COHEN, STEVE (a Representative from Tennessee)
Amendments
Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H786, H796 [14FE], H895 [15FE]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), H3598 [25MY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2219), H4578 [24JN], H4656, H4659, H4676 [6JY]
Dept. of Energy: expedite consideration and approval of construction and operation of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 1938), H5522 [26JY]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2354), H5054 [14JY]
EPA: provide additional time to issue achievable standards for cement manufacturing facilities (H.R. 2681), H6556 [4OC], H6613 [5OC]
———provide additional time to issue achievable standards for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process heaters, and incinerators (H.R. 2250), H6554 [4OC], H6842 [12OC]
Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (H.R. 822), H7677 [16NO]
Government regulations: ensure complete analysis of potential impacts of rules on small entities (H.R. 527), H8046 [1DE]
States: preserve authority to make determinations relating to water quality standards (H.R. 2018), H4983 [13JY]
Appointments
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, H1189 [17FE]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Afghanistan: ensure funds provided for Armed Forces operations are only used for safe and orderly withdrawal of U.S. military forces and Dept. of Defense contractors (see H.R. 780), H1621 [8MR]
———require the President to transmit a plan with timeframe and completion date and reports with status updates on the transition of U.S. military and security operations to the Government of Afghanistan (see H.R. 1735), H3221 [11MY]
Africa: advance mutual interests of the U.S. and Africa with respect to the promotion of trade and investment and the advancement of socioeconomic development and opportunity (see H.R. 656), H722 [11FE]
———support efforts to provide humanitarian relief to mitigate the effects of drought and avert famine in the Horn of Africa (see H. Res. 361), H5489 [25JY]
AID: provide assistance to expand, improve, support, and promote higher education in the countries of sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 2792), H5892 [2AU]
Ali, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 401), H1988 [17MR]
American Legion: provide for an additional power under its Federal charter to provide guidance and leadership to individual departments and posts, but not control of activities of such entities (see H.R. 2369), H4795 [8JY]
Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 835), H1988 [17MR]
Animals: prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes (see H.R. 1513), H7627 [15NO]
———prohibit shipping, transporting, moving, delivering, receiving, possessing, purchasing, selling, or donation of horses and other equines to be slaughtered for human consumption (see H.R. 2966), H7929 [29NO]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 139), H3758 [26MY]
Arlington National Cemetery: provide a memorial marker on Chaplains Hill to honor the memory of Jewish chaplains who died while on active duty in the Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 12), H1180 (see H. Con. Res. 12), H1200 [17FE]
Armed Forces: appropriate funds necessary to ensure that members continue to receive pay when a funding gap caused by the failure to enact interim or full-year appropriations for the Armed Forces occurs (see H.R. 1297), H2572 [8AP]
———eliminate per-fiscal year calculation of days of certain active duty or service used to reduce minimum age at which Reserve component members may retire for non-regular service (see H.R. 1283), H5019 [13JY]
———expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of retired pay and veterans' disability compensation to all members retired for disability regardless of disability rating percentage (see H.R. 186), H4946 [12JY]
———expand matters covered by preseparation counseling (see H.R. 535), H7008 [24OC]
———extend time period for submission of retroactive stop-loss special pay claims (see H.R. 573), H1040 (see H.R. 573), H1071 [16FE]
———improve prevention and response to sexual assaults (see H.R. 3435), H8262 [7DE]
———provide behavioral health services to members of Reserve components necessary to meet pre-deployment and post-deployment readiness and fitness standards (see H.R. 948), H3000 [3MY]
———provide postal benefits for personal correspondence and certain parcels sent to members serving on active military duty abroad (see H.R. 1935), H4366 [21JN]
———require Presidential negotiation of and entrance into a bilateral status of forces agreement with Afghanistan (see H.R. 651), H924 [15FE]
———require the use of only human-based methods for training members in the treatment of severe combat injuries (see H.R. 1417), H4529 [23JN]
Arms control: reduce nuclear weapons and apply savings to certain domestic initiatives while ensuring environmental restoration and clean-energy conversion (see H.R. 1334), H2605 [12AP]
Assets for Independence Act: reauthorize and approve applications to operate new demonstration programs, renew existing programs, and enhance program flexibility (see H.R. 1623), H2911 [15AP]
Aviation: require air carriers to refund baggage fees if baggage is lost, delayed, or damaged, and require air carriers and ticket agents to include cost of checked baggage when quoting an airfare (see H.R. 712), H922 [15FE]
Bankruptcy: amend laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (see H.R. 1587), H2910 [15AP]
———clarify proper venue for cases filed by corporations (see H.R. 2533), H5085 [14JY]
———improve administration of certain cases (see H.R. 2667), H5660 [27JY]
Belarus Democracy Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 515), H1726 [10MR]
bin Laden, Osama: tribute to President Obama and military and intelligence agencies for successful completion of the operation that led to death in Pakistan (see H. Res. 240), H2999 [3MY]
Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 36), H202 [12JA]
Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (see H.R. 3179), H10017 [20DE]
———establish a pilot program to facilitate education and training programs in the field of advanced manufacturing (see H.R. 1716), H3115 [6MY]
———promote industry growth and competitiveness and improve worker training, retention, and advancement (see H.R. 1240), H4852 [11JY]
Capitol Building and Grounds: designate a room of the Capitol Visitor Center as the ``Gabriel Zimmerman Meeting Room'' (see H. Res. 364), H5373 [21JY]
Caribbean-American Heritage Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 289), H4367 [21JN]
Children and youth: create and encourage the creation of jobs for youth (see H.R. 1901), H4852 [11JY]
———prevent States from prohibiting male circumcision (see H.R. 2400), H5240 [19JY]
———promote minimum State requirements for prevention and treatment of concussions caused by participation in school sports (see H.R. 469), H684 [10FE]
———require State child welfare agencies to promptly report information on missing or abducted children to law enforcement authorities (see H.R. 3741), H10014 [20DE]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1519), H2664 [13AP]
———prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 1397), H2410 [6AP]
Colleges and universities: improve education and prevention related to campus sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking (see H.R. 2016), H7999 [30NO]
Committee on Deficit Reduction (Joint, Select): express that any legislative language approved should not reduce benefits for Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid recipients (see H. Con. Res. 72), H5936 [2SE]
Committee on Job Creation (Joint, Select): establish (see H.R. 2835), H5936 [2SE] (see H.R. 2835), H5938 [6SE]
Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H4188 [14JN]
Congress: prohibit securities and commodities trading based on nonpublic information relating to Congress and require additional reporting of securities transaction by Members and employees (see H.R. 1148), H7399 [4NO]
Controlled Substances Act: exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marijuana (see H.R. 1831), H3217 [11MY]
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 20), H42 [5JA]
Corporations: constitutional amendment to clarify application of the words people, person, or citizen in the Constitution to corporations, limited liability companies, or other corporate entities (see H.J. Res. 88), H7893 [18NO]
———constitutional amendment to clarify authority of Congress and the States to regulate the expenditure of funds for political activity by corporations (see H.J. Res. 78), H6344 [21SE]
———constitutional amendment to exclude from rights given to natural persons, prohibit corporate spending on elections, and affirm power of Congress and States to regulate corporations and elections (see H.J. Res. 90), H9929 [16DE]
Courts: clarify time limits for appeals in civil cases to which the U.S., Federal agencies, or Federal employees are parties (see H.R. 2633), H5488 [25JY]
———permit expungement of records of certain nonviolent criminal offenses (see H.R. 2065), H3868 (see H.R. 2065), H3909 [1JN]
———prevent termination of temporary bankruptcy judges in certain judicial districts (see H.R. 1021), H1724 [10MR]
———protect the safety of judges by extending authority of the Judicial Conference to redact sensitive information contained in their financial disclosure reports (see H.R. 1059), H1796 [14MR]
———provide for deferred sentencing and the possibility of dismissal for drug offenders (see H.R. 2567), H5125 [15JY]
Credit: extend increase in the maximum original principal obligation of a mortgage that may be purchased by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac (see H.R. 2508), H6344 [21SE]
———protect consumers from usury (see H.R. 336), H354 [19JA]
———require certain mortgagees to evaluate loans for modifications and establish a grant program for State and local government mediation programs (see H.R. 1477), H3162 [10MY]
Crime: improve the health care system's assessment and response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking (see H.R. 1578), H3304 [13MY]
———prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 2492), H5661 [27JY]
———provide additional aggravating factors for the imposition of the death penalty based on the status of the victim (see H.R. 815), H1250 (see H.R. 815), H1362 [18FE]
Defense Task Force on Sexual Assault in the Military Services: implement recommendations (see H.R. 1529), H4750 [7JY]
Dept. of Agriculture: establish the Eva M. Clayton Fellows Program to provide fellowships on the eradication of world hunger and malnutrition (see H.R. 3437), H7713 [16NO]
———exclude value of vehicles used for household transportation, or to obtain or continue employment, from resource limitation for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility (see H.R. 3233), H6976 [14OC]
Dept. of Commerce: establish a Make It in America Block Grant Program (see H.R. 1912), H5019 [13JY]
———establish Minority Business Development Program (see H.R. 1902), H3806 [31MY]
Dept. of Defense: post on departmental website the cost to each taxpayer of the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Libya (see H.R. 3088), H7161 [27OC]
———reduce budget to level provided for fiscal year 2008 and freeze budget at such level (see H.R. 413), H924 [15FE]
Dept. of Education: assure comparability of opportunity for educationally disadvantaged students (see H.R. 1294), H7999 [30NO]
———award grants to establish pediatric early literacy programs for health care providers and facilities (see H.R. 820), H1250 (see H.R. 820), H1362 [18FE]
———establish a comprehensive literacy program (see H.R. 2272), H4455 [22JN]
———establish a grant program for automated external defibrillators in schools (see H.R. 1377), H2327 [5AP]
———establish grant program to hire and retain school social workers in high-need local educational agencies (see H.R. 1138), H1906 [16MR]
———improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see H.R. 885), H5374 [21JY]
———prohibit from overreaching into academic affairs and financial aid program eligibility (see H.R. 2117), H4586 [1JY]
Dept. of Energy: provide for a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application in vehicle technologies (see H.R. 1367), H4366 [21JN]
Dept. of HHS: authorize grants for training and support services for Alzheimer's disease patients and their families (see H.R. 2798), H5895 [5AU]
———carry out programs to provide youth in racial or ethnic minority or immigrant communities the information and skills needed to reduce teenage pregnancies (see H.R. 2678), H5732 [28JY]
———establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 733), H7830 [17NO]
———establish permanent national surveillance systems for multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other neurological diseases and disorders (see H.R. 2595), H8188 [6DE]
———include problem and pathological gambling in Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration programs and establish grant program to address consequences of problem gambling (see H.R. 2334), H4946 [12JY]
———provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1426), H7999 [30NO]
———provide grants to States to establish maternal mortality review committees on pregnancy-related deaths (see H.R. 894), H1988 [17MR]
———reauthorize support for graduate medical education programs in children's hospitals (see H.R. 1852), H4530 [23JN]
———reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity (see H.R. 2679), H5732 [28JY]
———revise and expand the 340B Drug Pricing Program to improve provision of discounts on drug purchases for certain safety net providers (see H.R. 2674), H7929 [29NO]
Dept. of Homeland Security: accept additional documentation when considering application for veterans status of an individual who performed service in the merchant marines during World War II (see H.R. 1288), H4366 [21JN]
Dept. of HUD: authorize funds to prevent housing discrimination through the use of nationwide testing and increase funds for the Fair Housing Initiatives Program (see H.R. 284), H435 [24JA]
———provide Federal grants to urban areas for the rehabilitation of critically needed recreational areas and facilities and development of improved recreation programs (see H.R. 709), H922 [15FE]
Dept. of Justice: award grants to prevent or alleviate community violence by providing education, mentoring, and counseling services to children, teachers, families, and community leaders (see H.R. 3054), H6455 [23SE]
———classify human trafficking as a violent crime for purposes of the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program (see H.R. 2982), H7999 [30NO]
———establish a toll-free telephone hotline where individuals may obtain information on voting in Federal elections and report on problems encountered in voting in such elections (see H.R. 2540), H6626 [5OC]
———establish guidelines to prevent and address occurrences of bullying, provide grants to States for related programs, and reauthorize the Juvenile Accountability Block Grants program (see H.R. 83), H1620 [8MR]
———make competitive grants to eligible State, tribal, and local prosecutors to establish and maintain certain protection and witness assistance programs (see H.R. 2647), H5579 [26JY]
———provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs and establish a Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Registry (see H.R. 1523), H3000 [3MY]
———provide grants to nonprofit organizations that carry out child-parent visitation programs for children with incarcerated parents (see H.R. 2464), H4792 [8JY]
———provide State and local government incentives under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program to provide certain services to rape and sexual assault victims (see H.R. 2197), H4794 [8JY]
———reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program (see H.R. 2800), H5895 [5AU]
Dept. of Labor: establish Youth Corps programs and provide for wider dissemination of the Youth Corps model (see H.R. 711), H5019 [13JY]
———make grants to States, local governments, and Indian tribes to create employment opportunities for unemployed and underemployed residents in distressed communities (see H.R. 2368), H5240 [19JY]
———provide grants to the National Urban League for an Urban Jobs Program (see H.R. 683), H2216 [31MR]
Dept. of State: authorize the Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange Initiative focusing on peace and nonviolence in global conflict resolution (see H.R. 3056), H6455 [23SE]
———establish Special Envoy To Promote Religious Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near East and South Central Asia (see H.R. 440), H553 [8FE]
———remove People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) from list of foreign terrorist organizations (see H. Res. 60), H3344 [23MY]
Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H4577 [24JN]
Dept. of the Treasury: establish centers of excellence in financial literacy education for young adults and families (see H.R. 300), H4459 [22JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy (see H.R. 198), H5888 [1AU]
———deem certain service in Reserve components as active service for purpose of certain administered laws (see H.R. 1025), H3062 [4MY]
———exempt reimbursements of expenses for accident, theft, loss, or casualty loss from annual income determinations relative to veterans' pensions (see H.R. 923), H1574 [3MR]
———issue, upon request, veteran identification cards to certain veterans (see H.R. 2985), H7009 [24OC]
———provide expedited procedures for consideration of certain veterans claims (see H.R. 2377), H4751 [7JY]
———repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 178), H4946 [12JY]
Depts. of Justice and Homeland Security: establish programs to help States that have high rates of homicide and other violent crime (see H.R. 1550), H5240 [19JY]
Developing countries: authorize assistance for affordable housing and sustainable urban development in developing countries (see H.R. 2180), H6922 [13OC]
———promote sexual and reproductive health of individuals and couples (see H.R. 1319), H2265 [1AP]
———protect girls through prevention of child marriage (see H.R. 3357), H7330 [3NO]
Discrimination: eliminate discrimination in State criminal and civil laws for those who have tested positive for HIV (see H.R. 3053), H6455 [23SE]
———prohibit on the basis of unemployment status (see H.R. 1113), H1905 [16MR]
Diseases: address HIV/AIDS in the African-American community (see H.R. 1462), H3987 [2JN]
———authorize and support psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis data collection and encourage interdisciplinary collaborative research on the relationship between psoriasis and its comorbid conditions (see H.R. 2033), H5240 [19JY]
———establish a National Acquired Bone Marrow Failure Disease Registry and authorize research on acquired bone marrow failure diseases (see H.R. 640), H3870 (see H.R. 640), H3911 [1JN]
———expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to pulmonary fibrosis (see H.R. 2505), H5286 [20JY]
———extend Postal Service authority to issue a semipostal to raise funds for breast cancer research (see H.R. 466), H7892 [18NO]
———provide for an evidence-based strategy for voluntary screening for HIV/AIDS and other common sexually transmitted infections (see H.R. 1774), H5932 [30AU]
———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), H8320 [8DE]
———require a Federal commitment to Alzheimer's disease research to advance breakthrough treatments for people with the disease (see H.R. 1897), H5286 [20JY]
———require reporting on the implementation of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy and on the status of international progress on universal access to HIV/AIDS treatment (see H.R. 1880), H3279 [12MY]
District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress and exempt residents from paying Federal income taxes until such voting representation takes effect (see H.R. 266), H7999 [30NO]
———statehood (see H.R. 265), H7999 [30NO]
Drugs: address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine (see H.R. 2242), H4332 [20JN]
———concentrate Federal resources aimed at the prosecution of drug offenses on major offenses (see H.R. 2303), H4457 [22JN]
———limit application of Federal laws to the distribution and consumption of marijuana (see H.R. 2306), H4526 [23JN]
———reschedule marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act and allow for medicinal use of marijuana in accordance with State laws (see H.R. 1983), H6344 [21SE]
Economy: create jobs and invest in communities through rehabilitation of abandoned and foreclosed residential and commercial properties (see H.R. 3502), H8126 [2DE]
———increase statutory limit on the public debt, increase job creation, and reduce projected medium and long-term Federal budget deficits and debt (see H.R. 2544), H5127 [15JY]
———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (see H.R. 3743), H10027 [23DE]
———provide subsidized employment for unemployed, low-income adults, summer and year-round employment opportunities for low-income youth, and work-based training for unemployed adults and youth (see H.R. 3425), H8000 [30NO]
———provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and modernize country's infrastructure, and provide pathways back to work for those looking for jobs (see H.R. 12), H7134 [26OC]
———urge Congress to consider and pass critical jobs legislation to address the crisis facing communities of color and nationwide (see H. Res. 348), H5897 [5AU]
Egypt: express solidarity with Egyptian people, condemn use of violence against protesters, express gratitude toward Egyptian military for restraint, and support transition to a representative government (see H. Res. 88), H1253 (see H. Res. 88), H1364 [18FE]
Elections: constitutional amendment on congressional power to regulate campaign contributions for Federal elections (see H.J. Res. 72), H7893 [18NO]
———constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 86), H7831 [17NO]
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), H8262 [7DE]
Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address their own health needs and the health needs of their families (see H.R. 1876), H3411 [24MY]
———create an emergency jobs program (see H.R. 2914), H6180 [14SE]
———promote economic self-sufficiency of low-income women through increased participation in high-wage, high-demand occupations (see H.R. 2315), H4852 [11JY]
FAA: authorize appropriations to streamline programs, create efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and capacity, and provide stable funding for the national aviation system (see H.R. 658), H722 [11FE]
———extend Airport Improvement Program authority (see H.R. 2644), H5579 [26JY]
Families and domestic relations: improve the lives of working families by providing medical, child care, and educational assistance and encouraging the establishment of family-friendly workplaces (see H.R. 2346), H6979 [14OC]
———strengthen families' engagement in the education of their children (see H.R. 1821), H4530 [23JN]
FDA: improve capacity to prevent drug shortages (see H.R. 2245), H10016 [20DE]
———improve priority review voucher incentive program for expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric diseases (see H.R. 3059), H7831 [17NO]
———require labeling of genetically-engineered fish (see H.R. 520), H3000 [3MY]
Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 3485), H7890 [18NO]
Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act: amend grant programs (see H.R. 2269), H6626 [5OC]
Financial institutions: authorize depository institutions, holding companies, Fannie Mae, and Freddie Mac to lease foreclosed property held by such institutions and companies (see H.R. 2636), H7579 [14NO]
———provide certain credit unions with the authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 1418), H6978 [14OC]
Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 822), H2934 [2MY]
———establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 822), H6855 [12OC]
———prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 308), H254 [18JA]
Food: require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material (see H.R. 3553), H9929 [16DE]
Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 2639), H5488 [25JY]
Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see H.R. 639), H680 [10FE]
Forest Service: protect certain roadless areas (see H.R. 3465), H7829 [17NO]
FTC: establish rules to prohibit unfair or deceptive acts or practices relative to the provision of funeral services (see H.R. 900), H1908 [16MR]
———prescribe regulations on the collection and use of information obtained by tracking the Internet activity of an individual (see H.R. 654), H2108 [30MR]
———prescribe rules prohibiting deceptive advertising of abortion services (see H.R. 2543), H8320 [8DE]
———revise ``do-not-call'' registry regulations to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls (see H.R. 116), H256 [18JA]
Gambling: establish a program for State licensing of Internet poker (see H.R. 2366), H4574 [24JN]
———provide for Dept. of the Treasury licensing of Internet gambling, consumer protections, and enforcement of the tax code (see H.R. 1174), H3304 [13MY]
Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 460), H7893 [18NO]
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), H6461 [26SE]
Haiti: recognize anniversary of earthquake, honor victims and responders, and reaffirm support and assistance (see H. Res. 35), H202 [12JA]
Hate Crime Statistics Act: include crimes against the homeless (see H.R. 3528), H7998 [30NO]
Hawaii: express the policy of the U.S. toward Native Hawaiians and provide a process for the reorganization and recognition of the Native Hawaiian government (see H.R. 1250), H2216 [31MR]
Health: make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 2104), H3985 [2JN]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H723 [11FE]
Higher Education Act: expand teacher loan forgiveness (see H.R. 85), H5661 [27JY]
Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1815), H3281 [12MY]
House of Representatives: provide the District of Columbia a voting seat and the State of Utah an additional seat (see H.R. 267), H7999 [30NO]
———reestablish Page Program (see H. Res. 397), H7929 [29NO]
Housing: clarify treatment of homeowner warranties under current law (see H.R. 2446), H6922 [13OC]
Hunting and trapping: prohibit body-gripping traps in National Wildlife Refuge System (see H.R. 2657), H5579 [26JY]
Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 1796), H3114 [6MY]
———require the Dept. of State and SSA to help restore pensions earned in the former Soviet Union by immigrants now living in the U.S. (see H.R. 2494), H5399 [22JY]
Insurance: allow enforcement of State disclosure laws and access to courts for covered Holocaust-era insurance policy claims (see H.R. 890), H1844 [15MR]
———require coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see H.R. 111), H37 [5JA]
International Women's Day: support goals (see H. Res. 148), H1619 [8MR]
Iran: strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (see H.R. 1905), H3806 [31MY]
Iraq: ensure that humanitarian protections are upheld for the residents of Camp Ashraf (see H. Res. 231), H4674 [6JY]
———prohibit funding to maintain U.S. Armed Forces and military contractors in Iraq after a certain date (see H.R. 2757), H6458 [23SE]
Japan: commend for extending official apology to former U.S. POW from the Pacific War and moving forward in planning to invite surviving members to Japan (see H. Res. 324), H4457 [22JN] (see H. Res. 333), H4575 [24JN]
Judge, Mychal: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1027), H2917 [15AP]
Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Res. 105), H1251 (see H. Res. 105), H1362 [18FE]
Labor unions: recognize importance in ensuring a strong middle class by advocating for equitable wages, humane work conditions, improved benefits, and increased civic engagement by workers (see H. Res. 452), H7207 [1NO]
Law enforcement: deter public corruption (see H.R. 2572), H8262 [7DE]
———prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 3618), H8318 [8DE]
Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 1171), H3112 [5MY]
Medicare: deliver a meaningful drug benefit and lower prescription drug prices (see H.R. 999), H1908 [16MR]
———ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2267), H8076 [1DE]
———exclude customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers to wholesalers from the average sales price for drugs and biologicals (see H.R. 905), H2667 [13AP]
———improve diagnosis and treatment of lymphedema and reduce costs relative to treatment of complications of lymphedema (see H.R. 2499), H8262 [7DE]
———increase payment for chest radiography (x-ray) services that use computer aided detection technology for early detection of lung cancer (see H.R. 1172), H5286 [20JY]
———promote medication therapy management under the part D prescription drug program (see H.R. 891), H4187 [14JN]
———provide coverage of comprehensive Alzheimer's disease and other dementia diagnosis and services to improve care and outcomes by increasing detection, diagnosis, care, and planning (see H.R. 1386), H4366 [21JN]
———provide for treatment of clinical psychologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing clinical psychologist services (see H.R. 831), H2605 [12AP]
———repeal competitive acquisition program for durable medical equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) in a budget neutral manner (see H.R. 1041), H2109 [30MR]
———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1546), H8136 [5DE]
———require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2248), H9946 [19DE]
———require use of analytic contractors in identifying and analyzing misvalued physician services and an annual review of potentially misvalued codes under the physician fee schedule (see H.R. 1256), H2572 [8AP]
Medicare/Medicaid: clarify application of electronic health record payment incentives in cases of multi-campus hospitals (see H.R. 2500), H8320 [8DE]
Memphis, TN: recognize struggle of 1968 sanitation workers strike to voice grievances and reach a workplace rights agreement and contributions of strike participants (see H. Res. 198), H2266 [1AP]
Middle East: reaffirm support for a negotiated solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and oppose a unilateral declaration of a Palestinian state (see H. Res. 268), H4038 [3JN] (see H. Res. 268), H4367 [21JN]
Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 2954), H6231 [15SE]
Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, maintain, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 1449), H5581 [26JY]
Music and dance: preserve knowledge and promote education about jazz (see H.R. 2823), H5923 [19AU] (see H.R. 2823), H5938 [6SE]
NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 19), H1178 (see H. Con. Res. 19), H1197 [17FE]
National Animal Rescue Day: designate (see H. Res. 220), H4460 [22JN]
National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 2527), H5084 [14JY]
National Clinicians HIV/AIDS Testing and Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 362), H5373 [21JY]
National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 89), H8728 [12DE]
National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 165), H1769 [11MR]
Native Americans: facilitate economic development by Indian tribes and encourage investment by Turkish enterprises in Native American communities (see H.R. 2362), H5489 [25JY]
———improve education (see H.R. 3569), H8967 [14DE]
———provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 27), H1252 (see H.R. 27), H1364 [18FE]
NCAA: prohibit promotion, marketing, or advertising of any post-season Division I Football Bowl Subdivision game as a national championship game unless such game is the culmination of a playoff system (see H.R. 3696), H9925 [16DE]
Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1456), H6978 [14OC]
New Zealand: express condolences to those affected by earthquake and pledge support in rescue and recovery efforts (see H. Res. 139), H2040 [29MR]
NIH: establish a pediatric research consortia (see H.R. 1080), H1988 [17MR]
Northern Mariana Islands: resolve the status of certain legally residing persons under U.S. immigration laws (see H.R. 1466), H5901 [9AU]
Norway: condemn terrorist attacks in Oslo and Utoya Island and express condolences and support to those affected by the attack (see H. Res. 379), H5733 [28JY]
Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for violators (see H.R. 190), H6552 [4OC]
Oil Pollution Act: require responsible parties to pay full cost of offshore oil spills (see H.R. 492), H508 [26JA]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: establish a public health insurance option (see H.R. 191), H40 [5JA]
Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2970), H7892 [18NO]
Peace Corps: anniversary (see H. Res. 11), H104 [6JA]
———require sexual assault risk-reduction and response training, develop assault protocol and guidelines, establish victims advocates, and establish a Sexual Assault Advisory Council (see H.R. 2337), H6043 [9SE]
Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation: authorize establishment of a commemorative work in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 854), H2934 [2MY]
Peace Corps Month: designate (see H. Res. 11), H104 [6JA]
Pharmaceuticals: preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 965), H2575 [11AP]
Political campaigns: reform financing of House of Representatives elections (see H.R. 1404), H2410 [6AP]
———require disclosure to shareholders of any expenditure made by companies in support of or in opposition to any candidate for Federal, State, or local public office (see H.R. 2728), H7999 [30NO]
———require shareholder authorization before a public company may make certain political expenditures (see H.R. 2517), H5018 [13JY]
Postal Service: amend methodology for calculating the amount of any Postal surplus or supplemental liability under the Civil Service Retirement System (see H.R. 1351), H3344 [23MY]
———ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 137), H5936 [2SE]
Power resources: provide local communities with tools to make solar permitting more efficient (see H.R. 3664), H8966 [14DE]
Public buildings: provide for restroom gender parity in Federal buildings (see H.R. 1361), H2328 [5AP]
Public debt: increase statutory limit (see H.R. 2663), H5660 [27JY]
Public lands: designate certain portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (see H.R. 1916), H3301 [13MY]
Public safety officers: extend public safety officers' death benefits to fire police officers (see H.R. 1348), H5240 [19JY]
Public works: ensure that transportation and infrastructure projects using Federal financial assistance are constructed with steel, iron, and manufactured goods produced in the U.S. (see H.R. 3533), H8074 [1DE]
Real estate: proposed settlement between Dept. of Justice, State attorneys general, and mortgage services relative to mortgage fraud and the economic crisis (see H. Con. Res. 85), H7331 [3NO]
———protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (see H.R. 1433), H3063 [4MY]
Roads and highways: amend laws relative to vehicle weight limitations applicable to the interstate system (see H.R. 763), H1727 [10MR]
Russia: make certain individuals ineligible for visas or admission to U.S. and impose certain financial measures on such individuals pending investigation of death of Sergei L. Magnitsky (see H.R. 1575), H2909 [15AP]
Safe Drinking Water Act: repeal exemption for hydraulic fracturing (see H.R. 1084), H3062 [4MY]
Salem, MA: recognize as birthplace of the National Guard (see H.R. 1339), H9928 [16DE]
Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1648), H3281 [12MY]
———direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary schools to make information available on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 458), H2412 [6AP]
———end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 998), H1723 [10MR]
———establish a grant program to ensure that students in high-need schools have equal access to a quality education delivered by an effective, diverse workforce (see H.R. 2902), H7831 [17NO]
———provide assistance for the modernization, renovation, and repair of elementary and secondary school buildings and community colleges (see H.R. 2948), H6231 [15SE]
Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security (see H.R. 776), H2667 [13AP]
Shuttlesworth, Fred L.: tribute (see H. Res. 432), H6853 [12OC]
Small business: repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations (see H.R. 4), H513 [26JA] (see H.R. 584), H598 [9FE]
Social Security: eliminate abstinence-only education programs (see H.R. 1085), H1908 [16MR]
———ensure any reform prevents the reduction of benefits or an increase in retirement age (see H. Con. Res. 64), H5087 [14JY]
———improve old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program, provide cash relief for years when annual cost-of-living increases do not take effect, and provide benefit protection (see H.R. 539), H1908 [16MR]
———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 1332), H6273 [20SE]
———revise medical criteria for evaluating disability in a person with Huntington's disease and waive Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington's disease (see H.R. 718), H1580 [4MR]
Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see H.R. 1106), H1842 [15MR]
Supreme Court: apply Code of Conduct for U.S. Judges to justices and establish procedures for the recusal of justices from cases (see H.R. 862), H3304 [13MY]
Taxation: allow a refundable credit to military retirees for certain Medicare premiums (see H.R. 238), H3161 [10MY]
———allow seniors with Social Security and pension income to file income tax form 1040SR without regard to amount of interest or taxable income (see H.R. 1058), H2293 [4AP]
———allow the work opportunity credit to small businesses which hire members of the Ready Reserve or National Guard (see H.R. 743), H6552 [4OC]
———eliminate certain tax expenditures and evaluate effectiveness of remaining tax expenditures (see H.R. 2495), H5782 [29JY]
———expand the incentives for the rehabilitation of older buildings including owner-occupied residences (see H.R. 2555), H5125 [15JY]
———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see H.R. 2088), H6922 [13OC]
———extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (see H.R. 2644), H5579 [26JY]
———extend renewal community tax credit program (see H.R. 1428), H2534 [7AP]
———increase tax rates for millionaires and billionaires (see H.R. 1124), H1905 [16MR]
———make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 687), H5019 [13JY]
———make permanent rule providing 5-year amortization of expenses incurred in creating or acquiring music or music copyrights (see H.R. 3343), H7330 [3NO]
———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1964), H3408 [24MY]
———promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 860), H5087 [14JY]
———promote neutrality, simplicity, and fairness in the taxation of digital goods and services (see H.R. 1860), H3278 [12MY]
———promote simplification and fairness in the administration and collection of sales and use taxes (see H.R. 2701), H8881 [13DE]
———provide for a designation of tax overpayments to reduce the public debt (see H.R. 2214), H7715 [16NO]
———reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain small producers (see H.R. 1236), H4037 [3JN]
———repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies (see H.R. 601), H776 [14FE]
———restore credit lost from replacement of the making work pay credit with the employee payroll tax cut (see H.R. 772), H1176 (see H.R. 772), H1196 [17FE]
———treat amounts paid for umbilical cord blood banking services as medical care expenses (see H.R. 1614), H3987 [2JN]
Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 1002), H1723 [10MR]
Terrorism: award Congressional Gold Medals in honor of the men and women who perished as a result of the terrorist attacks on the U.S. on September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 3421), H7929 [29NO]
———award Fallen Heroes of 9/11 Congressional Medal to memorials established at 3 sites honoring individuals killed in terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 2864), H6140 [13SE]
Transportation: encourage use of advanced technologies for transportation projects receiving Federal funding (see H.R. 2089), H3985 [2JN]
———ensure that all transportation system users can travel safely and conveniently on and across federally funded streets and highways (see H.R. 1780), H6922 [13OC]
———improve national freight transportation system by leveraging investments and promoting partnerships that advance interstate and foreign commerce (see H.R. 1338), H2266 [1AP]
———prevent and remedy discrimination relating to federally funded transportation projects (see H.R. 2019), H3754 [26MY]
———provide driver safety grants to States with graduated driver licensing laws that meet certain minimum requirements (see H.R. 1515), H3281 [12MY]
———provide flexibility in use of Federal funding for certain transit functions to local entities (see H.R. 3200), H6920 [13OC]
Trucking industry: improve truck parking facilities (see H.R. 1803), H4946 [12JY]
Turkey: observance of Republic Day (see H. Res. 221), H2604 [12AP]
Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2453), H9946 [19DE]
U.S. Housing Act: reform housing choice voucher program under section 8 (see H.R. 1209), H1985 [17MR]
U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 886), H6978 [14OC]
Uganda: honor life of David Kato and all who are victims of violence because of their sexual orientation or gender identity (see H. Res. 100), H1666 [9MR]
Unemployment: prohibit discrimination in employment on the basis of an individual's status or history of unemployment (see H.R. 2501), H6273 [20SE]
———provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (see H.R. 589), H599 [9FE] (see H.R. 3346), H7330 [3NO]
Veterans: establish veterans' treatment courts (see H.R. 2026), H6506 [3OC]
———expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H4946 [12JY]
———provide housing assistance for very low-income veterans (see H.R. 287), H4529 [23JN]
Water: require use of American iron, steel, and manufactured goods in the construction, alteration, and repair of public water systems and treatment works (see H.R. 1684), H2998 [3MY]
Water pollution: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 1375), H2917 [15AP]
Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: establish (see H. Res. 184), H2216 [31MR]
Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 69), H4457 [22JN]
World War I: establish a commission to observe centennial and rededicate certain memorials as the National World War I Memorial and the National World War I Museum and Memorial (see H.R. 938), H4529 [23JN]
World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines (see H.R. 2447), H4748 [7JY]
Year for People of African Descent: support (see H. Res. 41), H354 [19JA]
Year of the Girl: designate (see H. Res. 460), H7893 [18NO]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Animals: prohibit certain interstate conduct relative to exotic animals and prohibit certain computer-assisted remote hunting (see H.R. 2210), H4326 [16JN]
Armed Forces: authorize members to designate anyone as the person authorized to direct disposition of the remains of the member if the member dies while on active duty (see H.R. 1046), H1768 [11MR]
Bankruptcy: extend exemption from application of means-test presumption of abuse for qualifying Armed Forces Reserve component and National Guard members called to active duty or homeland defense activities (see H.R. 2192), H4277 [15JN]
———make privately issued student loans dischargeable (see H.R. 2028), H3755 [26MY]
Capitol Building and Grounds: increase number and diversity of statues honoring State residents on display in National Statuary Hall (see H.R. 1289), H2213 [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]
Courts: bar debt collectors from bringing legal action on a debt in which the statute of limitations has expired against any consumer (see H.R. 2361), H4573 [24JN]
———permit expungement of records of certain nonviolent criminal offenses (see H.R. 2449), H4748 [7JY]
———strengthen enforcement of spousal court-ordered property distributions (see H.R. 583), H598 [9FE]
Credit: prohibit use of consumer credit checks against prospective and current employees for the purpose of making adverse employment decisions (see H.R. 321), H353 [19JA]
———require inclusion of credit scores with free annual credit reports provided to consumers (see H.R. 769), H1176 (see H.R. 769), H1196 [17FE]
Dept. of Education: allow local educational agencies to use certain grants for professional development activities that train school personnel about restorative justice and conflict resolution (see H.R. 415), H468 [25JA]
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]
Dept. of HUD: provide grants to State and local governments to carry out programs to provide mediation between mortgagees and mortgagors facing foreclosure (see H.R. 1131), H1906 [16MR]
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]
———establish pilot program to identify and eliminate unjustified racial and ethnic disparities in the administration of justice (see H.R. 1771), H3108 [5MY]
———improve Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in the criminal justice system (see H.R. 1913), H3301 [13MY]
Dept. of Transportation: ensure that projects that assist the establishment of aerotropolis transportation systems are eligible for certain grants (see H.R. 1371), H2327 [5AP]
———establish a grant program to assist the development of aerotropolis transportation systems (see H.R. 1395), H2410 [6AP]
———establish an Office of Livability (see H.R. 2609), H5373 [21JY]
FEMA: establish a grant program to improve the ability of trauma center hospitals and airports to withstand earthquakes (see H.R. 1132), H1906 [16MR]
Immigration: allow, and establish conditions for, temporary admission of nonimmigrant aliens to the U.S. to receive medical treatment (see H.R. 2878), H6042 [9SE]
Medicare: provide coverage of medically necessary dental procedures (see H.R. 1290), H2214 [31MR]
Motor vehicles: protect consumers from discriminatory State taxes on motor vehicle rentals (see H.R. 2469), H4792 [8JY]
Postal Service: allow provision of nonpostal services (see H.R. 3047), H6455 [23SE]
Real estate: limit investor and homeowner losses in foreclosures (see H.R. 2713), H5811 [30JY]
Ships and vessels: require vessels used in drilling for oil or gas in ocean waters that are subject to U.S. jurisdiction to be properly documented (see H.R. 2946), H6231 [15SE]
Taxation: provide incentives for the establishment of supermarkets in certain underserved areas (see H.R. 1542), H2854 [14AP]
Transportation: rescind earmarks for certain surface transportation projects (see H.R. 1067), H1796 [14MR]
Unemployment: provide grants to cities with high unemployment rates to provide job training, public works, and economic development programs (see H.R. 2537), H5085 [14JY]
Constitutional authority statements
Animals: prohibit certain interstate conduct relative to exotic animals and prohibit certain computer-assisted remote hunting (H.R. 2210), H4328 [16JN]
Armed Forces: authorize members to designate anyone as the person authorized to direct disposition of the remains of the member if the member dies while on active duty (H.R. 1046), H1769 [11MR]
Bankruptcy: extend exemption from application of means-test presumption of abuse for qualifying Armed Forces Reserve component and National Guard members called to active duty or homeland defense activities (H.R. 2192), H4278 [15JN]
———make privately issued student loans dischargeable (H.R. 2028), H3757 [26MY]
Capitol Building and Grounds: increase number and diversity of statues honoring State residents on display in National Statuary Hall (H.R. 1289), H2215 [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 (H.R. 2127), H4036 [3JN]
Courts: bar debt collectors from bringing legal action on a debt in which the statute of limitations has expired against any consumer (H.R. 2361), H4576 [24JN]
———permit expungement of records of certain nonviolent criminal offenses (H.R. 2449), H4749 [7JY]
———strengthen enforcement of spousal court-ordered property distributions (H.R. 583), H600 [9FE]
Credit: prohibit use of consumer credit checks against prospective and current employees for the purpose of making adverse employment decisions (H.R. 321), H355 [19JA]
———require inclusion of credit scores with free annual credit reports provided to consumers (H.R. 769), H1179, H1198 [17FE]
Dept. of Education: allow local educational agencies to use certain grants for professional development activities that train school personnel about restorative justice and conflict resolution (H.R. 415), H470 [25JA]
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 (H.R. 666), H725 [11FE]
Dept. of HUD: provide grants to State and local governments to carry out programs to provide mediation between mortgagees and mortgagors facing foreclosure (H.R. 1131), H1907 [16MR]
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 (H.R. 906), H1576 [3MR]
———establish pilot program to identify and eliminate unjustified racial and ethnic disparities in the administration of justice (H.R. 1771), H3110 [5MY]
———improve Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in the criminal justice system (H.R. 1913), H3303 [13MY]
Dept. of Transportation: ensure that projects that assist the establishment of aerotropolis transportation systems are eligible for certain grants (H.R. 1371), H2327 [5AP]
———establish a grant program to assist the development of aerotropolis transportation systems (H.R. 1395), H2411 [6AP]
———establish an Office of Livability (H.R. 2609), H5374 [21JY]
FEMA: establish a grant program to improve the ability of trauma center hospitals and airports to withstand earthquakes (H.R. 1132), H1907 [16MR]
Immigration: allow, and establish conditions for, temporary admission of nonimmigrant aliens to the U.S. to receive medical treatment (H.R. 2878), H6042 [9SE]
Medicare: provide coverage of medically necessary dental procedures (H.R. 1290), H2215 [31MR]
Motor vehicles: protect consumers from discriminatory State taxes on motor vehicle rentals (H.R. 2469), H4794 [8JY]
Postal Service: allow provision of nonpostal services (H.R. 3047), H6457 [23SE]
Real estate: limit investor and homeowner losses in foreclosures (H.R. 2713), H5811 [30JY]
Ships and vessels: require vessels used in drilling for oil or gas in ocean waters that are subject to U.S. jurisdiction to be properly documented (H.R. 2946), H6232 [15SE]
Taxation: provide incentives for the establishment of supermarkets in certain underserved areas (H.R. 1542), H2856 [14AP]
Transportation: rescind earmarks for certain surface transportation projects (H.R. 1067), H1796 [14MR]
Unemployment: provide grants to cities with high unemployment rates to provide job training, public works, and economic development programs (H.R. 2537), H5086 [14JY]
Remarks
Administrative Conference of the U.S.: authorize appropriations (H.R. 2480), H5822 [1AU]
Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund: funding, H4656 [6JY]
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2112), H4124, H4135 [14JN]
American Legion: provide for an additional power under its Federal charter to provide guidance and leadership to individual departments and posts, but not control of activities of such entities (S. 1639), H8173 [6DE]
Appropriations: deem House-passed Government funding legislation passed under certain conditions and prohibit Members of Congress and the President from receiving pay during Government shutdowns (H.R. 1255), consideration (H. Res. 194), H2231 [1AP]
———making for Dept. of Defense and continuing for other Federal departments and agencies (H.R. 1363), H2544 [8AP]
———making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H840, H891, H895 [15FE], H1169 [17FE], H1395 [1MR], H1629 [9MR], E389
Armed Forces: authorize limited use in support of NATO mission in Libya (H.J. Res. 68), H4548 [24JN]
Bankruptcy: extend exemption from application of means-test presumption of abuse for qualifying Armed Forces Reserve component and National Guard members called to active duty or homeland defense activities (H.R. 2192), H7906 [29NO]
———make privately issued student loans dischargeable (H.R. 2028), H7083 [26OC]
Bearden, Willy: University of Memphis College of Communication and Fine Arts Distinguished Achievement Award in the Creative and Performing Arts recipient, E2084
Bell, Al: National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, Inc., GRAMMY Award recipient, H746 [14FE]
bin Laden, Osama: tribute to U.S. intelligence and military mission leading to death in Pakistan, H2919 [2MY]
Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc.: revise Federal charter to reflect a change in eligibility requirements (S. 1541), H8174 [6DE]
Budget: allocation of funds, H2544 [8AP]
———cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit, H5686 [28JY], H5855 [1AU]
Capitol Building and Grounds: increase number and diversity of statues honoring State residents on display in National Statuary Hall (H.R. 1289), H2049 [30MR]
Clark, Wesley K.: support appointment as special envoy to Camp Ashraf, Iraq, E1498
Clean Air Act: impact, H559 [9FE]
Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays: establish (S. 627), consideration (H. Res. 375), H5686 [28JY]
Committees of the House: direct certain standing committees to inventory and review existing, pending, and proposed regulations and orders from Federal agencies (H. Res. 72), H688 [11FE]
Constitution Day: observance, H6218 [15SE]
Constitution—U.S.: anniversary of Bill of Rights, H8972 [15DE]
Controlled Substances Act: place synthetic drugs in Schedule I indicating high potential for abuse, no current accepted medical use, and lack of accepted safety for use under medical supervision (H.R. 1254), H8242, H8243 [7DE]
Corps of Engineers: emergency flood control and disaster relief funding through rescission of unobligated economic stimulus funding for high-speed and intercity passenger rail projects, E1328
———global warming project planning funding, E1308
Courts: permit expungement of records of certain nonviolent criminal offenses, H4190 [15JN]
———role and responsibilities of Federal judges, H52 [6JA]
Credit: prohibit use of consumer credit checks against prospective and current employees for the purpose of making adverse employment decisions (H.R. 321), H3815 [1JN]
Dept. of Agriculture: WIC funding, H4124, H4135 [14JN]
Dept. of Defense: Afghanistan security forces funding, H4659, H4660 [6JY]
———boards and commissions funding, H840 [15FE]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2219), H4647, H4656, H4659, H4660 [6JY]
———military operations in Afghanistan funding, H4647 [6JY]
Dept. of Energy: expedite consideration and approval of construction and operation of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 1938), H5519, H5522, H5524 [26JY]
———reauthorize pipeline safety legislation prior to expediting consideration and approval of construction and operation of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline, H4592 [6JY]
———solar energy research and development funding through reductions in fossil energy research and development program funding, H5054 [14JY]
Dept. of Justice: Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funding through reductions in NASA Cross-Agency Support funding, H891 [15FE]
———establish a toll-free telephone hotline where individuals may obtain information on voting in Federal elections and report on problems encountered in voting in such elections (H.R. 2540), H5159 [19JY]
———establish pilot program to identify and eliminate unjustified racial and ethnic disparities in the administration of justice (H.R. 1771), H4190 [15JN]
———improve Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in the criminal justice system (H.R. 1913), H4190 [15JN]
Dept. of State: consideration of permit approval for TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline construction, H804 [15FE]
District of Columbia: prohibit publicly funded abortions, H2544 [8AP]
Drug abuse: national drug control policy, H4190 [15JN]
Drugs: clarify that persons who conspire or engage in conduct within the U.S. to possess, traffic, or abet traffickers of illegal drugs outside the U.S., may be criminally prosecuted in the U.S. (H.R. 313), H8833 [13DE]
———limit application of Federal laws to the distribution and consumption of marijuana (H.R. 2306), H4474 [23JN]
Ecology and environment: preempt regulation of, action relating to, or consideration of greenhouse gases relative to any Federal policy to mitigate climate change (H.R. 910), H1669 [10MR]
Economy: impact of Government regulations, H688 [11FE]
———importance of job creation, H2675 [14AP], H4094 [14JN], H5249 [20JY], H6106 [13SE]
———provide for first responder employment stabilization, H7022 [25OC]
———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), H8740 [13DE]
———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), Senate amendments, H10001 [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, H9985 [20DE]
———provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and modernize country's infrastructure, and provide pathways back to work for those looking for jobs, H6170, H6171, H6172, H6173, H6174 [14SE]
———provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and modernize country's infrastructure, and provide pathways back to work for those looking for jobs (H.R. 12), H6795 [12OC], H7022 [25OC], H7273 [3NO]
Education Sciences Reform Act: technical amendment (S. 365), H5855 [1AU]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2354), H5054 [14JY], E1308
EPA: consider potential reductions in illness-related absences from work due to cement kiln-related illnesses when establishing a compliance date for cement manufacturing facility achievable standards, H6614 [5OC]
———consider potential reductions in illness-related absences from work when establishing a compliance date for boiler, process heater, and incinerator achievable standards, H6842 [12OC]
———preserve authority to regulate pipelines that cross streambeds, H4983 [13JY]
———provide additional time to issue achievable standards for cement manufacturing facilities (H.R. 2681), H6614 [5OC]
———provide additional time to issue achievable standards for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process heaters, and incinerators, H8740 [13DE]
———provide additional time to issue achievable standards for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process heaters, and incinerators (H.R. 2250), H6842 [12OC]
FAA: authorize appropriations to streamline programs, create efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and capacity, and provide stable funding for the national aviation system (H.R. 658), H2199 [31MR]
Federal agencies and departments: provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (H.R. 10), H688 [11FE], H8084 [2DE], H8211 [7DE]
———reform process by which agencies analyze and formulate new regulations and guidance documents (H.R. 3010), H8084 [2DE]
Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (H.R. 822), H7677, H7678 [16NO]
———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]
Floods: express condolences and support for victims in Memphis, TN, H3165 [11MY]
Foreign policy: assess status of the war on terrorism, H4647 [6JY]
Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H2415 [7AP]
Government regulations: ensure complete analysis of potential impacts of rules on small entities (H.R. 527), H8036, H8046 [1DE]
———exempt rules related to food, workplace, or consumer products safety, or air or water quality from requirement of complete analysis of potential impacts of rules on small entities before implementation, H8046 [1DE]
Health: encourage use of electronic medical records, H246 [18JA]
Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 2), H83, H84, H85, H86, H87, H88 [6JA], H106 [7JA], H243, H245, H246 [18JA], H271 [19JA]
House of Representatives: adjournment (H. Res. 375), H5686 [28JY]
———legislative process, H84 [6JA]
House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 375), H5686 [28JY]
———amend and adopt (H. Res. 5), H94 [6JA]
Immigration: eliminate the per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase the per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (H.R. 3012), H7904 [29NO]
Insurance: prohibit pre-existing condition exclusions in health insurance coverage, H84 [6JA]
Juneteenth Independence Day: observance, E1125
LSC: funding, H895 [15FE]
M.D. Anderson Plaza, Jackson, TN: designate (H.R. 1264), H8343 [12DE]
Martin Luther King, Jr., National Memorial: dedication, H6925 [14OC]
Memphis, TN: Booker T. Washington High School winner of White House Race to the Top High School Commencement Challenge, H3165 [11MY]
———tribute to Juneteenth Freedom and Heritage Festival, E1125
Morocco: elections, E2199
Nagorno-Karabakh: anniversary of genocide in Khojaly, E279
National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, Inc.: tribute to GRAMMY Awards, H746 [14FE]
NIH: funding, H1529 [3MR]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 2), H83, H84, H85, H86, H87, H88 [6JA], H106 [7JA], H243, H245, H246 [18JA], H271 [19JA]
Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: funding, H1169 [17FE], H2544 [8AP]
Point of order, H7905 [29NO]
Postal Service: allow provision of nonpostal services (H.R. 3047), H8174 [6DE]
Public debt: increase statutory limit, H4955 [13JY], H5589 [27JY], H5788 [30JY]
Refuse disposal: facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels (H.R. 2273), E1918
Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 662), H1488 [2MR]
States: preserve authority to make determinations relating to water quality standards (H.R. 2018), H4376 [22JN], H4983 [13JY]
Taxation: prohibit taxes on businesses located at an airport when such revenue is not used for airport purposes, H2199 [31MR]
TransCanada Pipelines Ltd.: clarify impact of TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline on the Ogallala aquifer including potential contamination of ground water and threats to drinking water and agriculture, H5519 [26JY]
———clarify pipeline safety history in the U.S., H5522 [26JY]
———clarify that construction of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline would promote oil exports to China and other nations, H5524 [26JY]
Transportation: highway and transit programs funding, H94 [6JA], H1629 [9MR]
Tucson, AZ: condemn shootings at ``Congress on Your Corner'' event, express condolences to friends and families of victims, commend first responders, and honor service of Representative Giffords (H. Res. 32), H153 [12JA]
Turkey: end religious discrimination, safeguard Christian heritage, and return confiscated church properties (H. Res. 306), H8877 [13DE]
———observance of Republic Day, E925
U.S. Women's National Soccer Team: tribute, H4868 [12JY]
Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation, H10001 [20DE]
———provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (H.R. 3346), H7731 [17NO]
University of Memphis: consideration by Big East Conference for possible membership, H7152 [27OC]
———tribute to Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law mock trial team, E1042
Votes: correction, E1308
———position on missed, E531
Whalum, Kirk: National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, Inc., GRAMMY Award recipient, H746 [14FE], E274
Tributes
Adler, John H., H2277 [4AP]
Aliyev, Yashar, E1721
Cohn, David J., E2185
Colbert, John (J. Blackfoot), E2190
Cooper, Margaret Askew, E1800
Dilawari, Raza Ali, E1801
Finch, Larry, H2273 [4AP], E654
Freres, Fred, E662
Gordon, Roger, E2159
Hitchens, Christopher, H9909 [16DE]
Kahn, Truman, E2084
Lockard, Hosea T. (H.T.), E2292
Marshall, Thurgood, H1377 [28FE]
McLin, J.C., E1586
McWherter, Ned R., E678
Netters, James L., Sr., E1882
Patterson, J.O., Jr., H4688 [7JY]
Rush, Bobby, H7420 [14NO]
Shuttlesworth, Fred L., E1875
Tobas, Igor, E1664
Walker, Cato, III, E456
Warren, Timothy, E1261