], H7728 [17NO]

———enhance law enforcement, support victims, and increase penalties relative to sex trafficking, H6124-H6127 [13SE]

Crossley, Collin R.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E105 [25JA]

C-SPAN: tribute to Student Cam competition winners, E831 [5MY]

Cumberland, RI: tribute to Cumberland Little League baseball team, H6168 [14SE]

Cunningham, Samuel and Danielle: tribute to birth of child, E1338 [15JY]

Curless, Jay R., III: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1751 [4OC]

Curtis, Michael D.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E2099 [18NO]

Daldrup, Sean K.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E875 [12MY]

Dallas, TX: anniversary of Skyline High School, E505 [16MR]

———tribute to Dallas Hispanic Youth Institute, E1138 [21JN]

Dalman, Tanner J.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1 [5JA]

Dalton, Sean and Kathryn Howell: tribute to birth of child, E282 [18FE]

Dan Marino Foundation: tribute to WalkAbout Autism event, H69 [6JA]

Darrah, Nathan C.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1149 [21JN]

Davis, Allison: Girl Scout Gold Award recipient, E451 [10MR]

Davis, Alvin A.: Macy's, Inc., Florida Dept. of Education State Teacher of the Year award recipient, E1476 [1AU], E1507 [5AU]

DeLaTorre, Juan: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E579 [31MR]

Delgado, Saul: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E489 [15MR]

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.: tribute to Prince William County, VA, Alumnae Chapter Martin Luther King Youth Oratorical Contest participants, E523 [17MR]

Denver, CO: tribute to Rocky Mountain Nationals Youth Wrestling Tournament, E741 [15AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: allow schools participating in the school lunch program to donate any excess food to local food banks (H.R. 207), E15 [6JA]

———Commodity Supplemental Food Program funding, H4128, H4129, H4145 [14JN]

———conduct a pilot program for purchase of locally grown fresh fruits and vegetables for schools and service institutions by giving certain States the option of receiving grants for that purpose, H8137 [6DE]

———impact of new national nutrition standards for school breakfast and lunch programs on budgets of schools that serve primarily low-income children, E1879 [14OC], E1890 [18OC]

———McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program funding, H4215-H4217 [15JN]

———prohibit funding to delay implementation of new national nutrition standards for school breakfast and lunch programs, H4129, H4151 [14JN], H4245, H4251 [15JN]

———prohibit funding to implement new national nutrition standards for school breakfast and lunch programs, H7629 [16NO], H7730, H7735 [17NO]

———WIC breastfeeding programs funding, H4208, H4209 [15JN]

———WIC Farmers Market Nutrition Program funding, H4170, H4171 [14JN]

———WIC funding, H4101, H4108, H4109, H4122, H4124, H4125, H4128-H4152, H4176-H4178 [14JN], H4194, H4207, H4208, H4240, H4274 [15JN], H5246 [20JY], E300 [18FE], E1098 [15JN], E1121, E1123 [16JN], E1162 [22JN]

———WIC funding through reductions in Brazil Cotton Institute funding, H4238, H4239 [15JN]

Dept. of Defense: allow option to defer concurrent deployments for certain servicemembers in dual military families, H3602 [25MY]

———create a pilot program to offer opportunity scholarships to special needs dependent children of active-duty members of the military, H3606, H3607 [25MY]

———impact of funding cuts on military families, H6186 [15SE]

———military service academy recruitment and outreach funding, H4735 [7JY]

———prohibit funding for contractors who engage in human trafficking and labor abuses, H4709 [7JY]

———prohibit transfer of funds from National Defense Education Program K-12 education component, H3713 [26MY]

Dept. of Education: Alaskan Native Education Equity Act and Native Hawaiian Education Program funding, H1023, H1024 [16FE], E295 [18FE]

———allow charter school grants to be done through intermediaries, H1225 [18FE]

———clarify scope of District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program for vouchers to provide school choice (H.R. 3237), H8159, H8160 [6DE]

———encourage implementation or expansion of prekindergarten programs (H.R. 3469), E2085 [17NO]

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

———funding, H826 [15FE], H1022 [16FE], H1976 [17MR]

———give priority in awarding grants to States that use green school building practices in charter school facilities, H6002 [8SE], E1628 [14SE]

———improve academic content standards for physical education (H.R. 1057), E1721 [23SE]

———promote environmental education (H.R. 2547), E1321 [14JY], E1687 [22SE]

———provide grants to State educational agencies and institutions of higher education to strengthen elementary and secondary computer science education (H.R. 3014), H8138 [6DE]

———provide Impact Aid Program assistance to local educational agencies that educate alien children admitted to the U.S. as citizens of one of the Freely Associated States (H.R. 888), E404 [2MR]

———reauthorize District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program for vouchers to provide school choice, H2622 [13AP], E753 [15AP]

———reauthorize District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program for vouchers to provide school choice (H.R. 471), H585, H586 [9FE], H2060-H2082 [30MR], H2115 [31MR], H2323-H2325 [5AP], E581 [31MR], E601 [1AP], E631 [5AP]

———reauthorize District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program for vouchers to provide school choice (H.R. 471), consideration (H. Res. 186), H2050-H2059 [30MR]

———reauthorize District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program for vouchers to provide school choice (H.R. 471), motion to recommit, H2080 [30MR]

———reauthorize Impact Aid Program (H.R. 1342), H2276 [4AP], E625 [4AP]

———repeal ineffective or unnecessary programs to restore focus of Federal programs on quality elementary and secondary programs for disadvantaged students (H.R. 1891), H3284 [13MY]

———strengthen connections to early childhood education programs (H.R. 2794), E1513 [9AU]

———strengthen student achievement and graduation rates, and prepare young people for college, careers, and citizenship through innovative partnerships (H.R. 2637), H5495 [26JY]

Dept. of Energy: America's Home Energy Education Challenge funding, H4845 [11JY]

———prohibit funding for maintaining, developing, or creating any website disseminating energy efficiency information specifically to children, H5078, H5079 [14JY], E1348 [18JY]

———science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education funding, H5057 [14JY]

Dept. of HHS: award competitive grants to public and private entities to provide qualified sexual risk avoidance education to youth and their parents (H.R. 2874), H6105 [13SE]

———carry out programs to provide youth in racial or ethnic minority or immigrant communities the information and skills needed to reduce teenage pregnancies (H.R. 2678), H5583 [27JY]

———Child Care and Development Block Grant funding, H2049 [30MR]

———Community Services Block Grant Program funding, H1016-H1018 [16FE]

———extend the child and family services program (H.R. 2790), E1504 [5AU]

———extend the child and family services program (H.R. 2883), H6292-H6304 [21SE], E1602 [12SE], E1695 [22SE]

———Head Start Program funding, H1557 [3MR], H1646 [9MR], H2049, H2066 [30MR], H2550 [8AP], H7005 [24OC], E310 [18FE], E388 [1MR], E471 [14MR]

———include certain children's psychiatric hospitals under the program of payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs (H.R. 2558), H6411 [22SE]

———promote optimal maternity outcomes by making evidence-based maternity care a national priority (H.R. 2141), H3921 [2JN]

———reauthorize support for graduate medical education programs in children's hospitals (H.R. 1852), H3362, H3364 [24MY], H6254, H6255 [20SE], H6411 [22SE], E1680 [21SE]

———renew authority to approve demonstration projects designed to test innovative strategies in State child welfare programs (H.R. 1194), H3784-H3787 [31MY], E518 [17MR]

———require posting on website names and locations of each school-based health center that has applied for a construction grant, H3039-H3040 [4MY]

———require posting on website of notice of rescission of unobligated funding for school-based health center construction, H2983-H2985 [3MY]

———require States to help alien children in the child welfare system apply for all available forms of immigration relief (H.R. 3333), E1993 [3NO]

Dept. of Justice: establish guidelines to prevent and address occurrences of bullying, provide grants to States for related programs, and reauthorize the Juvenile Accountability Block Grants program (H.R. 83), H7272 [3NO]

———Internet Crimes Against Children task force funding, H1115 [17FE]

———juvenile justice programs funding, H892 [15FE]

———require entrance of all missing children in the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) database and that certain information be provided to reporters of missing children (H.R. 2688), E1430 [28JY]

Dept. of Labor: anniversary of Hubert H. Humphrey Jobs Corps Center, E1945 [26OC]

———establish Youth Corps programs and provide for wider dissemination of the Youth Corps model (H.R. 711), E234 [15FE]

———YouthBuild program funding, H2299 [5AP]

Dept. of State: anniversary of Au Pair Program, E1018 [2JN], E1041 [3JN]

———implementation of sanctions relative to tier rankings in Trafficking in Persons Report, E2112 [22NO]

DeShazer, Walker: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E471 [14MR]

Deterding, Cody D.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E153 [8FE]

Detroit, MI: observance of Metro Detroit Youth Day, E1254 [7JY]

Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month: observance, H1849 [16MR]

Diseases: Duchenne muscular dystrophy awareness and research funding, H4376 [22JN], E1158 [22JN]

———increase support and research to combat juvenile diabetes, H4375 [22JN], H5502 [26JY], H6488 [3OC], E1172 [23JN]

———provide grants to schools for the development of asthma management plans and the purchase of asthma medications and devices for emergency use (H.R. 1692), E800 [3MY]

District of Columbia: eliminate congressional review of newly-passed District laws, H584-H586 [9FE]

———tribute to Children's National Medical Center, E931 [23MY]

———tribute to service academy appointees, E1144 [21JN]

Donaghy, Bradley: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E2132 [30NO]

Donley, Kristin: Colorado Teacher of the Year award recipient, E2014 [4NO]

Doom, Dalton B.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E908 [13MY]

Dowdy, Mason: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1161 [22JN]

Dowell, Kyle: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1146 [21JN]

Dreiling, Matthew: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1307 [13JY]

Drenner, Clayton M.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1749 [4OC]

Dunedin, FL: anniversary of Dunedin High School, E2280 [15DE]

Dusch, Maxwell K.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1351 [19JY]

Duxbury, MA: tribute to Duxbury High School football team, E2319 [19DE]

Early, Mazie: Girl Scout Gold Award recipient, E455 [10MR]

Eau Claire, WI: tribute to Eau Claire South Middle School Odyssey of the Mind team, E1235 [6JY]

Economy: importance of job creation, H4026 [3JN]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), H8351-H8356 [12DE], H8733, H8734, H8735, H8737, H8739, H8740, H8741, H8742, H8743, H8744, H8745, H8762-H8824 [13DE], H8905, H8907, H8908, H8909, H8911, H8912, H8913, H8914, H8919, H8959, H8961 [14DE], H8971, H8981, H8982, H8983, H8984, H8999 [15DE], H9799, H9801, H9818, H9919, H9920 [16DE], H9932, H9933, H9937, H9943 [19DE], H9997 [20DE], E2229 [12DE], E2255, E2259, E2260 [14DE], E2278, E2280 [15DE], E2309 [19DE]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), Senate amendments, H9948, H9949, H9960-H9978, H10000, H10001, H10002, H10003, H10005-H10009, H10011 [20DE], E2337 [21DE], E2340, E2342 [23DE]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), consideration (H. Res. 491), H8745-H8759 [13DE]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 502), H9949-H9960 [20DE]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), motion to instruct conferees, H9978-H9986 [20DE]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), motion to recommit, H8822, H8823 [13DE]

———role of the Social Security system as the social safety net, H2825 [14AP]

Eden Prairie, MN: tribute to Eden Prairie High School boys' ice hockey team, H1781 [14MR]

———tribute to Eden Prairie High School boys' soccer team, H7609 [15NO], E2056 [15NO]

———tribute to Eden Prairie High School football team, E2141 [30NO]

———tribute to Eden Prairie High School girls' volleyball team, H7609 [15NO], E2056 [15NO]

———tribute to Oak Point Intermediate School for money collected for Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Pennies for Patients program, H3924 [2JN]

Edmondson, Logan I.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1518 [12AU]

Education: assist States in establishing a universal prekindergarten program (H.R. 2331), E1181 [23JN]

———constitutional amendment on the right to a quality public education (H.J. Res. 29), H1716-H1719 [10MR], H2099 [30MR], H2528 [7AP], H5664 [28JY]

———develop 21st century readiness initiatives that assist students in acquiring skills to think critically and solve problems, communicate, collaborate with others, and create and innovate (H.R. 2536), E1322 [14JY]

———establish or expand and operate programs using a network of public and private community entities to provide mentoring for children in foster care, H6300 [21SE]

———expand and improve career and technical education programs, H745 [14FE]

———funding, H1730 [11MR], H2850 [14AP], H7020 [25OC], H7920 [29NO]

———importance of career and technical education programs, H4080 [14JN]

———improve calculation, reporting, and accountability for high school graduation rates (H.R. 1419), E666 [7AP]

———increase assessment accuracy to better measure student achievement and provide States with greater flexibility on assessment design (H.R. 507), E134 [26JA]

———increase use of information technology as a teaching tool, H2654 [13AP]

———permit States to discontinue certain testing procedures, H8984 [15DE]

———science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education funding, H1645 [9MR], H1910 [17MR], H7876 [18NO]

———tribute to school libraries, E1982 [2NO]

———tribute to the Uni-Capitol Washington Internship Programme, E158 [8FE]

Edwards, Shawn and Susann: tribute to birth of child, E1542 [7SE]

Egypt: anniversary of Lillian Trasher Orphanage in Asyut, H603 [10FE]

———human rights violations, H7591 [15NO]

826 Seattle (organization): President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award recipient, E1968 [1NO]

El Paso, TX: tribute to 1949 Bowie High School baseball team, H6970 [14OC]

———tribute to Americas High School mock trial team, E742 [15AP]

———tribute to women teachers, E592 [31MR]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) program funding, H745, H750 [14FE]

Empire College: anniversary, E1969 [1NO]

Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address their own health needs and the health needs of their families (H.R. 1876), E1959 [27OC]

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

EPA: continue to require industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process heaters, and incinerators to reduce emissions if such emissions are damaging children's development, H6645-H6651 [6OC]

———enforce emission reductions from cement kilns if such emissions are harming brain development or causing learning disabilities in infants or children, H6582-H6587 [5OC]

———implement air pollution control standards for cement manufacturing facilities located near schools, day care centers, and certain hospitals, and provide community notification on emissions from such facilities, H6641 [6OC]

———maintain existing standards for cement manufacturing facilities if proposed changes impede Dept. of HHS mercury reduction goals, H6597 [5OC]

———preserve authority to protect the health of vulnerable children and seniors, including children with asthma and lung diseases, from the effects of air pollution, H2505 [7AP]

———prevent delays of implementation of standards for cement manufacturing facilities until the President certifies that such delays will have no adverse affect on public health and vulnerable subpopulations, H6602-H6604 [5OC]

———prevent discrimination on the basis of political beliefs in its student programs (H.R. 2876), H6349 [22SE]

———require analysis of impact of delay of certain rules and actions on incidence of birth and developmental defects and infant mortality, H6424 [23SE]

Erbe, Christopher: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1156 [22JN]

Esquivel, Daisy: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E1358 [19JY]

Estrada, Adrian: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E848 [10MY]

Estrada, Tanya: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E474 [14MR]

Evans, Samuel M.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1640 [15SE]

Evansville, IN: tribute to Reitz Memorial High School girls' basketball team, E600 [1AP]

Fairfax, VA: tribute to Boy Scout Troop 1818 and Cub Scout Pack 1818, E210 [11FE]

———tribute to Cub Scout Pack 1818 and Boy Scout Troop 1818, E516 [17MR]

Fairfax County, VA: anniversary of Mantua Elementary School, E2242 [13DE]

———tribute to Robinson Secondary School graduates entering the Armed Forces, E1091 [14JN]

Fairfax County Youth Football League: tribute to Hall of Fame inductees, E515 [17MR]

Families and domestic relations: prohibit discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on sexual orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any prospective parent or the child involved (H.R. 1681), E787 [3MY]

———state of African-American children in America, H4927 [12JY]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow employees to take parental involvement leave for educational and extracurricular activities, and clarify leave may be used for medical needs or to assist elderly relatives (H.R. 1440), E673 [8AP], E1943 [26OC]

———allow leave to care for a same-sex spouse, domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, or grandparent with a serious health condition (H.R. 2364), E1199 [24JN], E1943 [26OC]

Faris, Hunter J.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E2321 [20DE]

Farmers Branch, TX: anniversary of Vivian Field Middle School, E791 [3MY]

Faulkner, Ian: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E680 [8AP]

FDA: new guidelines for development of artificial pancreas systems to help cure type 1 juvenile diabetes, H8745 [13DE]

Federal aid programs: prohibit institutions of higher education and nonprofit organizations that fail to report incidents of sexual abuse of a minor from receiving Federal funds (H.R. 3650), H8738 [13DE], H8914 [14DE]

———suspend Federal funds for any institution found to have covered up sexual abuse, H7420, H7427 [14NO], H7587 [15NO]

Federal employees: ensure that 4 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave (H.R. 616), E197 [10FE]

Felton, Allison: Girl Scout Gold Award recipient, E462 [11MR]

Ferris, Jossie: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E581 [31MR]

Firearms: exempt States from right-to-carry reciprocity to enforce State laws requiring a person to be at least 21 years of age to possess or carry a concealed handgun, H7677, H7678 [16NO]

———limitations on concealed handgun carrying reciprocity for child sex offenders, domestic violence offenders, and known or suspected terrorists, H7688 [16NO]

Fishers, IN: tribute to Fishers High School football team, H232 [18JA]

Fissette, Tristan: Our Military Kids (organization) Military Kid of the Year award recipient, E669 [8AP]

Flanagan, Patricia: Rhode Island Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition Silver Rattle Award recipient, H4955 [13JY]

Flemington, NJ: tribute to Hunterdon Central Regional High School softball team, E1090 [14JN]

Flint, MI: tribute to Genesse District Library Black History Month brunch, E222 [14FE]

Florida: tribute to America's Young Heroes award recipients, E1004 [31MY]

Flower Mound, TX: tribute to Flower Mound High School choir, E550 [29MR]

———tribute to Marcus High School boys' basketball team, E801 [4MY]

Folsom, CA: tribute to Folsom High School football team, E441 [9MR]

Food: address hunger and food security, H3419 [25MY]

———address U.S. hunger crisis, H8743 [13DE]

Foran, Michael: MetLife/National Association of Secondary School Principals National High School Principal of the Year award recipient, E1694 [22SE]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs funding, H7336 [4NO], E303 [18FE]

———provide assistance for the prevention and treatment of obstetric fistula (H.R. 949), E429 [8MR]

———sterilization campaign support organizations funding, H1186 [17FE]

Fort Lauderdale, FL: tribute to Dillard High School girls' basketball team, E411 [3MR]

———tribute to Dillard High School jazz ensemble, E915 [23MY]

Fort Lupton, CO: Fort Lupton Middle School recipient of National Association of Middle School Principals Middle School of the Year award, E414 [3MR]

Fowler, Cecilio L.: Milken Family Foundation National Educator Award recipient, E2094 [18NO]

Franco-Torres, Alma: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E846 [10MY]

Frederick County, VA: improvement in math and science teaching, E862 [11MY]

Fulshear, TX: tribute to Fulshear Girl Scouts Fulshear Freedom Feast, E1190 [23JN]

GAO: require study to determine school districts most in need of constructing or renovating health center construction, H2985 [3MY]

Garcia, Cassandra: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E1356 [19JY]

Garden City, MI: anniversary of St. Raphael Catholic School, E860 [11MY]

Gardner, Jordan: Girl Scout Gold Award recipient, E464 [11MR]

Garfield, NJ: anniversary of Garfield Babe Ruth Baseball League, E416 [3MR]

Gibson, Matthew: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1322 [14JY]

Giovanini, Dominic: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E698 [12AP]

Girl Scouts: anniversary, E1190 [23JN]

Global Entrepreneurship Week/USA: designate, E2102 [18NO]

Godines, Noe: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E489 [15MR]

Goforth, Alex M.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E2134 [30NO]

Goleta, CA: tribute to Dos Pueblos High School science bowl team, E874 [12MY]

Gonzalez, Juan: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E580 [31MR]

Gonzalez, Judith: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E578 [31MR]

Gordon, Kevin J.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1353 [19JY]

Gordy, Thomas and Theresa: tribute to birth of child, E303 [18FE], E501 [16MR]

Gottfried, Mike: Mobile, AL, Mobilian of the Year award recipient, E566 [30MR]

Graef, Tyler A.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1355 [19JY]

Granite Bay, CA: tribute to Boy Scout Troop 121, H9800 [16DE]

Greenburg, Jerit: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E682 [8AP]

Greensboro, NC: tribute to Northern Guilford High School football team, E276 [18FE]

———tribute to Northwest Guilford High School boys' lacrosse team, E955 [25MY]

Grubbs, Cody: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E1356 [19JY]

Gurrola, Arisai: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E848 [10MY]

Gustafson, Martha: Colorado Association of School Executives' Colorado Middle Level Principal of the Year award recipient, E1690 [22SE]

Gutierrez, Rhett: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E486 [15MR]

Hager, Alexander B.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E150 [8FE]

Hague, VA: tribute to Cople Elementary School for participation in the Future Problem Solving Program International, Inc., Community Problem Solving contest, E1363 [20JY]

Hallmark, Eric B.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E957 [25MY]

Hamilton, Christopher S.: Boy Scouts Tall Pine Council Jack A. Hamady Good Scout Award recipient, E641 [5AP]

Hampton, VA: tribute to Phoebus High School football team, E2296 [16DE]

Hanway, Sawyer A.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E677 [8AP]

Hardin, Paul: American Automobile Association Presidential Lifesaving Medal award recipient, E671 [8AP]

Harrison, Chloe: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E1357 [19JY]

Hartley, Spencer: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1308 [13JY]

Hartman, Kaitlin: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Iowa, E1030 [2JN]

Haymarket, VA: tribute to Battlefield High School robotics team, E846 [10MY]

Haynie, Eternity: Girl Scout Gold Award recipient, E450 [10MR]

Hazard, KY: tribute to Hazard High School football team, E2198 [7DE]

Head, Sarah: Girl Scout Gold Award recipient, E452 [10MR]

Health: impact of substance abuse and addiction, E501 [16MR]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: deauthorize appropriations, H2097 [30MR]

———repeal (H.R. 299), H232 [18JA], H348 [19JA], H2279 [4AP], E66 [18JA]

Heatwole, Jacob F.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1031 [2JN]

Hendrix, Jaron W.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E407 [3MR]

Henrico, VA: Henrico County Public Schools recipient of American Association of School Librarians National School Library Program of the Year award, E1807 [7OC]

Hester, Timothy: Air Force Association Hurlburt, FL, Chapter 398 Middle School Teacher of the Year Award recipient, E566 [30MR]

Hidajat, Nathan: Google, Inc., Doodle 4 Google competition finalist, E1031 [2JN]

High Point, NC: tribute to Southwest Guilford High School girls' basketball team, E550 [29MR]

Highland, MI: tribute to Milford High School boys' cross country team, E2107 [18NO]

Highmark Caring Place (organization): tribute, E2072 [17NO]

Hockey Is for Everyone Month: observance, H611 [10FE]

Hoffschneider, Joslin: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E580 [31MR]

Holter, Breann: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E938 [24MY]

Hominda, Elsa: Congressional Coalition on Adoption Angels in Adoption Award recipient, E1761 [4OC]

Hoppe, Jacob M.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E152 [8FE]

Hoppe, Joshua S.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E145 [8FE]

Hoppenrath, Michael M.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E874 [12MY]

Hosford, Ryan: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E2176 [2DE]

Hostettler, Christopher S.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1518 [12AU]

Hotchkiss, CO: tribute to Hotchkiss High School engineering team, E1593 [12SE]

Hottel, Megan: Girl Scout Gold Award recipient, E460 [11MR]

House of Representatives Summer Internship Program: establish (H. Res. 443), E1898 [21OC]

Houston, TX: call for return to the U.S. of the operator of home day care facility to face criminal charges following a fire at such facility that killed and injured children, H1377 [28FE], H1428 [1MR], H1495 [2MR]

———Texas Education Agency decision to close North Forest Independent School District, H7187 [1NO], H7876 [18NO]

———tribute to Children's Assessment Center, H8993 [15DE]

Howland, Melissa: Operation Homefront (organization) Military Child of the Year Award recipient, E579 [31MR]

Human rights: combat international violence against women and girls, H8201 [7DE]

———prohibit provision of military assistance to countries that recruit and use child soldiers, H4726 [7JY]

Huntingtown, MD: tribute to Huntingtown High School girls' track and field team, E1017 [2JN]

Ibarra, Francisco: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E697 [12AP]

Ildza, Zach: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E108 [25JA]

Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students, H6330 [21SE]

———cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (H.R. 1842), H8006 [1DE]

———clarify classes of individuals born in the U.S. who are nationals and citizens of the U.S. at birth, H1764 [11MR]

———clarify classes of individuals born in the U.S. who are nationals and citizens of the U.S. at birth (H.R. 140), H3101 [5MY], H4940-H4943 [12JY]

———enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws, H3942 [2JN]

———permit certain Mexican children, and accompanying adults, to obtain a waiver of the documentation requirements otherwise required to enter the U.S. as a temporary visitor (H.R. 714), E313 [18FE]

———reform, H1465 [2MR], H2049 [30MR], H2119 [31MR], H2550 [8AP], H3207 [11MY], H3284 [13MY], H4940-H4943 [12JY], H5977 [8SE], H6260-H6264 [20SE], E1982 [2NO]

Indian Health Service: dental health programs funding through reductions in Dept. of the Interior Solicitor General funding, H5575 [26JY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: funding through reductions in Teacher Quality State Grant program and School Improvement Grant program, H1020-H1022 [16FE]

Interagency Working Group on Food Marketed to Children: impact of proposed guidelines on food and beverage industries, H7638, H7640 [16NO], E2066 [16NO]

Iowa: tribute to Girl Scouts Flying Monkeys Lego League team, E898 [13MY]

Jack and Jill of America, Inc.: anniversary of Columbia, MD, chapter Jack and Jill of America Beautillion Ball, E753 [15AP]

Jackson, Kathleen: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E579 [31MR]

Jagim, Alex M.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E976 [27MY]

Jaras, Madeleine: Elmhurst, IL, Character Counts! (organization) Mayor for a Day essay contest winner, E1335 [15JY]

Johnson, Marc: American Association of School Administrators Superintendent of the Year award recipient, E450 [10MR]

Jones, Courtney: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E1356 [19JY]

Joshua's Heart Foundation: anniversary, H2329 [6AP]

Junior Achievement of South Florida (nonprofit organization): tribute, E1650 [15SE]

Justin, TX: Northwest High School participant in Aerospace Industries Association Team America Rocketry Challenge National finals, E877 [12MY]

Kaiser Permanente (company): tribute to breastfeeding initiative, E2217 [8DE]

Kalamazoo, MI: tribute to Kalamazoo Central High School boys' basketball team, E632 [5AP]

Karafoil, Paul: NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching recipient, E129 [26JA]

Kearney, NE: tribute to Kearney Little League baseball team, E1599 [12SE]

Kennedy, Deklan L.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1354 [19JY]

Kids First (organization): Environmental Council of Rhode Island John H. Chafee Conservation Leadership Award recipient, H5738 [29JY]

Kieffer, Elliott, J.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E485 [15MR]

Kimball, Gretchen: Maine Agriculture in the Classroom Teacher of the Year award and Dept. of Agriculture and National Agriculture in the Classroom Consortium Excellence in Teaching About Agriculture award recipient, E1508 [5AU]

Kindig, Millie: Washington County, FL, Rookie Teacher of the Year award recipient, E246 [16FE]

King of Prussia, PA: Upper Merion School District recipient of EPA Environmental Achievement Award, E899 [13MY]

Kiriazes, Nicholas: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E2027 [10NO]

Klender, Thomas: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1306 [13JY]

Knabe, Taylor: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E469 [14MR]

Koul, Manasvi: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for North Carolina, E185 [9FE]

Kovac, Mitchell R.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E876 [12MY]

Koval, Kayla: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E545 [29MR], E796 [3MY]

Kwikkel, Steve: School Administrators of Iowa (organization) Iowa Middle School Principal of the Year award recipient, E1683 [22SE]

La Plata, MO: tribute to La Plata High School baseball team, E1237 [6JY]

Laffoon, Katrina: Girl Scout Gold Award recipient, E454 [10MR]

Lake Highlands, TX: anniversary of Boy Scout Troop 890, E942 [24MY]

Lange, Aimee: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E845 [10MY]

Lanoka Harbor, NJ: tribute to Lacey Township High School football team, E288 [18FE]

Larkin, Brent: Voices of Ohio's Children (organization) Champion for Children award recipient, E786 [3MY]

Las Vegas, NV: anniversary of Boys & Girls Clubs of Las Vegas, E1685 [22SE]

Laurinberg, NC: tribute to Scotland High School football team, E2197 [7DE]

Lawton, Kayleen: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E545 [29MR], E792 [3MY]

Leadership Training Institute of America: anniversary, E1203 [24JN]

League of Black Women: tribute to annual leadership conference and ``Bring a Girl Into Your World'' mentoring program, E768 [2MY]

Lean, J. Brendan: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E158 [8FE]

Lewiston, ME: tribute to Sisters of Charity of St. Hyacinthe, E1852 [13OC]

Liberty, MO: tribute to Liberty High School girls' soccer team, E1145 [21JN]

Lilburn, GA: Parkview High School recipient of Georgia School Superintendent Georgia School of Excellence Award, E516 [17MR]

Linn, MO: tribute to Linn High School boys' cross country team, E2191 [6DE]

Lisle, IL: tribute to Benet Academy girls' volleyball team, H7987 [30NO]

Lori, Lou: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1970 [1NO]

Louisville, KY: tribute to Kosair Children's Hospital for initiatives to help fight childhood obesity, H6794 [12OC]

———tribute to Trinity High School football team, H8202 [7DE]

Lucero, Jesse: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E685 [8AP]

Maher, Nicholas E.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1032 [2JN]

Malloy, LaJuana: Washington County, FL, Teacher of the Year award recipient, E237 [16FE]

Manion, Jacob: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E682 [8AP]

Mansfield, OH: tribute to Rotary Club of Mansfield McGowan Courage Award recipients, E887 [13MY]

Manto, Jeffrey P.: Bristol Borough, PA, 21st Century Community Learning Center (organization) Person of the Year award recipient, E2094 [18NO]

Mariposa, CA: tribute to Mariposa County High School marching band, E2193 [6DE]

Marsh, Tommy: Lessons of the African-American Experience Creative Writing Contest winner, E716 [14AP]

Marshall, VA: tribute to Fresta Valley Christian School robotics team, E846 [10MY]

Martensdale, IA: tribute to Martensdale-St. Mary's Jr./Sr. High School baseball team, E1493 [2AU]

Martin, Breanna: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E938 [24MY]

Martinez, Tyler: Alamosa, CO, Boys and Girls Club Youth of the Year award recipient, E518 [17MR]

Maryville, TN: tribute to Heritage Middle School student trip to the District of Columbia, E1151 [22JN]

Mashpee, MA: tribute to Mashpee High School football team, E2318 [19DE]

Mason, Alexander S.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E2096 [18NO]

Mason, Cameron L.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E2324 [20DE]

Mason, Michael A.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E2098 [18NO]

Mason, Timothy A.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E2101 [18NO]

Mason, TX: tribute to Mason High School football team, E2291 [16DE]

Maughan, Daniel: Boy Scouts Heroism Award recipient, E2314 [19DE]

Mayo, Beverly: Big Brothers Big Sisters of America (organization) Florida Big Sister of the Year award recipient, E983 [27MY]

McClannahan, Mary: Girl Scout Gold Award recipient, E463 [11MR]

McDowell, Wesley H.S.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E741 [15AP]

McKinnie, Tiffany: Washington County, FL, Educational Support Person of the Year award recipient, E238 [16FE]

McMillan, Emily: Escambia County, FL, Teacher of the Year award recipient, E412 [3MR]

McQuillen, Arianna: General Motors Foundation Buick Achievers Scholarship Program award recipient, E2259 [14DE]

———GM Foundation Buick Achievers Scholarship Program award recipient, E1571 [8SE]

Medford, NJ: tribute to Shawnee High School annual Brain Day in observance of Brain Awareness Week, H1968 [17MR]

Medicaid: increase Federal medical assistance percentage for the District of Columbia (H.R. 1301), E587 [31MR]

———reform, H2614, H2616 [13AP], H2671, H2672, H2675, H2820, H2822, H2823, H2831-H2834 [14AP], H2879-H2882 [15AP], H2942 [3MY], H3375, H3376, H3399, H3400 [24MY], H3773 [31MY], H5134 [18JY], H5280 [20JY], H5298 [21JY], H5501 [26JY]

Medicare: reform, H4199, H4200, H4201 [15JN], H7122-H7128 [26OC]

Medicare/Medicaid: prevent fraud, waste, and abuse, H2527 [7AP]

Melenick, Joseph: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Ohio, E478 [14MR]

Members of Congress: encourage donation of frequent flyer miles to the Fisher House Foundation, Inc., Hero Miles Program or the Children's Miracle Network Hospitals (organization), H8266 [8DE]

Memphis, TN: Booker T. Washington High School winner of White House Race to the Top High School Commencement Challenge, H3165 [11MY]

Mendota, CA: tribute to Mendota High School chess team, E880 [12MY]

Mental health: prohibit use of Federal funds for any universal or mandatory mental health screening of students without parental consent (H.R. 2769), E1476 [1AU]

Mercer Island, WA: tribute to Mercer Island High School marching band, E48 [12JA]

Merrills, Calvin: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E937 [24MY]

Merrills, Kathrynn: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E546 [29MR], E790 [3MY]

Metcalf-Putnam, Max: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1203 [24JN]

Miami, FL: tribute to Miami Hebrew Academy, H1896 [16MR]

———tribute to Our Lady of Lourdes Academy participation in Toshiba/National Science Teachers Association ExploraVision competition, H2276 [4AP]

Minnetonka, MN: tribute to Minnetonka High School girls' ice hockey team, H1376 [28FE]

Mirolli, Andrew: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Georgia, E280 [18FE]

Mischke, Emily: Girl Scout Gold Award recipient, E465 [11MR]

Misemer, Madeleine: St. Joseph, MO, YWCA Women of Excellence Future Leader award recipient, E1118 [16JN]

Mishawaka, IN: tribute to Marian High School girls' soccer team, E2005 [4NO]

Modesto, CA: anniversary of Soroptimist International of Modesto (organization), E2035 [14NO]

Molina, Odalmy: Hispanic Heritage Foundation Youth Award recipient, E210 [11FE]

Moore, Katherine: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E577 [31MR]

Morgan, Briana: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E936 [24MY]

Morozova, Yekaterina: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E477 [14MR]

Morton, Cori: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E1359 [19JY]

Moss, Joseph D.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E107 [25JA]

Mount Ulla, NC: tribute to West Rowan High School football team, E307 [18FE]

Mount Vernon, KY: tribute to Rockcastle County High School girls' basketball team, E598 [1AP]

Mount Vernon, NY: tribute to Mount Vernon High School boys' basketball team, H2023 [29MR]

Munoz, Briana: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E937 [24MY]

Nantucket, MA: tribute to Nantucket High School football team, E2317 [19DE]

Nason, Alexander C.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E550 [29MR]

National Adoption Day: observance, H7634 [16NO], H7722 [17NO], E2072 [17NO], E2096, E2103, E2106 [18NO]

———support goals and ideals (H. Res. 433), H7114 [26OC]

National Adoption Month: observance, H7902 [29NO], E2106 [18NO], E2126 [29NO]

———support goals and ideals (H. Res. 433), H7114 [26OC]

National Association of Each One, Teach One, Inc.: anniversary, E460 [11MR]

National Autism Awareness Month: observance, H2507 [7AP], H2674 [14AP]

National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month: observance, H6418 [23SE], E1704, E1711, E1712, E1721 [23SE], E1731 [29SE]

National Community Foundations Week: observance, E2104 [18NO]

National Computer Science Education Week: observance, H8138 [6DE]

National Cybersecurity Awareness Month: observance, E2016 [4NO]

National Day of Silence: observance, H2860 [15AP]

National Family Caregivers Month: observance, E2030 [10NO]

National Fragile X Advocacy Day: observance, H1463 [2MR]

National Infant Mortality Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 276), E1958 [27OC]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: conduct research program on endocrine-disrupting chemicals and reduce exposure to such chemicals (H.R. 2521), E1311 [13JY]

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

National Missing Children's Day: observance, E970 [27MY]

National Month of the Military Child: observance, H2674 [14AP]

National objectives: develop organized approach to addressing violence, E96 [24JA]

———protect vulnerable populations and revitalize the middle class, H6517 [4OC], H6790 [12OC]

National Physical Fitness and Sports Month: observance, H2925 [2MY]

National Public Radio: prohibit limiting eligibility to receive Federal funds to disseminate and broadcast AMBER Alerts, H1965, H1966 [17MR]

National School Choice Week: observance, H474, H500 [26JA], E131 [26JA]

National School Lunch Week: observance, E1865 [13OC], E1883 [14OC]

National Summer Learning Day: observance, E1127 [16JN]

National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance, H3066 [5MY], E850 [10MY]

National Teacher Day: observance, E794 [3MY]

National Teen Driver Safety Week: obeservance, H7188 [1NO]

National Voices for Equality Education and Enlightenment (organization): tribute, E1167 [22JN]

National Youth Sports Week: observance, H5594 [27JY]

Neel, Dylan: Presidential Scholars Foundation Presidential Scholar honoree, H4199 [15JN]

Neosho, MO: tribute to Neosho High School wrestling team, E493 [15MR]

New Bloomfield, MO: tribute to New Bloomfield High School baseball team, E1239 [6JY]

New Jersey: tribute to 11th Congressional District service academy nominees, E73 [19JA]

———tribute to 11th District Congressional Arts competition participants, E816 [5MY]

New York: tribute to 2d Congressional District Intel Corp., Science Talent Search finalists and semifinalists, E399 [2MR]

New York, NY: anniversary of Booker T. Washington Learning Center, E1626 [14SE]

———anniversary of Double Dutch Classic, E2174 [2DE]

———tribute to Riverdale Community Center, E1989 [3NO]

———tribute to Riverdale YMCA Teen Theater program, E899 [13MY]

Newark, IL: tribute to Newark Community High School boys' basketball team, H3231 [12MY]

Newark, NJ: tribute to Center for Autism at the North Ward Center, H2674 [14AP]

Newburgh, NY: tribute to Nora Cronin Presentation Academy, E2062 [16NO]

Newman, Emily: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E698 [12AP]

News media: allegations of media bias in coverage of certain issues regarding Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc., E290 [18FE]

Nichols, Donovan: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E699 [12AP]

Nicks, Jordan: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E582 [31MR]

Niemeyer, Ian M.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1353 [19JY]

Nissen, Erin: Northeastern Junior College Outstanding Ag Student of the Year award recipient, E1485 [2AU]

Niswonger Foundation: anniversary, E1048 [3JN]

Noblesville, IN: tribute to Trinity Ballpark for hosting Continental Amateur Baseball Association Midwest National Championship, E1298 [12JY]

Nogales, AZ: tribute to Nogales High School boys' basketball team, H1528 [3MR]

Norcross, GA: Simpson Elementary School recipient of Georgia School Superintendent Georgia School of Excellence Award, E516 [17MR]

North Dakota: tribute to high school volunteers assisting in recovery from flooding, H2587 [12AP]

Northside Center for Child Development, Inc.: anniversary, E1049 [3JN]

Northwestern University: Feinberg School of Medicine Women's Health Science Program for High School Girls recipient of NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring, E2229 [12DE]

Novak, Ken, Jr.: ESPN RISE (publication) National Boys Basketball Coach of the Year award recipient, H3323 [23MY]

Novi, MI: tribute to Novi High School boys' ice hockey team, E524 [17MR]

O'Connor, Teri: Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore, Inc., Woman of Distinction Award recipient, E717 [14AP]

Omaha, NE: express condolences to families of victims of Millard South High School shooting, H51, H52 [6JA]

Orgbon, Charles, III: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Georgia, E274 [18FE]

Orlando, FL: tribute to Cathedral Church of St. Luke Orlando Deanery Boychoir and Girls Choir for White House performance, E2325 [20DE]

———tribute to Civil Air Patrol Orlando Cadet Squadron, E797 [3MY]

———tribute to Colonial High School chamber choir, E2208 [8DE]

———tribute to Florida Hospital for Children for initiatives to help fight childhood obesity, E1882 [14OC]

Orr, Casara: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E936 [24MY]

Ortiz, Carmen: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E939 [24MY]

Ortiz, Lance: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E547 [29MR], E790 [3MY]

Ortiz-Macey, Withelma (T): Glamour (publication) Woman of the Year award recipient, E2078 [17NO]

Osage, IA: tribute to American Legion Auxiliary Unit 278 Merit Awards program for graduating high school seniors, E892 [13MY]

Osgood, Juliana: Library of Congress Letters About Literature competition winner for Iowa, E1204 [24JN]

Otten, Casey B.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1521 [16AU]

Pace, Connor J.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1354 [19JY]

Pacific Lutheran University: tribute to Air Force Reserve Training Corps, E939 [24MY]

Padilla, Vinny: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E470 [14MR]

Paducah, KY: tribute to Paducah Middle School science bowl team, E950 [25MY]

Palmyra, MO: tribute to Palmyra High School girls' softball team, E1952 [27OC]

Palo Alto, CA: Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Medical Education Program funding, H5676 [28JY]

Panicucci, Dominic: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E696 [12AP]

Paoli, PA: anniversary of Boy Scout Troop 1, E1113 [16JN]

Parker, Trevor W.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1657 [20SE]

Parquet, Keana: Milken Family Foundation National Educator Award recipient, E152 [8FE]

Parton, Dakota: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1323 [14JY]

Parton, Tyler: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1323 [14JY]

Pasley, Adam: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E484 [15MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal mandatory funding for school-based health center construction (H.R. 1214), H2969-H2977, H2983-H2985 [3MY], H3037-H3041 [4MY], E802, E803, E804 [4MY]

———repeal mandatory funding for school-based health center construction (H.R. 1214), consideration (H. Res. 236), H2943-H2952 [3MY]

———repeal mandatory funding for school-based health center construction (H.R. 1214), motion to recommit, H3038-H3040 [4MY]

Pediatric Interim Care Center: anniversary, E772 [2MY]

Pence, Robert J.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E9 [5JA]

Pennsylvania State University: tribute to IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon (THON) to raise money for the Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital Four Diamonds Fund, H1428 [1MR]

Pensacola, FL: tribute to Aletheia Christian Academy boys' basketball team, E678 [8AP]

———tribute to Pine Forest High School girls' track and field team, E951 [25MY]

Perry, Richard and Kristin: tribute to birth of child, E64 [18JA]

Perryopolis, PA: tribute to Frazier Middle School participation in March Math Madness Competition, E695 [12AP]

Peters, Melanie: Air Force Association Hurlburt, FL, Chapter 398 Elementary School Teacher of the Year Award recipient, E558 [30MR]

Philadelphia, PA: tribute to Retired Senior and Volunteer Program (RSVP), E386 [1MR]

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

Picayune, LA: tribute to Picayune High School football team, H8982 [15DE]

Pierce, Andrea: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E845 [10MY]

Pittsburgh, PA: Girls of Steel (robotics team) recipient of Pittsburgh Regional For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) (organization) Robotics Competition Rookie All-Star Award, E553 [29MR]

Poh, Poe: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E487 [15MR]

Poindexter, Kaylan: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Nevada, E183 [9FE]

Pomeroy, Jacob J.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E820, E829 [5MY]

Pomfret, MD: Dr. James Craik Elementary School winner of National Math, Engineering, Science Achievement (MESA) competition, E1517 [12AU]

Pop Warner Little Scholars Inc.: tribute, H8012 [1DE]

Population: prohibit Federal officials from expending Federal funds for population control or planning programs or family planning activities (H.R. 1099), E489, E491 [15MR]

Portsmouth, VA: tribute to Norcom High School boys' basketball team, E606 [1AP]

Poverty: address needs of the impoverished, H5295, H5297 [21JY], H5973, H5974 [8SE], H6147 [14SE], H6352 [22SE], H6860 [13OC], H7425-H7430 [14NO], E1376 [21JY]

Price, Erin: Girl Scout Gold Award recipient, E461 [11MR]

Prince William County Bar Foundation: tribute to Beat the Odds award recipients, E1089 [14JN]

Pshichenko, Ruslan: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E488 [15MR]

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

Pugnet, Eric T.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E2226 [12DE]

Queens, NY: tribute to Excelsior Preparatory High School student, E1214 [24JN]

Quintana, Joey: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E579 [31MR]

Quintanilla, Elijah: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E695 [12AP]

Raleigh, NC: tribute to Broughton High School marching band, E1157 [22JN]

Ramos, Dilan: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E1985 [2NO]

Rancho Mirage, CA: anniversary of Barbara Sinatra Children's Center, E1990 [3NO]

Randleman, NC: tribute to Randleman High School baseball team, E1124 [16JN]

Ratnecht, Patrick: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E490 [15MR]

Rau, Kyle: Minnesota Minute Men Ltd., Minnesota Mr. Hockey award recipient, H1781 [14MR]

Reagan, Petra: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E491 [15MR]

Red Ribbon Week: support goals and ideals, E1937 [26OC], E1953 [27OC]

Redzko, Darya: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E1356 [19JY]

Reese, Skyler J.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1157 [22JN]

Resnick, Mitchel: McGraw-Hill Cos., Harold W. McGraw Jr., Prize in Education recipient, E1602 [12SE]

Reynolds, Macy: Greene County, OH, Women's Hall of Fame inductee, E1780 [5OC]

Rialto, CA: tribute to Rialto High School girls' basketball team, E456 [10MR]

Richards, Burt: American Red Cross Community Courage Award recipient, E1259 [7JY]

Riggle, Michala: Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes recipient, H612 [10FE]

Rio Grande Safe Communities Coalition: anniversary, E756 [15AP]

Roanoke, AL: tribute to Handley High School football team, E2215 [8DE]

Roberts, Ryan J.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E107 [25JA]

Rock Island, IL: tribute to Rock Island High School boys' basketball team, E605 [1AP]

Rogers, Dean: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E1983 [2NO]

Rogers, Shanna: United Way of Androscoggin County, ME, Geneva Kirk Award recipient, E1294 [12JY]

Romig, Gail: NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching recipient, H3228 [12MY]

Rosenak, Spencer: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E2131 [30NO]

Rosenberg Foundation: anniversary, E386 [1MR]

Rossel, Raelee: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E485 [15MR]

Roy, Sukanya: E.W. Scripps Co., National Spelling Bee winner, E1073 [13JN]

Russellton, PA: tribute to Deer Lakes High School boys' volleyball team, E1762 [4OC]

Rutledge, Charles, III: NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching recipient, E900 [13MY]

Sader, Deanna and Robert: Congressional Coalition on Adoption Angels in Adoption Award recipients, E1964 [31OC]

Salazar, Jason: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E679 [8AP]

Salazar, Lawrence: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E545 [29MR], E795 [3MY]

Salazar, Matthew C.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1744 [3OC]

Salimbeni, Damien: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E1357 [19JY]

Salmon, Austin: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1639 [15SE]

San Rafael, CA: anniversary of Terra Linda High School, E1067 [13JN]

San Ramon, CA: tribute to Soroptimist International of San Ramon Valley, H2049 [30MR]

Santistevan, Ashleigh: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E846 [10MY]

Scheib, Stephanie: Girl Scout Gold Award recipient, E459 [11MR]

Schelling, Stephen M., Jr.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1522 [16AU]

Schmidling, Reid F.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1973 [1NO]

Schoolcraft, MI: tribute to Schoolcraft High School boys' basketball team, E643 [5AP]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of special needs students, H1803 [15MR]

———address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (H.R. 1648), E1641 [15SE], E2093 [18NO]

———allow grants to high quality charter schools that do not include every subgroup of students classified as disadvantaged, H6003-H6005 [8SE]

———direct local educational agencies to release secondary school student information to military recruiters unless the student's parent provides written request against the release (H.R. 637), E195 [10FE]

———encourage growth and replication of successful charter school models (H.R. 2218), H5958 [7SE], H5976, H5988-H6005 [8SE], H6105, H6119-H6123 [13SE], E1573 [9SE], E1620, E1622, E1628, E1634 [14SE]

———encourage growth and replication of successful charter school models (H.R. 2218), consideration (H. Res. 392), H5979-H5988 [8SE]

———encourage growth and replication of successful charter school models (H.R. 2218), motion to recommit, H6121 [13SE]

———end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (H.R. 998), E459 [11MR], E2093 [18NO]

———give priority in awarding grants to States that establish alternative charter school authorizers, H6000, H6001 [8SE]

———promote use of goods made in the U.S. for the construction and enhancement of charter schools, H5985, H5986 [8SE]

———protect students from inappropriate seclusion and physical restraint (H.R. 1381), H2413 [7AP]

———provide assistance for the modernization, renovation, and repair of elementary and secondary school buildings and community colleges (H.R. 2948), H7021 [25OC]

———provide that States receiving charter school grants require criminal background checks for charter school employees, H6121 [13SE]

———remove eligibility of State Governors to apply for Federal grant funding to oversee charter school operations, H6001 [8SE]

———require charter schools to demonstrate successful operation data for no less than three years to be eligible for expansion grants, H5999 [8SE]

———require charter schools to include in grant application a description of how the program would share best practices in instruction and professional development in science, math, technology, and engineering education, H5999, H6000 [8SE]

———support innovation in public education to prepare students to compete in the global economy, H5998 [8SE]

Schoonmaker, Alexis: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E844 [10MY]

Schrauth, Brandon: NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching recipient, E981 [27MY]

Schuster, Elaine: Big Sister Association of Greater Boston, MA, Believe in Girls Award recipient, E2019 [4NO]

Schwartz, Lawrence and Allison: tribute to birth of child, E2122 [29NO], E2137 [30NO]

Scott, Stephanie: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E475 [14MR]

Scroggins, Colby H.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E955 [25MY]

SEC: require companies to disclose in annual reports measures taken to identify and address conditions of forced labor, slavery, human trafficking, and child labor within supply chains (H.R. 2759), E1466 [1AU]

Senatobia, MS: tribute to Senatobia Middle School for providing name for Endeavour (space shuttle), H3814 [1JN]

Shelton, CT: tribute to Shelton Vikings Midget and Pee Wee Cheerleading teams, E75 [19JA]

Shrewsbury Youth and Family Services, Inc.: tribute, E242 [16FE]

Silveri, Shekema: Milken Family Foundation Milken Educator Award recipient, E1960 [27OC]

SkillsUSA (organization): tribute to World Skills Team for participation in WorldSkills competition, E2038 [14NO]

Slade, Stephen P.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1158 [22JN]

Smith, Annette: Santa Rosa, FL, Teacher of the Year award recipient, E468 [11MR]

South Bend, IN: tribute to Adams High School mock trial team, E873 [12MY]

Southlake, TX: George Dawson Middle School named to National Forum To Accelerate Middle-Grades Reform ``Schools to Watch'' list, E1137 [21JN]

Spoon, Alexander M.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E676 [8AP]

Sprengeler, Aaron D.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1272 [8JY]

Springfield, PA: tribute to Springfield High School Dance-a-Thon to benefit pediatric cancer research, E908 [13MY]

Springfield, Shanyn: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E476 [14MR]

Springfield, VA: tribute to West Springfield High School dance team, E2293 [16DE]

St. Clair, MI: tribute to St. Clair High School baseball team, E1211 [24JN]

St. Elizabeth, MO: tribute to St. Elizabeth High School girls' softball team, E1955 [27OC]

St. Louis Society for the Blind and Visually Impaired: anniversary, E627 [4AP]

Stamford, CT: tribute to ACE Mentor Program, H2615 [13AP]

Stapp, Spencer: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E472 [14MR]

State College, PA: Mount Nittany Middle School named to National Forum To Accelerate Middle-Grades Reform ``Schools to Watch'' list, H4369 [22JN]

———Park Forest Middle School named to National Forum To Accelerate Middle-Grades Reform ``Schools to Watch'' list, H4369 [22JN]

States: require States to take certain additional steps to assist foster children in making the transition to independent living, H6300 [21SE]

Steinhoff, Kathy: National Education Association Member Benefits Award for Teaching Excellence recipient, E297 [18FE]

Stephens, Nicholas: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1322 [14JY]

Stephens, Zachary P.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1669 [21SE]

Stevens-Jett, Faye: Up2Us (organization) AmeriCorps Coach Across America program Coach of the Year award recipient, H6564 [5OC]

Storts, Corey A.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1355 [19JY]

Stowers, Samuel P.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E2133 [30NO]

Students for the Advancement of Global Entrepreneurship (SAGE) (organization): tribute SAGE World Cup participants, E1400 [25JY]

Success for Kids, Inc.: tribute, H1826 [15MR]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision, H338, H340 [19JA], E105 [25JA]

Svetics, Christian: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1160 [22JN]

Sylva, NC: tribute to Smoky Mountain High School boys' basketball team, E549 [29MR]

Taft, CA: anniversary of Taft Union High School, E1653 [19SE]

Taubin, Sol: Presidential Scholars Foundation Presidential Scholar honoree, H4199 [15JN]

Taxation: exclude from gross income amounts received on the sale of certain animals associated with educational programs (H.R. 1271), E570 [30MR]

———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 (H.R. 755), E262 [18FE]

———permit disclosure of certain tax return information for purposes of missing or exploited children investigations (H.R. 1978), E948 [25MY]

———provide tax credit for educational expenses incurred in attending public or private elementary and secondary schools (H.R. 954), E434 [8MR]

———provide tax credit for elementary and secondary school personnel (H.R. 955), E436 [8MR]

———provide tax credit for elementary and secondary school teachers (H.R. 957), E436 [8MR]

———qualify formerly homeless youth who are students for purposes of low income housing tax credit (H.R. 3076), E1745 [3OC]

———require individuals to provide their Social Security number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child tax credit, H8801 [13DE]

———require individuals to provide their Social Security number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child tax credit (H.R. 1956), H6186 [15SE]

Taylor, Coleman G.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1972 [1NO]

Taylor, Lynesia: Girl Scout Gold Award recipient, E460 [11MR]

10000 Degrees (organization): anniversary, E769 [2MY]

Teppara, Dino and Vatsala: tribute to birth of child, E930 [23MY]

Texas: education funding, H7587 [15NO]

———tribute to 3d Congressional District service academy nominees, E1181 [23JN]

———tribute to 3d Congressional District Congressional Youth Advisory Council participants, E595, E597, E600, E602, E604, E606, E607, E608, E611, E613 [1AP], E617, E618, E619, E620, E621, E622, E624, E625, E626 [4AP], E631, E632, E633, E635, E636, E638, E639, E640, E641, E642 [5AP], E645, E646, E647, E648, E650, E651, E652, E653, E654 [6AP], E671, E673, E689 [8AP]

Thetford, Stephanie: Okaloosa County, FL, Teacher of the Year award recipient, E256 [17FE]

Thieme, Joshua J.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E151 [8FE]

Thomas, Eddie: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E697 [12AP]

Thompson, Walter: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E958 [25MY]

Thon, Jeremy P.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E71 [19JA]

Thorbes, Cedric: Voices of Ohio's Children (organization) Youth Champion for Children award recipient, E789 [3MY]

Timmer, Matthew: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1154 [22JN]

Timmes, Stephen M.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E2029 [10NO]

Titusville, PA: Titusville Middle School named to National Forum To Accelerate Middle-Grades Reform ``Schools to Watch'' list, H4369 [22JN]

Tolentino, Lorenzo: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E547 [29MR], E794 [3MY]

Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorize appropriations and enhance measures to combat trafficking in persons (H.R. 2830), H6629 [6OC]

Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (organization): tribute, E981 [27MY]

Trejo, Kayla: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E547 [29MR], E792 [3MY]

Troetschel, Jack: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E686 [8AP]

Trophy Club, TX: tribute to Byron Nelson High School solar car team, E1347 [18JY]

Troy, MI: anniversary of Troy Community Coalition, E1957 [27OC]

Tuolumne, CA: tribute to Summerville High School Jazz @ 8 Advanced Jazz Choir for participation in U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony, E2313 [19DE]

Turgut, Aydin: U.S. Chess Federation National Elementary Championship winner, E1223 [1JY]

Turner, Ethan P.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1354 [19JY]

University of Washington: tribute to Air Force Reserve Training Corps, E939 [24MY]

Up2Us (organization): AmeriCorps Coach Across America program Coach of the Year award recipients, E1767 [5OC]

———tribute to AmeriCorps Coach Across America program, H6566 [5OC], E1937 [26OC]

Vacaville, CA: Travis Credit Union recipient of Credit Union National Association Desjardins Youth Financial Education Award, E540 [29MR]

Valencic, Tine: National Geographic Bee winner, E1063 [9JN]

Vannoy, Cicali: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E1358 [19JY]

Vialpando, Isaiah: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E684 [8AP]

Vienna, VA: tribute to Cub Scout Pack 976 Blue and Gold banquet, E560 [30MR]

Villagrana, Karen: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E578 [31MR]

Vincennes, IN: tribute to Rivet High School girls' basketball team, E595 [1AP]

Virginia Beach, VA: tribute to Windsor Woods Elementary School fifth grade class, E1532 [26AU]

Wadleigh, Aubrey: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E845 [10MY]

Waldorf, MD: tribute to North Point High School boys' basketball team, E927 [23MY]

Walker, Lindsey: Girl Scout Gold Award recipient, E447 [10MR]

Walkerton, IN: tribute to John Glenn High School Spell Bowl team, E2152 [1DE]

War: recognize impact of financial costs on U.S. economy and move to redeploy U.S. Armed Forces and refocus efforts on addressing domestic priorities, H2272 [4AP], H2336 [6AP], H5949 [7SE]

Warrenton, VA: tribute to Highland High School robotics team, E846 [10MY]

———tribute to Home Birth Consensus Summit, H7634 [16NO]

Washington, IN: tribute to Washington High School boys' basketball team, E601 [1AP]

Waterford, MI: tribute to Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes High School girls' basketball team, E560 [30MR]

Weigel, Zach: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1755 [4OC]

Weinstein, Barbara-Ann: Leadership Broward Foundation Outstanding Broward Leader Award recipient, E1754 [4OC]

Weirton, WV: tribute to Weirton Madonna High School boys' basketball team, E569 [30MR]

West Palm Beach, FL: tribute to Roosevelt Middle School social studies class for Amnesty International (organization) letter-writing campaign for human rights, E2315 [19DE]

Whatley, Haley: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Texas, E191 [10FE]

Wheeling, IL: tribute to Wheeling High School science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) program, H2302 [5AP]

White, Hayden: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1147 [21JN]

WIC: provide vouchers for the purchase of educational books for child participants (H.R. 907), E417 [3MR]

Wilkes County, NC: tribute to Wilkes County Girls All-Star softball team, H5951 [7SE]

Wilkin, Alan R.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E4 [5JA]

Willingboro, NJ: tribute to Willingboro High School boys' winter track team, E588 [31MR]

Wilmington, DE: tribute to St. Mark's High School football team, H2943 [3MY]

Winter Park, FL: tribute to Winter Park High School boys' basketball team, E551 [29MR]

Wiseman, Alice: Greene County, OH, Women's Hall of Fame inductee, E1770 [5OC]

Wist, Ryan: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1146 [21JN]

Women: health care for women, H282, H283 [19JA], H366, H367 [20JA], H1789-H1794 [14MR]

———protect breastfeeding, provide performance standards for breast pumps, provide tax incentives to employers to encourage breastfeeding, and provide reasonable break time for nursing mothers (H.R. 2758), E1471 [1AU]

World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc.: tribute to Show Tolerance and Respect (STAR) program to combat school violence and bullying, E1641 [15SE]

Yarmouth, MA: tribute to Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High School football team, E2318 [19DE]

Young, Brianna: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E939 [24MY]

Young, Stefan: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E472 [14MR]

Young America's Foundation: tribute, E1633 [14SE]

Youth International Day: observance, H5593 [27JY]

Youtsey, Lucas: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E2177 [2DE]

Zabel, Sarah: Presidential Scholars Foundation Presidential Scholar honoree, E1139 [21JN]

Zimmerman, Adam M.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E678 [8AP]

Remarks in Senate

Abortion: require parental notification and intervention for minors seeking an abortion (S. 1005), S2998 [16MY]

Afterschool Alliance (organization): support goals and ideals of Lights on Afterschool! event (S. Res. 304), S6889 [20OC]

Ah Soon, Melanie: NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching recipient, S3166 [19MY]

AID: funding, S2438 [13AP]

American Automobile Association: tribute to School Safety Patrol Lifesaving Award recipients, S2497 [14AP]

American Education Week: observance, S7443 [15NO]

———support goals and ideals (S. Res. 332), S7782 [17NO]

AmeriCorps: tribute to Delaware Emergency Services Corps, S2409 [13AP]

Anchorage, AK: tribute to Nunaka Valley Little League junior girls softball team (S. Res. 273), S5933 [23SE]

Appropriations: impact of spending cuts on women and children, S1185-S1192 [3MR], S3253-S3257 [24MY]

Armed Forces: protect child custody arrangements for parents who are members deployed in support of a contingency operation, S8136 [1DE]

Augustus, Amber: Delaware Teacher of the Year Award recipient, S6869 [20OC]

Bangor, ME: tribute to Bangor High School girls' soccer team, S7449 [15NO]

Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support expansion and development of mentoring programs (S. 1086), S3431 [26MY]

Billings, MT: tribute to Billings Big Sky Little League All-Stars baseball team, S5333 [6SE], S5449 [8SE]

Boesem, Nora and Randy: Congressional Coalition on Adoption Angels in Adoption Award recipients, S7826 [18NO]

Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Wyoming: tribute to Youth of the Year honorees, S5187 [1AU]

Budget: impact of proposed House budget cuts on Federal aid programs, S2103, S2104 [5AP]

———reform entitlement programs, S5232 [2AU]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (H. Con. Res. 16), S2971 [12MY]

Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic schools (S. Res. 37), S492 [2FE]

Celebrating ACHIEVA's 60th Anniversary Week: designate (S. Res. 123), S2059 [31MR]

Children's Home Society of West Virginia: tribute, S8374 [6DE]

Cincinnati, OH: tribute to Mount Notre Dame High School girls' volleyball team, S7698 [17NO]

Close Up Foundation: anniversary, S7186 [8NO], S7440 [15NO]

Commission To Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities: establish (S. 1984), S8549 [13DE]

Community Shares of Colorado (organization): anniversary, S5531 [13SE]

Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute: anniversary, S5896 [22SE]

CPSC: exclude secondary sales, repair services, and certain vehicles from the ban on lead in children's products (S. 69), S181 [25JA]

———promulgate consumer product safety standards requiring child-proof closures on remote controls and other electronic products that use button cell batteries (S. 1165), S3688 [9JN]

Crime: enhance penalties for marketing controlled substances to minors (S. 513), S1410, S1411 [8MR]

———enhance penalties for possession or financial facilitation of access to child pornography and require Internet service providers to assist child pornography and exploitation investigations (S. 1308), S4294 [30JN]

———prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (S. 1241), S3975 [21JN]

———provide penalties for transporting minors in foreign commerce for the purposes of female genital mutilation (S. 1919), S7997 [29NO]

———save money and reduce tragedies through teen dating abuse prevention grants, S8457 [8DE]

Davidson Institute for Talent Development: tribute to Davidson Fellow Scholarship award recipients, S6325-S6327 [6OC]

Denver, CO: mention of Bruce Randolph School in the State of the Union Address, S266 [26JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: allow schools participating in the school lunch program to donate any excess food to local food banks (S. 1719), S6604 [17OC]

———National School Lunch and Breakfast Program funding, S6910 [31OC]

———National School Lunch and Breakfast Program proposed rules regarding tomato paste, S6911 [31OC]

———prohibit funding to implement new national nutrition standards for school breakfast and lunch programs, S6587-S6590 [17OC], S6635, S6636 [18OC], S7825 [18NO]

Dept. of Defense: report on status and improvement plan for renovation of Education Activity schools, S4701 [20JY]

———terminate Domestic Dependent Elementary and Secondary School System, transfer students to local school systems, and provide Impact Aid Program funding to such systems, S7957 [29NO]

Dept. of Education: assist in coordination among science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) efforts in States and strengthen capacity of schools to prepare students in such fields (S. 619), S1836 [17MR]

———authorize grant programs to ensure successful, safe, and healthy students by promoting wellness, preventing bullying, violence, and drug use, and fostering a positive school climate (S. 919), S2793 [9MY]

———award grants to establish pediatric early literacy programs for health care providers and facilities (S. 393), S888 [17FE]

———establish a competitive grant program to foster expansion and replication of excellent public charter schools (S. 809), S2449 [13AP], S2751 [5MY]

———establish an alternative accountability model for elementary and secondary schools to measure student progress (S. 1654), S6093 [4OC]

———establish Office of Rural Education Policy (S. 946), S2878-S2880 [11MY]

———implement ready school needs reviews (S. 1439), S5067 [29JY]

———improve academic content standards for physical education (S. 576), S1678 [15MR]

———improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (S. 434), S1129 [2MR], S1399 [8MR]

———make grants to support early college high schools and other dual enrollment programs (S. 154), S225 [25JA]

———modify the High School Graduation Initiative (School Dropout Prevention Program) (S. 1495), S5263 [2AU]

———promote environmental education (S. 1372), S4612 [14JY]

———provide education for homeless children and youths (S. 571), S1606 [14MR]

———provide grants to State educational agencies and institutions of higher education to strengthen elementary and secondary computer science education (S. 1614), S8456 [8DE]

———provide grants to States to ensure that students complete the middle grades prepared for success in high school and postsecondary endeavors (S. 833), S2520 [14AP]

———provide incentives to implement reforms and strategies designed to improve outcomes for all students and significantly reduce achievement gaps among subgroups of students (S. 844), S2523 [14AP]

———provide States and local educational agencies with maximum flexibility in using certain Federal education funds (S. 1569), S5641, S5642, S5648 [15SE], S5735 [20SE]

———reauthorize and strengthen the Improving Literacy Through School Libraries Program (S. 1328), S4395 [6JY]

———reauthorize District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program for vouchers to provide school choice (H.R. 471), S2060 [31MR], S2063 [4AP]

———reauthorize District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program for vouchers to provide school choice (S. 206), S283-S287 [26JA]

———require Statistics Commissioner to collect information from coeducational secondary schools on athletic programs (S. 1269), S4099 [23JN]

———support Promise Neighborhoods (S. 1004), S2997 [16MY]

Dept. of HHS: carry out programs to provide youth in racial or ethnic minority or immigrant communities the information and skills needed to reduce teenage pregnancies (S. 1437), S5019 [28JY]

———extend the child and family services program (H.R. 2883), S5833 [21SE], S5920 [22SE], S5924, S5942 [23SE]

———reauthorize grants to assist children affected by methamphetamine or other substance abuse under the Promoting Safe and Stable Families program (S. 1234), S3930 [20JN]

———reauthorize support for graduate medical education programs in children's hospitals (S. 958), S2932 [12MY]

———renew authority to approve demonstration projects designed to test innovative strategies in State child welfare programs (S. 1013), S3057, S3058 [17MY]

———require certain standards and enforcement provisions to prevent child abuse and neglect in residential programs (S. 1667), S6334 [6OC]

———tribute to Emergency Medical Services for Children program, S3767 [14JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: protect children affected by immigration enforcement actions (S. 1399), S4804 [21JY]

Dept. of Justice: anniversary of Gang Resistance Education and Training (GREAT) Program, S3265 [24MY]

———establish a grant program to benefit victims of sex trafficking (S. 596), S1752 [16MR]

———establish the Alaska Safe Families and Villages Demonstration Project (S. 1192), S3773 [14JN]

Dept. of Labor: recognize unique circumstances of farm family youth workers when issuing certain labor regulations for hired farm workers under age 16, S8699 [16DE]

Dept. of State: anniversary of Au Pair Program, S3420 [26MY]

———simplify the Trafficking in Persons Report by reducing country categories and ranking countries within each category according to relative adherence to certain minimum standards, S4627 [18JY]

Dept. of the Interior: carry out programs and activities for connecting children and families with the outdoors (S. 1802), S7131 [3NO]

Detroit, MI: anniversary of Metro Detroit Youth Day, S4516 [12JY]

Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act: tribute to DREAM Sabbath events recognizing achievements of immigrant students seeking legal status in the U.S., S5938 [23SE], S6855 [20OC]

Diseases: improve and enhance research and programs on childhood cancer survivorship (S. 1613), S5909 [22SE]

———provide for enhanced treatment, support, services, and research for individuals with autism spectrum disorders (S. 850), S2525 [14AP]

Durango, CO: anniversary of Music in the Mountains festival, S5531 [13SE]

Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), S8470 [12DE], S8494, S8499, S8502, S8540, S8553 [13DE], S8555, S8558, S8559, S8567-S8570, S8574, S8577-S8586, S8617 [14DE], S8669 [15DE], S8703, S8711-S8717 [16DE], S8746-S8753 [17DE]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), unanimous-consent agreement, S8742 [16DE]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), unanimous-consent request, S8556, S8567, S8570 [14DE]

———revitalize the middle class, S2668-S2671 [4MY]

Education: aid gifted and talented learners, including high-ability learners not formally identified as gifted (S. 857), S2532 [14AP]

———funding, S706-S708 [15FE], S3602 [8JN], S6565 [17OC], S6623 [18OC]

———improve calculation, reporting, and accountability for high school graduation rates (S. 767), S2277 [7AP]

———improve early education, including early English proficiency education (S. 1722), S6604 [17OC]

———improve teacher and principal quality (S. 1674), S6342 [6OC]

———improve teaching of civics and American history, S5398 [8SE]

———promote advanced placement and International Baccalaureate programs (S. 1179), S3693 [9JN]

———provide flexibility and improvements in elementary and secondary education (S. 280), S549 [3FE]

———provide flexibility in assessing the best vehicles used to measure adequate yearly progress of special needs students, S5642 [15SE]

———provide for high-quality academic tutoring for low-income students (S. 1570), S5688 [15SE]

———reauthorize 21st century community learning centers (S. 1370), S4611 [14JY]

———recognize importance of summer learning programs, S3968 [21JN]

———support the community schools model (S. 616), S1791, S1792 [17MR]

———tribute to the Uni-Capitol Washington Internship Programme, S479 [2FE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: authorizing appropriations, S6717-S6724 [19OC], S7349-S7351 [10NO]

Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address their own health needs and the health needs of their families (S. 984), S2948 [12MY]

EPA: implement rule relating to mitigation by States of cross-border air pollution under the Clean Air Act to prevent air pollution which causes numerous adverse health effects, S7322 [10NO]

Factor, Cailley: American Association of Teachers of French Le Grand Concours French competition national champion, S2385 [12AP]

———National School Improvement Alliance South Carolina MathFest competition winner, S2385 [12AP]

Factor, Memorable: American Association of Teachers of French Le Grand Concours French competition national champion, S2385 [12AP]

———National School Improvement Alliance South Carolina MathFest competition winner, S2385 [12AP]

Families and domestic relations: reinstate Federal matching of State spending of child support incentive payments (S. 195), S282 [26JA]

———strengthen families' engagement in the education of their children (S. 941), S2842 [10MY]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to care for a same-sex spouse, domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, or grandparent with a serious health condition (S. 1283), S4158 [28JN]

Food: address hunger and food security, S5939 [23SE]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs funding, S7433 [15NO]

Fort Lupton, CO: Fort Lupton Middle School recipient of National Association of Middle School Principals Middle School of the Year award, S1215 [3MR]

Girl Scouts: anniversary (S. Res. 310), S7139 [3NO]

———tribute (S. Res. 312), S7159 [7NO]

Global Entrepreneurship Week/USA: designate (S. Res. 328), S7629 [16NO]

Global Youth Service Days: designate (S. Res. 156), S2555, S2556 [14AP]

God's Child Project (organization): anniversary (S. Res. 141), S3936, S3937 [20JN]

Gospodarek, Angela: NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching recipient, S112 [25JA]

Granada Hills, CA: tribute to Granada Hills High School academic decathlon team, S3166 [19MY]

Hawaii: tribute to students who participated in National History Day (organization) Competition, S4124 [27JN]

Health: importance of children's research hospitals and medical education of pediatricians, S2905 [12MY]

———improve health of individuals and reduce health care costs by reorienting health care system toward prevention, wellness, and health promotion (S. 174), S229 [25JA]

———prohibit funding to implement regulations regarding the removal of essential-use designation for epinephrine used in oral pressurized metered-dose inhalers, S6934 [1NO]

———provide for coverage of medically necessary food under Federal health programs and private health insurance (S. 311), S633 [8FE]

———provide for the establishment of pediatric research consortia, S2905 [12MY]

Homeless: reduce youth homelessness by extending foster care eligibility and programs and improving programs to keep families together (S. 961), S2933 [12MY]

Huntington Beach, CA: tribute to Ocean View Little League baseball team, S5332 [6SE]

Illinois: tribute to juvenile justice reforms, S7122 [3NO]

Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (S. 952), S2884-S2886 [11MY], S3160-S3162 [19MY], S3406 [26MY], S3668 [9JN], S3766 [14JN], S3910, S3911 [20JN], S3953 [21JN], S4192 [29JN], S4833 [22JY], S5738 [20SE], S5938 [23SE], S6855 [20OC], S7052, S7058-S7060 [2NO], S8348 [6DE], S8448 [8DE]

———clarify classes of individuals born in the U.S. who are nationals and citizens of the U.S. at birth (S. 723), S2132 [5AP]

———eliminate the ``widow penalty'' by allowing petitions for legal permanent residency by noncitizen surviving spouses of U.S. citizens to be adjudicated, S1138 [2MR]

———enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (S. 332), S684 [14FE], S5472 [9SE]

———reform, S2815-S2818 [10MY]

———reform (S. 6), S105 [25JA]

Indiana: tribute to Youth Essay Contest winners, S2774 [9MY]

Indianapolis, IN: tribute to Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health, S3913 [20JN]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (S. 1403), S4806 [21JY]

———ensure States use certain teacher employment stabilization funds for special education, S6830 [20OC]

Insurance: increase maximum age for children eligible for medical care under the CHAMPVA program (S. 490), S1235 [3MR]

Jordan, Tamika: Milken Family Foundation National Educator Award recipient, S1405 [8MR]

Jumpstart's Read for the Record Day: designate (S. Res. 290), S6354 [6OC]

Kenaston, Samantha: Council for Art Education, Inc., National Youth Art Month ``School Flags Across the U.S. . . . Flying High'' flag design competition winner for Virginia, S1055 [1MR]

Las Vegas, NV: anniversary of Boys & Girls Clubs of Las Vegas, S3162 [19MY]

Laurel, DE: tribute to Laurel Senior League Softball team, S5381 [7SE]

Lewiston, ME: tribute to Sisters of Charity of St. Hyacinthe, S6762 [19OC]

Maloch, Victoria: tribute for participation in U.S. Senate Youth Program, S1056 [1MR]

Manilow, Barry: donation of musical instruments to Joplin High School in aftermath of tornado in Joplin, MO, S7364 [10NO]

Maryville, TN: tribute to Maryville High School football team, S8370 [6DE]

Maxim, Nicholas: Zaner-Bloser, Inc., Nicholas Maxim Special Award for Excellent Penmanship recipient, S3919 [20JN]

Meadow Bridge, WV: tribute to Meadow Bridge High School voter registration drive, S3151 [19MY]

Mecca, CA: tribute to Mecca Elementary School, S3166 [19MY]

———tribute to Saul Martinez Elementary School for addressing air pollution produced by nearby waste recycling facility, S3337 [25MY]

Medicaid: provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage, S6909 [31OC]

———reform, S2483 [14AP], S2906 [12MY], S3330 [25MY], S3717-S3719 [13JN], S4116, S4118 [27JN]

Medicare: reform, S3741, S3746 [14JN], S3787, S3791-S3793 [15JN], S3851, S3877 [16JN], S3981 [22JN], S4112 [27JN], S4185 [29JN]

Mendota, CA: tribute to Mendota High School chess team, S3539 [7JN]

Mental health: combat autism through research, screening, intervention, and education, S2525 [14AP]

———revise and extend programs to support planning, implementation, and evaluation of organized activities involving statewide youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies (S. 740), S2190-S2194 [6AP]

Milwaukee, WI: anniversary of Washington High School, S6504 [13OC]

Mother's Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (S. 889), S2733 [5MY]

Mount Vernon, KY: tribute to Rockcastle County High School girls' basketball team, S2081 [4AP]

Mueting, Paul and Mandy: Congressional Coalition on Adoption Angels in Adoption Award recipients, S5710 [19SE]

Mulder, Jim and Jean: Congressional Coalition on Adoption Angels in Adoption Award recipients, S6184 [5OC]

National Adoption Day: observance, S7826 [18NO]

———support goals and ideals (S. Res. 302), S7605-S7607 [16NO]

National Adoption Month: observance, S7826 [18NO]

———support goals and ideals, S6988 [1NO]

———support goals and ideals (S. Res. 302), S7605-S7607 [16NO]

National Association of Junior Auxiliaries Day: designate (S. Res. 107), S1877 [17MR]

National Autism Awareness Month: observance, S2525 [14AP]

National Center for Missing & Exploited Children: tribute to Law Enforcement Excellence Award recipients, S4152 [28JN]

National Character Counts Week: designate (S. Res. 292), S6470 [12OC]

National Charter Schools Week: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 158), S2749 [5MY]

National Chess Day: designate (S. Res. 255), S5284 [2AU]

National Child Abuse Prevention Month: designate (S. Res. 127), S2090 [4AP], S2553 [14AP]

National Child Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 231), S4489 [11JY]

National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month: observance, S6385 [11OC]

National Computer Science Education Week: observance, S8455 [8DE]

National Cybersecurity Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 306), S6889 [20OC]

National Cytomegalovirus Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 215), S4106 [23JN]

National Day of Encouragement: designate (S. Res. 264), S5584 [13SE]

National Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 259), S5464, S5465 [8SE], S5476 [9SE], S5493 [12SE]

National Foster Care Month: designate (S. Res. 203), S3454, S3462 [26MY]

National Guard Youth Challenge Program: prohibit expansion or operation of District of Columbia National Guard Youth Challenge Program in Anne Arundel County, MD, S7687 [17NO]

National Infant Mortality Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 276), S5934 [23SE]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: conduct research program on endocrine-disrupting chemicals and reduce exposure to such chemicals (S. 1361), S4558 [13JY]

National Kids to Parks Day: designate (S. Res. 192), S3201 [19MY]

National Medicine Abuse Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 261), S5581 [13SE], S5933 [23SE]

National 9-1-1 Education Month: designate (S. Res. 118), S2000 [30MR]

National School Counseling Week: designate (S. Res. 34), S368 [31JA]

National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance, S2712-S2714 [5MY]

———observance (S. Res. 164), S2695 [4MY]

National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month: designate (S. Res. 32), S346 [27JA]

National Women and Girls in Sports Day: designate (S. Res. 30), S492 [2FE]

Native Americans: improve education (S. 1262), S4077 [23JN]

———improve education (S. 1519), S5388 [7SE]

No Child Left Behind Act: reform, S2007-S2009 [31MR], S5641-S5644, S5648-S5650 [15SE], S5874-S5876 [22SE], S6571 [17OC], S6654-S6656 [18OC], S6717-S6724 [19OC], S7349-S7351 [10NO]

Ohio: tribute to high school seniors deciding to enlist in the Armed Forces, S2923 [12MY]

———tribute to teachers, S2712-S2714 [5MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure that children's oral health care be included in benefits packages in order for health insurers to participate in health insurance exchanges, S5973 [26SE]

———permit stand-alone dental plans to participate in health insurance exchanges if paired with qualified health plans, S5973, S5974 [26SE]

Pennsylvania State University: tribute to IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon (THON) to raise money for the Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital Four Diamonds Fund (S. Res. 112), S1999 [30MR]

Picciano, Nick and Jorun: Congressional Coalition on Adoption Angels in Adoption Award recipients, S5832 [21SE]

Plummer, Stacey: NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching recipient, S112 [25JA]

Poverty: address needs of the impoverished, S5639 [15SE]

PowerTalk 21 Day: designate (S. Res. 157), S2555 [14AP]

Prematurity Awareness Month: observance, S8064 [30NO]

Product safety: ban use of bisphenol A in food and beverage containers for children, baby food, and infant formula (S. 136), S203 [25JA]

Public welfare programs: exclude child care from the determination of the limit on assistance under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (S. 1435), S5019 [28JY]

Rapid City, SD: tribute to Harney All-Star Little League baseball team, S5723 [19SE]

Read Across America Day: designate (S. Res. 83), S1075 [1MR]

Red Ribbon Week: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 300), S6787, S6788 [19OC]

Reeves, Theresa K.: Congressional Coalition on Adoption Angels in Adoption Award recipient, S6086 [4OC]

Roads and highways: reauthorize additional contract authority to maintain certain State and county roads used by school buses in and around Indian reservations (S. 885), S2688 [4MY]

Schools: end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (S. 555), S1557 [10MR]

———expand successful models, reduce administrative burdens, improve funding, allow direct agency application to the Federal Government, and encourage sharing of best practices relative to charter schools (S. 1566), S5641, S5644, S5648 [15SE], S5736 [20SE]

———improve high schools and raise graduation rates while ensuring rigorous standards and develop and implement effective school models for struggling students and dropouts (S. 1177), S3693 [9JN]

———improve public charter schooling by addressing quality issues (S. 686), S2751 [5MY]

———protect students from inappropriate seclusion and physical restraint (S. 2020), S8739 [16DE]

———provide assistance for the modernization, renovation, and repair of elementary and secondary school buildings and community colleges (S. 1597), S6499 [13OC], S7443 [15NO]

———recruit, support, and prepare principals to improve student academic achievement at high-need schools, S6723 [19OC]

Shepherd, Michael: National Association of Secondary School Principals NASSP/Vicro National Assistant Principal of the Year award recipient, S1117 [2MR]

Social Security: prevent fraud, waste, and abuse under Medicare, Medicaid, and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (S. 454), S1140 [2MR]

———repeal Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program maintenance of effort requirements (S. 868), S2725, S2726 [5MY]

Sports: encourage and ensure the use of safe football helmets (S. 601), S1754 [16MR]

States: provide incentives to improve the well-being of children in the child welfare system through reforms and innovations, collaboration between agencies, and increased accountability (S. 1509), S5266 [2AU]

Stennis Center for Public Service Leadership: tribute to Stennis Congressional Intern Program, S4799 [21JY]

Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 137), S2285 [7AP]

Taxation: provide tax credit to teachers in rural or high unemployment areas or who achieve National Board for Professional Teaching Standards certification (S. 378), S874 [17FE]

Teen Voices (publication): anniversary, S3915 [20JN]

Tim Thomas Hockey LLC: tribute, S3886 [16JN]

Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorize appropriations and enhance measures to combat trafficking in persons (S. 1301), S4228 [29JN], S4627 [18JY], S7102 [3NO]

Valencic, Tine: National Geographic Bee winner, S3422 [26MY]

Valentine, Tracy: Milken Family Foundation National Educator Award recipient, S1498 [9MR]

Vermont: tribute to Junior Iron Chef Competition, S2621 [3MY]

———tribute to students who participated in Senator Sanders' essay contest on the State of the Union, S109 [25JA]

Voting: encourage voter registration for young people, S3151 [19MY]

Wheeler, Stephanie: NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching recipient, S3811 [15JN]

WIC: funding, S2438 [13AP]

World Day Against Child Labor: observance, S3809 [15JN]

World Teachers Day: observance, S6180 [5OC]

Worldwide Day of Play: designate (S. Res. 279), S5934 [23SE]

Year of the Girl: designate (S. Res. 310), S7139 [3NO]

Youth and Family Services (organization): anniversary, S408 [1FE]

Reports filed

Child and Family Services Improvement and Innovation Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2883) (H. Rept. 112-210), H6237 [19SE]

Consideration of H.R. 471, Scholarships for Opportunity and Results (SOAR) Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 186) (H. Rept. 112-45), H2036 [29MR]

Consideration of H.R. 1214, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act School-Based Health Center Construction Mandatory Funding Repeal: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 236) (H. Rept. 112-70), H2933 [2MY]

Consideration of H.R. 2218, Empowering Parents Through Quality Charter Schools Act and H.R. 1892, Intelligence Services Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 392) (H. Rept. 112-200), H5963 [7SE]

Consideration of H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 491) (H. Rept. 112-328), H8727 [12DE]

Consideration of Senate Amendments to H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 502) (H. Rept. 112-335), H9945 [19DE]

Dept. of HHS Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant Personal Responsibility Education Programs Funding Conversion to Authorization of Appropriations: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1215) (H. Rept. 112-63), H2932 [2MY]

Dept. of HHS Support for Graduate Medical Education Programs in Children's Hospitals Reauthorization: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 958), S5498 [12SE]

Empowering Parents Through Quality Charter Schools Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 2218) (H. Rept. 112-178), H5398 [22JY]

Energy Tax Prevention Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1852) (H. Rept. 112-205), H6096 [12SE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act School-Based Health Center Construction Mandatory Funding Repeal: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1214) (H. Rept. 112-66), H2932 [2MY]

Scholarships for Opportunity and Results (SOAR) Act: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 471) (H. Rept. 112-36), H1982 [17MR]

Setting New Priorities in Education Spending Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 1891) (H. Rept. 112-106), H4185 [14JN]

SOAR Technical Corrections Act: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 3237) (H. Rept. 112-315), H8186 [6DE]

State and Local Funding Flexibility Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 2445) (H. Rept. 112-180), H5488 [25JY]

Strengthening Investigations of Sex Offenders and Missing Children Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1792), S8148 [1DE]

Trafficking Victims Protection Act Appropriations and Enhancement Measures To Combat Trafficking in Persons: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1301), S6505 [13OC]

Trafficking Victims Protection Act Appropriations and Enhancement of Measures To Combat Trafficking in Persons: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1301) (S. Rept. 112-96), S7701 [17NO]

Resolutions by organizations

Memorable Factor named American Association of Teachers of French Le Grand Concours French competition national champion and National School Improvement Alliance South Carolina MathFest competition winner, E600 [1AP]

Statements

Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act: Richard Graham, Metropolitan Washington, DC, Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, S4835 [22JY]

———Simone Campbell, NETWORK (organization), S4834 [22JY]

Home Birth Consensus Summit: Several Maternity Care Professionals, Providers, and Organizations, H7635 [16NO]

Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act: OMB, H8750 [13DE]

Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act: Several Republican Senators, H9953 [20DE]

We Must Not Leave Them Wanting: Jack Bailer, Judith P. Hoyer Foundation, E471 [14MR]

Summaries

Clinton County, PA, Keystone Little League Baseball Team Games in Little League World Series, H6124 [13SE]

Empowering Local Educational Decisionmaking Act (S. 1569), S5645 [15SE]

Empowering Parents Through Quality Charter Schools Act (S. 1566), S5646 [15SE]

Tables

Budgetary effects of H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act, H8811 [13DE], H9982 [20DE]

Budgetary effects of Senate substitute amendment to H.R. 3630, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act, H9983 [20DE]

Effects on revenues and direct spending of H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act, H8812 [13DE]

Little League Baseball, Inc., eastern region tournament summary, H6124 [13SE]

Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 1194, Dept. of HHS renewal of authority to approve demonstration projects designed to test innovative strategies in State child welfare programs, H3785 [31MY]

Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act, H8812 [13DE]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 16, use of Capitol Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby, H3188 [11MY]

H. Res. 186, consideration of H.R. 471, Scholarships for Opportunity and Results (SOAR) Act, H2050 [30MR]

H. Res. 236, consideration of H.R. 1214, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act mandatory funding for school-based health center construction repeal, H2943 [3MY]

H. Res. 392, consideration of H.R. 2218, Empowering Parents Through Quality Charter Schools Act and H.R. 1892, intelligence services appropriations, H5979 [8SE]

H. Res. 491, consideration of H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act, H8745 [13DE]

H. Res. 502, consideration of Senate amendments to H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act, H9949 [20DE]

H.R. 471, Scholarships for Opportunity and Results (SOAR) Act, H2060-H2063 [30MR]

H.R. 1194, Dept. of HHS renewal of authority to approve demonstration projects designed to test innovative strategies in State child welfare programs, H3784 [31MY]

H.R. 1214, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act school-based health center construction mandatory funding repeal, H2983 [3MY]

H.R. 1852, Dept. of HHS support for graduate medical education programs in children's hospitals reauthorization, H6254 [20SE]

H.R. 2883, Child and Family Services Improvement and Innovation Act, H6292-H6295 [21SE]

H.R. 3237, SOAR Technical Corrections Act, H8159 [6DE]

H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act, H8763-H8799 [13DE]

H.R. 3630, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act, S8749-S8752 [17DE], H9960-H9963 [20DE]

S. 2, Middle Class Success Act, S128 [25JA]

S. 5, Reform America's Schools To Educate the Leaders of the Future Act, S129 [25JA]

S. 6, Reform America's Broken Immigration System Act, S129 [25JA]

S. 10, Family Economic Success Act, S129 [25JA]

S. 136, Ban Poisonous Additives Act, S204 [25JA]

S. 154, Fast Track to College Act, S225-S227 [25JA]

S. 174, Health Lifestyles and Prevention (HeLP) America Act, S229-S239 [25JA]

S. 206, Scholarships for Opportunity and Results (SOAR) Act, S283-S287 [26JA]

S. 393, Prescribe a Book Act, S889 [17FE]

S. 490, increase maximum age for children eligible for medical care under the CHAMPVA program, S1236 [3MR]

S. 513, Saving Kids From Dangerous Drugs Act, S1411 [8MR]

S. 555, Student Non-Discrimination Act, S1558 [10MR]

S. 576, Fitness Integrated With Teaching Kids (FIT Kids) Act, S1678-S1680 [15MR]

S. 601, Children's Sports Athletic Equipment Safety Act, S1755-S1757 [16MR]

S. 740, revise and extend programs to support planning, implementation, and evaluation of organized activities involving statewide youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies, S2190-S2192 [6AP]

S. 767, Every Student Counts Act, S2278-S2281 [7AP]

S. 809, All Students Achieving Through Reform (ALL-STAR) Act, S2450-S2453 [13AP]

S. 844, Race to the Top Act, S2523-S2525 [14AP]

S. 850, Autism Services and Workforce Acceleration Act, S2526-S2529 [14AP]

S. 885, additional contract authority reauthorization to maintain certain State and county roads used by school buses in and around Indian reservations, S2689 [4MY]

S. 919, Successful, Safe, and Healthy Students Act, S2794-S2797 [9MY]

S. 941, Family Engagement in Education Act, S2842-S2847 [10MY]

S. 946, Office of Rural Education Policy Act, S2879 [11MY]

S. 952, Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act, S2886-S2889 [11MY]

S. 984, Healthy Families Act, S2949-S2954 [12MY]

S. 1005, Parental Notification and Intervention Act, S2998 [16MY]

S. 1192, Alaska Safe Families and Villages Act, S3774-S3776 [14JN]

S. 1259, Trafficking Victims Enhanced Protection Act, S4032 [22JN]

S. 1262, Native Culture, Language, and Access for Success in Schools Act, S4078-S4096 [23JN]

S. 1283, Family and Medical Leave Inclusion Act, S4159 [28JN]

S. 1301, Trafficking Victims Protection Act appropriations and enhancement of measures to combat trafficking in persons, S4228-S4234 [29JN]

S. 1328, Strengthening Kids' Interest in Learning and Libraries (SKILLs) Act, S4395-S4397 [6JY]

S. 1372, No Child Left Inside Act, S4613-S4615 [14JY]

S. 1399, Humane Enforcement and Legal Protections (HELP) for Separated Children Act, S4804 [21JY]

S. 1613, Pediatric, Adolescent, and Young Adult Cancer Survivorship Research and Quality of Life Act, S5909 [22SE]

S. 1654, Growth to Excellence Act, S6093-S6095 [4OC]

S. 1667, Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act, S6335-S6338 [6OC]

S. 1674, Effective Teaching and Leading Act, S6342-S6347 [6OC]

S. 1719, School Food Recovery Act, S6604 [17OC]

S. 1802, Healthy Kids Outdoors Act, S7131-S7133 [3NO]

S. 1884, School Access to Emergency Epinephrine Act, S7704 [17NO]

S. 1919, Girls Protection Act, S7997 [29NO]

S. 2020, Keeping All Students Safe Act, S8740-S8742 [16DE]

S. Con. Res. 12, investigate volume of ships and planes from North Korea and allegations of international crimes in Burma, and encourage release of political prisoners and provision of safe havens for child soldiers, S2400 [12AP]

S. Con. Res. 30, support goals and ideals of Spina Bifida Awareness Month, S6515 [13OC]

S. Res. 27, National Kawasaki Disease Awareness Day, S291 [26JA]

S. Res. 30, National Women and Girls in Sports Day, S341 [27JA], S492 [2FE]

S. Res. 32, National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month, S342, S346 [27JA]

S. Res. 34, National School Counseling Week, S366, S368 [31JA]

S. Res. 37, recognize goals of Catholic Schools Week and honor contributions of Catholic schools, S486, S493 [2FE]

S. Res. 83, Read Across America Day, S1068, S1075 [1MR]

S. Res. 98, National School Breakfast Week, S1566 [10MR]

S. Res. 99, oppose ratification of U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child based on incompatibility with the U.S. Constitution, sovereignty, and the independence of families, S1566 [10MR]

S. Res. 107, National Association of Junior Auxiliaries Day, S1853, S1877 [17MR]

S. Res. 112, tribute to Pennsylvania State University IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon (THON) to raise money for the Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital Four Diamonds Fund, S1938 [29MR], S2000 [30MR]

S. Res. 118, National 9-1-1 Education Month, S1995, S2000 [30MR]

S. Res. 123, Celebrating ACHIEVA's 60th Anniversary Week, S2054, S2060 [31MR]

S. Res. 127, National Child Abuse Prevention Month, S2090 [4AP], S2553 [14AP]

S. Res. 137, support goals and ideals of Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day, S2281, S2285 [7AP]

S. Res. 139, investigate volume of ships and planes from North Korea and allegations of international crimes in Burma, and encourage release of political prisoners and provision of safe havens for child soldiers, S2361 [8AP]

S. Res. 141, God's Child Project (organization) anniversary, S2399 [12AP], S3937 [20JN]

S. Res. 152, Dia de los Ninos—Celebrating Young Americans, S2544 [14AP]

S. Res. 156, Global Youth Service Days, S2545, S2555 [14AP]

S. Res. 157, PowerTalk 21 Day, S2546, S2556 [14AP]

S. Res. 158, support goals and ideals of National Charter Schools Week, S2583 [2MY], S2752 [5MY]

S. Res. 164, National Teacher Appreciation Week, S2693, S2695 [4MY]

S. Res. 192, National Kids to Parks Day, S3184, S3202 [19MY]

S. Res. 203, National Foster Care Month, S3454, S3462 [26MY]

S. Res. 214, National Music Education Week, S4103 [23JN]

S. Res. 215, National Cytomegalovirus Awareness Month, S4103, S4106 [23JN]

S. Res. 223, National Caretakers Day, S4298 [30JN]

S. Res. 231, National Child Awareness Month, S4487, S4489 [11JY]

S. Res. 238, Teen Cancer Awareness Week, S4912 [26JY]

S. Res. 255, National Chess Day, S5269, S5284 [2AU]

S. Res. 259, National Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Awareness Day, S5463, S5465 [8SE]

S. Res. 261, National Medicine Abuse Awareness Month, S5581 [13SE], S5933 [23SE]

S. Res. 264, National Day of Encouragement, S5582, S5584 [13SE]

S. Res. 273, tribute to Anchorage, AK, Nunaka Valley Little League junior girls softball team, S5776 [20SE], S5933 [23SE]

S. Res. 276, support goals and ideals of National Infant Mortality Awareness Month, S5934, S5950 [23SE]

S. Res. 279, Worldwide Day of Play, S5935, S5951 [23SE]

S. Res. 290, Jumpstart's Read for the Record Day, S6350, S6355 [6OC]

S. Res. 292, National Character Counts Week, S6469, S6470 [12OC]

S. Res. 300, support goals and ideals of Red Ribbon Week, S6769, S6788 [19OC]

S. Res. 302, support goals and ideals of National Adoption Day and National Adoption Month, S6879 [20OC], S7605 [16NO]

S. Res. 304, support goals and ideals of Afterschool Alliance (organization) Lights on Afterschool! event, S6880, S6889 [20OC]

S. Res. 306, support goals and ideals of National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, S6880, S6889 [20OC]

S. Res. 310, Year of the Girl designation and Girl Scouts anniversary, S7138 [3NO]

S. Res. 312, tribute to Girl Scouts, S7158, S7159 [7NO]

S. Res. 328, Global Entrepreneurship Week/USA, S7619, S7630 [16NO]

S. Res. 332, support goals and ideals of American Education Week, S7712, S7782 [17NO]