CONNOLLY, GERALD E. (a Representative from Virginia)
Addresses
Reading of U.S. Constitution, H57 [6JA]
Amendments
Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H781 [14FE], H882, H929 [15FE]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), H3699, H3700, H3701 [26MY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2219), H4595, H4597, H4675 [6JY]
Dept. of HUD: rescind unobligated funding for the Emergency Mortgage Relief Program and terminate the program (H.R. 836), H1668 [9MR]
Dept. of the Interior: conduct certain offshore oil and gas lease sales (H.R. 1230), H3089 [5MY]
———require each offshore oil and gas leasing program offer leasing in areas with most prospective oil and gas resources (H.R. 1231), H3196 [11MY]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2354), H4835, H4853 [11JY]
EPA: provide additional time to issue achievable standards for cement manufacturing facilities (H.R. 2681), H6555 [4OC], H6600 [5OC]
———provide additional time to issue achievable standards for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process heaters, and incinerators (H.R. 2250), H6554 [4OC], H6699 [11OC]
———require analyses of the cumulative and incremental impacts of certain rules and actions (H.R. 2401), H6428 [23SE]
Federal agencies and departments: reform process by which agencies analyze and formulate new regulations and guidance documents (H.R. 3010), H8095 [2DE]
States: preserve authority to make determinations relating to water quality standards (H.R. 2018), H4981 [13JY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agriculture: authorize voluntary grazing permit retirement on certain Federal lands where livestock grazing is impractical (see H.R. 3432), H8188 [6DE]
Alcoholic beverages: support State based alcohol regulation (see H.R. 1161), H3062 [4MY]
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), H4751 [7JY]
Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 835), H1580 [4MR]
Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 2256), H5782 [29JY]
———establish a grant program to encourage use of assistance dogs by certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans (see H.R. 943), H1618 [8MR]
———prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes (see H.R. 1513), H5286 [20JY]
———prohibit shipping, transporting, moving, delivering, receiving, possessing, purchasing, selling, or donation of horses and other equines to be slaughtered for human consumption (see H.R. 2966), H6237 [19SE]
Appropriations: establish legislative line-item veto to expedite consideration of rescissions (see H.R. 3521), H8126 [2DE]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 139), H3161 [10MY]
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), H3063 [4MY]
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]
———appropriate funds to ensure prompt payment of death gratuity payments upon the death of members when a funding gap caused by the failure to enact interim or full-year appropriations for the Armed Forces occurs (see H.R. 1469), H2570 [8AP]
———authorize the award of a Cold War service medal to members who served honorably during the Cold War era (see H.R. 1968), H6506 [3OC]
———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), H3411 [24MY]
———ensure that Reserve members who have served on active duty or performed certain active service receive credit toward early receipt of non-regular service retired pay (see H.R. 181), H3343 [23MY]
———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), H6552 [4OC]
———improve prevention and response to sexual assaults (see H.R. 3435), H8967 [14DE]
———improve provision of Federal transition, rehabilitation, vocational, and unemployment benefits to members and veterans (see H.R. 1941), H5240 [19JY]
———increase rate for hostile fire pay, imminent danger pay, hazardous duty pay, family separation allowance, and other special and incentive pays (see H.R. 1110), H7208 [1NO]
———lift statutory bans on denying servicewomen coverage for abortions in cases of rape or incest and preventing use of private funds for abortions at U.S. military facilities (see H.R. 2085), H5127 [15JY]
———provide flexible spending accounts for military families (see H.R. 791), H4794 [8JY]
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 243), H2999 [3MY]
Aviation: ensure air passengers have access to necessary services while on a grounded air carrier and are not unnecessarily held on a grounded air carrier before or after a flight (see H.R. 729), H1252 (see H.R. 729), H1364 [18FE]
———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), H1988 [17MR]
Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc.: revise Federal charter to reflect a change in eligibility requirements (see H.R. 2815), H5901 [9AU]
Bodai, Balazs (Ernie): award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3003), H6342 [21SE]
Brian A. Terry Border Patrol Station, Bisbee, AZ: designate (see H.R. 2668), H5660 [27JY]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 87), H7626 [15NO]
———provide an optional fast-track procedure the President may use when submitting rescission requests (see H.R. 1043), H1768 [11MR]
Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (see H. Con. Res. 16), H599 [9FE]
———designate a room of the Capitol Visitor Center as the ``Gabriel Zimmerman Meeting Room'' (see H. Res. 364), H5489 [25JY]
CERCLA: provide for use of funds in the Superfund program for their intended purposes and ensure adequate resources for cleanup of hazardous substances (see H.R. 1596), H3305 [13MY]
Chesapeake Bay: require OMB to prepare a crosscut budget for restoration activities in the watershed and require EPA to develop and implement an adaptive management plan (see H.R. 258), H2293 [4AP]
Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network: provide for continuing authorization (see H.R. 1649), H2935 [2MY]
Children and youth: promote minimum State requirements for prevention and treatment of concussions caused by participation in school sports (see H.R. 469), H1844 [15MR]
———require State child welfare agencies to promptly report information on missing or abducted children to law enforcement authorities (see H.R. 3741), H10014 [20DE]
China: condemn discrimination, harassment, imprisonment, torture, and execution of prisoners of conscience and support Tuidang movement renouncing ties to the Communist Party (see H. Res. 416), H7166 [31OC]
———prohibit awarding of contracts by the Federal Government to Chinese entities until China signs the World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (see H.R. 2271), H4455 [22JN]
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]
Clean Air Act: eliminate exemption for aggregation of emissions from oil and gas development sources (see H.R. 1204), H1984 [17MR]
Clothing industry: provide preferential duty treatment to certain apparel articles of the Philippines (see H.R. 2387), H7208 [1NO]
Colleges and universities: improve education and prevention related to campus sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking (see H.R. 2016), H9928 [16DE]
Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H8882 [13DE]
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), H7999 [30NO]
Consumers: delay implementation of proposed or final rules relative to reasonable and proportional fees and rules for electronic debit transactions (see H.R. 1081), H1841 [15MR]
Contracts: allow contracting officers to consider information regarding domestic employment before awarding a Federal contract (see H.R. 1354), H2291 [4AP]
———extend sunset date for certain protests of task and deliver order contracts (see H.R. 899), H1573 [3MR]
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora: tribute (see H. Res. 47), H396 [20JA]
Corps of Engineers: modify the Chesapeake Bay environmental restoration and protection program (see H.R. 1652), H2913 [15AP]
Courts: clarify liability protections regarding emergency use of automated external defibrillators (see H.R. 3511), H10017 [20DE]
———facilitate ability of persons affected by oil spills to seek judicial redress (see H.R. 2386), H4574 [24JN]
Credit: permanently increase conforming loan limits for the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises and the FHA maximum mortgage amount limitations (see H.R. 1754), H5375 [21JY]
———prohibit creditors from discriminating on account of sexual orientation or gender identity when extending credit (see H.R. 1488), H2603 [12AP]
Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 2492), H5286 [20JY]
Cuba: exclude from admission to the U.S. aliens who contribute to Cuba's development of petroleum resources and impose sanctions on and prohibit such development (see H.R. 2047), H3755 [26MY]
Curseen, Joseph P., Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 449), H7161 [27OC]
Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see H.R. 1116), H1905 [16MR]
Dept. of Agriculture: create a local food credit program to assist schools purchase of healthy food from local farmers (see H.R. 1722), H3060 [4MY]
———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]
———expand and improve opportunities for beginning farmers and ranchers (see H.R. 3236), H7134 [26OC]
Dept. of Defense: establish a commission on urotrauma (see H.R. 1612), H7208 [1NO]
———provide police officers, criminal investigators, and game law enforcement officers with authority to execute warrants, make arrests, and carry firearms (see H.R. 324), H2293 [4AP]
Dept. of Education: allow certain Armed Forces members who served on active duty to be eligible to participate in the Troops-to-Teachers Program (see H.R. 1947), H4366 [21JN]
———award grants for support of full-service community schools (see H.R. 1090), H2917 [15AP]
———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 H.R. 1951), H3342 [23MY]
———establish a comprehensive literacy program (see H.R. 2272), H4455 [22JN]
———establish an awards program recognizing excellence exhibited by public school system employees providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through higher education (see H.R. 1704), H5019 [13JY]
———establish an Early Learning Challenge Fund (see H.R. 3322), H7256 [2NO]
———improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see H.R. 885), H4794 [8JY]
———promote environmental education (see H.R. 2547), H5086 [14JY]
Dept. of Energy: develop a rare earth materials program and amend the National Materials Minerals Policy, Research and Development Act (see H.R. 618), H2108 [30MR]
———provide for a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application in vehicle technologies (see H.R. 1367), H2327 [5AP]
Dept. of HHS: collaborate with other departments on epilepsy education and awareness programs (see H. Res. 298), H8968 [14DE]
———establish a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee (see H.R. 2557), H5286 [20JY]
———establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 733), H4187 [14JN]
———establish Frontline Providers Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 531), H6626 [5OC]
———establish permanent national surveillance systems for multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other neurological diseases and disorders (see H.R. 2595), H6458 [23SE]
———implement the National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan (see H.R. 2600), H5285 [20JY]
———improve health of children, reduce occurrence of sudden unexpected infant death, and enhance public health activities relative to stillbirth (see H.R. 3418), H7893 [18NO]
———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), H3281 [12MY]
———provide States with incentives to require elementary and secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to administer, epinephrine (see H.R. 3627), H8728 [12DE]
———reauthorize support for graduate medical education programs in children's hospitals (see H.R. 1852), H5489 [25JY]
———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), H7209 [1NO]
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), H4577 [24JN]
Dept. of HUD: 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 Labor: establish Youth Corps programs and provide for wider dissemination of the Youth Corps model (see H.R. 711), H4673 [6JY]
Dept. of State: establish Special Envoy To Promote Religious Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near East and South Central Asia (see H.R. 440), H5127 [15JY]
———list Vietnam as a ``Country of Particular Concern'' relative to religious freedom (see H. Res. 16), H2858 [14AP]
Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resources study on suitability and feasibility of designating the John Hope Franklin Reconciliation Park and certain other sites as a unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 1278), H2935 [2MY]
———conduct a study of the Colonel Charles Young Home in Xenia, OH, and associated locations to assess potential inclusion in the National Park System (see H.R. 799), H1250 (see H.R. 799), H1361 [18FE]
———develop a cadastre of Federal real property to assist with land management, conservation, and development and identify land that no longer needs to be federally owned (see H.R. 1620), H2911 [15AP]
———enter into an agreement to provide for management of the free-roaming wild horses in and around the Currituck National Wildlife Refuge (see H.R. 306), H254 [18JA]
Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H4037 [3JN]
Dept. of Transportation: establish an Office of Livability (see H.R. 2609), H5373 [21JY]
———establish national safety standards for transit agencies operating heavy rail on fixed guideway (see H.R. 1282), H2213 [31MR]
———promote secure ferry transportation (see H.R. 1879), H3279 [12MY]
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), H4187 [14JN]
———allow certain veterans entitled to educational assistance to use such entitlement to start or purchase a qualifying business enterprise (see H.R. 3167), H10017 [20DE]
———carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy (see H.R. 198), H256 [18JA]
———clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 812), H3646 (see H.R. 812), H3684 [25MY]
———deem certain service in Reserve components as active service for purpose of certain administered laws (see H.R. 1025), H2109 [30MR]
———deem certain service in the organized military forces of the Philippines and the Philippine Scouts to have been active service for benefit purposes (see H.R. 210), H7161 [27OC]
———establish an open burn pit registry to ensure that Armed Forces members exposed to toxic chemicals and fumes in Afghanistan or Iraq receive information regarding such exposure (see H.R. 3337), H9929 [16DE]
———establish the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H4851 [11JY]
———improve provision of rehabilitative services for veterans with traumatic brain injury (see H.R. 1855), H6978 [14OC]
———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), H397 [20JA]
Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: make payments for certain treatments of traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder (see H.R. 396), H6344 [21SE]
Developing countries: improve access to microenterprise by the very poor (see H.R. 2524), H5905 [12AU]
Disabled: authorize grants for the transition of youths with significant disabilities to adulthood (see H.R. 604), H1988 [17MR]
———improve individualized education program and facilitate the transition of children with disabilities to adulthood (see H.R. 602), H1988 [17MR]
———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), H1988 [17MR]
Diseases: establish a comprehensive interagency response to reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (see H.R. 1394), H7165 [31OC]
———expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to pulmonary fibrosis (see H.R. 2505), H6979 [14OC]
———extend Postal Service authority to issue a semipostal to raise funds for breast cancer research (see H.R. 466), H2917 [15AP]
———provide for an evidence-based strategy for voluntary screening for HIV/AIDS and other common sexually transmitted infections (see H.R. 1774), H5923 [19AU]
———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), H3112 [5MY]
———reduce disparities and improve access to diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer for underserved populations and men with a family history of prostate cancer (see H.R. 2159), H5127 [15JY]
Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (see H.R. 3743), H10014 [20DE]
Education: 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), H8967 [14DE]
———increase assessment accuracy to better measure student achievement and provide States with greater flexibility on assessment design (see H.R. 507), H8967 [14DE]
Egypt: express solidarity with Egyptian people, condemn use of violence against protesters, express gratitude toward Egyptian military for restraint, and support transition to a representative government (see H. Res. 88), H1040 (see H. Res. 88), H1071 [16FE]
Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address their own health needs and the health needs of their families (see H.R. 1876), H3278 [12MY]
Ethnic groups: express regret for passage of discriminatory laws against Chinese in America, including the Chinese Exclusion Act (see H. Res. 282), H5967 [7SE]
FAA: extend Airport Improvement Program authority (see H.R. 2644), H5897 [5AU]
———use Airport and Airway Trust Fund revenue to allow furloughed employees to return to work and provide retroactive pay for the period of their furlough (see H.R. 2744), H5883 [1AU]
———use Airport and Airway Trust Fund revenue to provide retroactive pay to employees who were furloughed (see H.R. 2814), H5901 [9AU]
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 (see H.R. 2364), H4573 [24JN]
FDA: help prevent occurrence of cancer resulting from the use of ultraviolet tanning lamps by imposing more stringent controls on the use of such devices (see H.R. 1676), H4366 [21JN]
———improve capacity to prevent drug shortages (see H.R. 2245), H4750 [7JY]
———improve priority review voucher incentive program for expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric diseases (see H.R. 3059), H6506 [3OC]
———prevent approval of genetically-engineered fish (see H.R. 521), H726 [11FE]
———require labeling of genetically-engineered fish (see H.R. 520), H726 [11FE]
Federal Advisory Committee Act: increase transparency of Federal advisory committees (see H.R. 3124), H6671 [6OC]
Federal employees: authorize presentation of a U.S. flag at the funeral of Federal civilian employees who are killed while performing official duties or because of their status as a Federal employee (see H.R. 2061), H3871 (see H.R. 2061), H3911 [1JN]
———ensure Federal Employees Health Benefit Program integrity, transparency, and cost savings in the pricing and contracting of prescription drug benefits (see H.R. 979), H1664 [9MR]
———ensure that 4 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave (see H.R. 616), H679 [10FE]
———permit transfer of sick leave in leave-transfer programs (see H.R. 3028), H6413 [22SE]
———provide for the compensation of furloughed employees (see H.R. 1429), H2534 [7AP]
———provide mandatory training for supervisors and assessment of management competencies (see H.R. 1492), H2603 [12AP]
Federal firefighters: provide that hours worked by Federal firefighters under a qualified trade-of-time arrangement shall be excluded for overtime pay (see H.R. 987), H1665 [9MR]
Federal Property and Administrative Services Act: extend number of years that multiyear contracts may be entered into for purchase of advanced biofuel (see H.R. 1847), H5734 [28JY]
Financial institutions: provide certain credit unions with the authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 1418), H3304 [13MY]
Firearms: ensure that individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System and require a background check for every firearm sale (see H.R. 1781), H3108 [5MY]
———prohibit trafficking (see H.R. 2554), H5125 [15JY]
———prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 308), H254 [18JA]
Food and Nutrition Act: treat the Northern Mariana Islands in the same manner as Guam (see H.R. 1465), H4673 [6JY]
Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 2639), H5488 [25JY]
———provide assistance for developing countries to promote quality and universal basic education (see H.R. 2705), H6098 [12SE]
Foreign policy: establish guidelines for U.S. foreign assistance programs (see H.R. 3159), H6853 [12OC]
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: prescribe rules prohibiting deceptive advertising of abortion services (see H.R. 2543), H5086 [14JY]
Gambling: provide for Dept. of the Treasury licensing of Internet gambling, consumer protections, and enforcement of the tax code (see H.R. 1174), H3870 (see H.R. 1174), H3911 [1JN]
Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 460), H8126 [2DE]
Government: improve the Federal hiring process (see H.R. 3064), H6456 [23SE]
———increase transparency (see H.R. 1144), H1982 [17MR]
———prohibit Members of Congress and the President from receiving pay during Government shutdowns (see H.R. 819), H1770 [11MR]
GSA: convey a parcel of real property in the District of Columbia to house a National Women's History Museum (see H.R. 1269), H3646 (see H.R. 1269), H3684 [25MY]
Gulf of Mexico: restore coastal areas affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill (see H.R. 56), H2293 [4AP]
Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 104), H3000 [3MY]
Health: enhance and further research of prevention and treatment of eating disorders and improve access to treatment (see H.R. 1448), H2569 [8AP]
———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]
———prohibit misleading and deceptive advertising or representation in the provision of health care services and require identification of the license of health care professionals (see H.R. 451), H5127 [15JY]
Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1815), H3281 [12MY]
Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 1724), H3305 [13MY]
Housing: require home inspections conducted for property with federally related mortgages be conducted by State-licensed or certified home inspectors and include such inspections in settlement statements (see H.R. 2191), H4277 [15JN]
Hunting and trapping: prohibit body-gripping traps in National Wildlife Refuge System (see H.R. 2657), H5579 [26JY]
Immigration: allow companies to attract foreign graduates of U.S. universities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, and reform and create new immigration categories to stimulate the economy (see H.R. 2161), H5897 [5AU]
———allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 1537), H2854 [14AP]
Insurance: require coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see H.R. 111), H37 [5JA]
Iran: condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of religious prisoners (see H. Res. 134), H6416 [22SE]
———strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (see H.R. 1905), H3759 [26MY]
IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 2569), H8320 [8DE]
Kenya: provide compensation to relatives of Foreign Service members and U.S. citizens who were killed as a result of the bombing of the U.S. Embassy in Kenya on August 7, 1998 (see H.R. 2881), H6042 [9SE]
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: continue restrictions against and prohibit diplomatic recognition (see H.R. 1321), H2572 [8AP]
———develop a strategy for assisting stateless children (see H.R. 1464), H6010 [8SE]
Korean War: call for repatriation of POW/MIA and abductees (see H. Res. 376), H7209 [1NO]
Law enforcement officers: permit State and local officers to be candidates for sheriff (see H.R. 498), H508 [26JA]
Legislative branch of the Government: enhance enforcement authority for occupational safety and health protections and provide whistleblower protections and other antidiscrimination protections for employees (see H.R. 3108), H7400 [4NO]
Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2139), H6506 [3OC]
Medicaid: direct electronic health record incentive payments to federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 1187), H2040 [29MR]
Medicare: clarify application of secondary payer rules (see H.R. 1063), H5374 [21JY]
———ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H8077 [1DE]
———ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2267), H6552 [4OC]
———improve access to, and increase utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits (see H.R. 2020), H6415 [22SE]
———improve diagnosis and treatment of lymphedema and reduce costs relative to treatment of complications of lymphedema (see H.R. 2499), H4945 [12JY]
———provide beneficiaries greater choice with regard to accessing hearing health services and benefits (see H.R. 2140), H5489 [25JY]
———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), H7257 [2NO]
———provide for additional opportunities to enroll under part B (see H.R. 1654), H7208 [1NO]
———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1546), H6457 [23SE]
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), H4076 [13JN]
Morris, Thomas L., Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 449), H7161 [27OC]
Motor vehicles: lower gas prices by investing in cleaner vehicle technologies and infrastructure (see H.R. 1875), H3278 [12MY]
Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3510), H7927 [29NO]
National Animal Rescue Day: designate (see H. Res. 220), H4460 [22JN]
National Asian American and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 265), H3219 [11MY]
National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 2527), H5084 [14JY]
National Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 341), H7258 [2NO]
National Center for Campus Public Safety: establish and operate (see H.R. 2342), H6506 [3OC]
National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws: establish (see H.R. 623), H679 [10FE]
National Congress on Your Corner Day: designate (see H. Res. 58), H509 [26JA]
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: conduct research program on endocrine-disrupting chemicals and reduce exposure to such chemicals (see H.R. 2521), H5018 [13JY]
National Minority Health Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 171), H1842 [15MR]
National Museum of the American People: support formation of a bipartisan Presidential commission to study establishment (see H. Con. Res. 63), H5240 [19JY]
National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 407), H6271 [20SE]
National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 336), H6627 [5OC]
National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance (see H. Res. 227), H2918 [15AP]
Native Americans: extend Federal recognition to the Chickahominy, Chickahominy-Eastern Division, Mattaponi, Upper Mattaponi, Rappahannock, Monacan, and Nansemond Tribes (see H.R. 783), H1253 (see H.R. 783), H1364 [18FE]
———facilitate economic development by Indian tribes and encourage investment by Turkish enterprises in Native American communities (see H.R. 2362), H5127 [15JY]
NOAA: establish a Working Waterfront Grant Program (see H.R. 3109), H6624 [5OC]
Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for violators (see H.R. 190), H2667 [13AP]
Oil Pollution Act: require responsible parties to pay full cost of offshore oil spills (see H.R. 492), H508 [26JA]
Peace Corps: anniversary (see H. Res. 11), H204 [12JA]
———issue semipostal stamp (see H.R. 384), H395 [20JA]
———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), H4527 [23JN]
Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation: authorize establishment of a commemorative work in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 854), H1454 [1MR]
Peace Corps Month: designate (see H. Res. 11), H204 [12JA]
Petroleum: provide relief from high gas prices by repealing subsidies for large oil companies, releasing oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, reforming royalty laws, and penalizing price gouging (see H.R. 1748), H3281 [12MY]
Pharmaceuticals: preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 965), H2293 [4AP]
Political campaigns: require shareholder authorization before a public company may make certain political expenditures (see H.R. 2517), H5966 [7SE]
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), H2328 [5AP]
———co-locate post offices at retail facilities and municipal buildings (see H.R. 3584), H8260 [7DE]
———ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 137), H5923 [19AU]
———extend deadline for payment to be made in connection with financing of future health benefits for retirees (see H.R. 2884), H6096 [12SE]
Power resources: establish a program to provide for workforce training and education at community colleges in sustainable energy (see H.R. 1881), H3279 [12MY]
Presidents of the U.S.: establish procedures for the consideration of claims of constitutionally based privilege against disclosure of Presidential records (see H.R. 3071), H6467 [29SE]
Public debt: increase statutory limit (see H.R. 2663), H5660 [27JY]
Public Health Service: establish position of National Nurse for Public Health (see H.R. 1119), H1905 [16MR]
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]
Puerto Rico: construct a specialty hospital and toxins research center on the island of Vieques (see H.R. 1645), H4459 [22JN]
Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 1574), H3162 [10MY]
Safe Drinking Water Act: repeal exemption for hydraulic fracturing (see H.R. 1084), H1841 [15MR]
Salem, MA: recognize as birthplace of the National Guard (see H.R. 1339), H9928 [16DE]
Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1648), H2912 [15AP]
———end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 998), H2109 [30MR]
———provide assistance for the modernization, renovation, and repair of elementary and secondary school buildings and community colleges (see H.R. 2948), H7258 [2NO]
SEC: change threshold number of shareholders for required registration (see H.R. 2167), H7009 [24OC]
Securities: amend laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration (see H.R. 1965), H7069 [25OC]
Senior citizens: encourage, enhance, and integrate Silver Alert plans throughout the U.S. (see H.R. 112), H6043 [9SE]
Shenandoah National Park: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 62), H4528 [23JN]
Shuttlesworth, Fred L.: tribute (see H. Res. 432), H6853 [12OC]
Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies (see H.R. 3606), H8317 [8DE]
———repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations (see H.R. 4), H553 [8FE]
Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 1332), H2266 [1AP]
Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see H.R. 1106), H1842 [15MR]
Space policy: remove commercial satellites and related components from the U.S. Munitions List subject to certain restrictions (see H.R. 3288), H7206 [1NO]
Special days and holidays: provide that Washington's Birthday be observed on February 22, rather than the third Monday in February, of each year (see H.R. 2268), H10016 [20DE]
Sports: encourage and ensure the use of safe football helmets (see H.R. 1127), H5240 [19JY]
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), H7257 [2NO]
Taiwan: provide with U.S.-built multirole fighter aircraft to strengthen self-defense capability against increasing military threat from China (see H.R. 2992), H6341 [21SE]
———strengthen and clarify commercial, cultural, and other relations between the U.S. and Taiwan (see H.R. 2918), H6458 [23SE]
Taxation: allow credit for amounts paid by a spouse of an Armed Forces member for a new State license or certification required due to permanent change in duty station of such member to another State (see H.R. 3046), H6455 [23SE]
———allow tax credit to businesses who employ members of the National Guard or Ready Reserve for compensation paid during active military duty (see H.R. 1948), H3342 [23MY]
———encourage natural gas vehicle investments and job creation (see H.R. 1380), H2605 [12AP]
———establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), H7626 [15NO]
———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H8125 [2DE]
———extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (see H.R. 2644), H5897 [5AU]
———extend the research credit and increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit (see H.R. 942), H5286 [20JY]
———extend the work opportunity credit for employers of recently discharged veterans (see H.R. 865), H1727 [10MR]
———improve commuting and transportation options (see H.R. 1825), H3217 [11MY]
———increase and extend deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 694), H1666 [9MR]
———increase deduction for business start-up expenditures (see H.R. 3231), H6976 [14OC]
———make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 687), H4673 [6JY]
———make equitable the exclusion from gross income of parking and transportation fringe benefits and provide for a common cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 2412), H4671 [6JY]
———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1964), H3408 [24MY]
———prevent further restriction of Federal income tax deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Res. 25), H2040 [29MR]
———promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 860), H3411 [24MY]
———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1327), H5374 [21JY]
———provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds shall not apply to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of water and sewage facilities (see H.R. 1802), H4673 [6JY]
———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 428), H469 [25JA]
———repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies (see H.R. 601), H776 [14FE]
———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 674), H723 [11FE]
———treat amounts paid for umbilical cord blood banking services as medical care expenses (see H.R. 1614), H2935 [2MY]
Television: establish signal quality and content requirements for the carriage of public, educational, and governmental channels and preserve support for such channels (see H.R. 1746), H6626 [5OC]
Territories: clarify application of Federal election laws to certain jurisdictions (see H.R. 3268), H7161 [27OC]
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), H8881 [13DE]
Transportation: provide flexibility in use of Federal funding for certain transit functions to local entities (see H.R. 3200), H6920 [13OC]
———provide States certain authority to adopt air pollution reduction requirements for motor carriers providing services at port facilities (see H.R. 572), H598 [9FE]
Turkey: observance of Republic Day (see H. Res. 221), H2604 [12AP]
Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2453), H9432 [15DE]
U.S. Office for Contingency Operations: establish (see H.R. 3660), H8965 [14DE]
Veterans: 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. 333), H353 [19JA]
Vietnam: impose sanctions on individuals who are complicit in human rights abuses against nationals of Vietnam or their families (see H.R. 156), H1988 [17MR]
Water pollution: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 1375), H2327 [5AP]
Wildlife refuges: issue a Wildlife Refuge System Conservation Semipostal Stamp (see H.R. 2236), H4327 [16JN]
Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 69), H4457 [22JN]
———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 H.R. 2513), H6098 [12SE]
———protect breastfeeding, provide performance standards for breast pumps, provide tax incentives to employers to encourage breastfeeding, and provide reasonable break time for nursing mothers (see H.R. 2758), H6415 [22SE]
———remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 47), H2667 [13AP]
World Malaria Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 49), H7166 [31OC]
World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H5489 [25JY]
———award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines (see H.R. 2447), H6140 [13SE]
———ensure that U.S. courts provide a forum for claims brought against any railroad arising from the deportation of individuals to Nazi concentration camps (see H.R. 1193), H7208 [1NO]
———provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps constituted active military service for veteran classification (see H.R. 1718), H8319 [8DE]
Year of the Girl: designate (see H. Res. 460), H8126 [2DE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Dept. of Defense: amend Homeowners Assistance Program to allow flexibility setting homeowner assistance commencement date for Armed Forces members permanently reassigned during mortgage crisis (see H.R. 237), H135 [7JA]
Ecology and environment: reduce heat island effect and associated ground level ozone pollution from Federal facilities (see H.R. 51), H34 [5JA]
EPA: require closure of oil storage and processing facilities that have spilled oil multiple times near residential neighborhoods (see H.R. 3426), H7626 [15NO]
Executive Office of the President: establish an Office of the Federal Chief Technology Officer (see H.R. 1261), H2106 [30MR]
Federal Acquisition Institute: improve (see H.R. 1424), H2533 [7AP]
Federal employees: expand conversion rate of interns to full-time employees, establish internship tracking mechanisms, and accelerate adoption of internship best management practices (see H.R. 914), H1574 [3MR]
Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance Prgram: provide lump-sum payments to recipients unless the insured or beneficiary elects otherwise (see H.R. 48), H34 [5JA]
Federal firefighters: provide for more accurate computation of retirement benefits (see H.R. 1068), H1796 [14MR]
Government: reduce expenditures associated with data center real estate and electricity consumption, implement savings reductions proposed by Federal employees, and reduce energy costs (see H.R. 1713), H3060 [4MY]
GSA: establish a small business growth pilot program (see H.R. 1812), H3159 [10MY]
Medicare/Medicaid: amend qualifications of the director of food services of a skilled nursing facility (see H.R. 537), H549 [8FE]
Oil Pollution Act: extend liability to corporations, partnerships, and other persons having ownership interests in responsible parties (see H.R. 54), H34 [5JA]
Postal Service: reform (see H.R. 1262), H2106 [30MR]
Power resources: require treatment of any plans, documents, and lease sales required for Outer Continental Shelf drilling as a major Federal action relative to the National Environmental Policy Act (see H.R. 52), H34 [5JA]
———safely increase domestic oil and gas production (see H.R. 1870), H3278 [12MY]
Supreme Court: permit televising of proceedings (see H.R. 3572), H8186 [6DE]
Taxation: allow a credit for qualified conservation contributions which include national scenic trails (see H.R. 481), H508 [26JA]
———deny a deduction for removal costs and damages for which taxpayers are liable under the Oil Pollution Act (see H.R. 53), H34 [5JA]
———extend increased deduction for business start-up expenditures (see H.R. 2739), H5883 [1AU]
———extend the Build America Bonds program (see H.R. 11), H678 [10FE]
———repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies and distribute amounts raised to licensed drivers in order to provide relief from high gas prices (see H.R. 1813), H3159 [10MY]
Veterans: clarify meaning of ``combat with the enemy'' for purposes of service-connection of disabilities (see H.R. 2419), H4671 [6JY]
Virginia: authorize alternatives analysis and preliminary engineering for new Metrorail capital projects in Northern Virginia and surrounding areas (see H.R. 55), H34 [5JA]
Constitutional authority statements
Dept. of Defense: amend Homeowners Assistance Program to allow flexibility setting homeowner assistance commencement date for Armed Forces members permanently reassigned during mortgage crisis (H.R. 237), H137 [7JA]
Ecology and environment: reduce heat island effect and associated ground level ozone pollution from Federal facilities (H.R. 51), H43 [5JA]
EPA: require closure of oil storage and processing facilities that have spilled oil multiple times near residential neighborhoods (H.R. 3426), H7626 [15NO]
Executive Office of the President: establish an Office of the Federal Chief Technology Officer (H.R. 1261), H2107 [30MR]
Federal Acquisition Institute: improve (H.R. 1424), H2535 [7AP]
Federal employees: expand conversion rate of interns to full-time employees, establish internship tracking mechanisms, and accelerate adoption of internship best management practices (H.R. 914), H1576 [3MR]
Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance Prgram: provide lump-sum payments to recipients unless the insured or beneficiary elects otherwise (H.R. 48), H43 [5JA]
Federal firefighters: provide for more accurate computation of retirement benefits (H.R. 1068), H1797 [14MR]
Government: reduce expenditures associated with data center real estate and electricity consumption, implement savings reductions proposed by Federal employees, and reduce energy costs (H.R. 1713), H3061 [4MY]
GSA: establish a small business growth pilot program (H.R. 1812), H3160 [10MY]
Medicare/Medicaid: amend qualifications of the director of food services of a skilled nursing facility (H.R. 537), H551 [8FE]
Oil Pollution Act: extend liability to corporations, partnerships, and other persons having ownership interests in responsible parties (H.R. 54), H43 [5JA]
Postal Service: reform (H.R. 1262), H2107 [30MR]
Power resources: require treatment of any plans, documents, and lease sales required for Outer Continental Shelf drilling as a major Federal action relative to the National Environmental Policy Act (H.R. 52), H43 [5JA]
———safely increase domestic oil and gas production (H.R. 1870), H3280 [12MY]
Supreme Court: permit televising of proceedings (H.R. 3572), H8187 [6DE]
Taxation: allow a credit for qualified conservation contributions which include national scenic trails (H.R. 481), H511 [26JA]
———deny a deduction for removal costs and damages for which taxpayers are liable under the Oil Pollution Act (H.R. 53), H43 [5JA]
———extend increased deduction for business start-up expenditures (H.R. 2739), H5886 [1AU]
———extend the Build America Bonds program (H.R. 11), H681 [10FE]
———repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies and distribute amounts raised to licensed drivers in order to provide relief from high gas prices (H.R. 1813), H3161 [10MY]
Veterans: clarify meaning of ``combat with the enemy'' for purposes of service-connection of disabilities (H.R. 2419), H4672 [6JY]
Virginia: authorize alternatives analysis and preliminary engineering for new Metrorail capital projects in Northern Virginia and surrounding areas (H.R. 55), H43 [5JA]
Factsheets
Importance of Section 526 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to the Continued Development and Commercialization of Advanced Biofuels, E990
Letters
Require watersheds receiving Federal funds to be subject to Federal clean water regulations: by, H4982 [13JY]
Lists
Watersheds and States covered by the Connolly amendment to H.R. 2018, Clean Water Cooperative Federalism Act, requiring watersheds receiving Federal funds to be subject to Federal clean water regulations, H4983 [13JY]
Motions
Dept. of HUD: rescind unobligated funding for the Emergency Mortgage Relief Program and terminate the program (H.R. 836), H1748 [11MR]
Gulf of Mexico: facilitate safe and timely production of energy resources (H.R. 1229), H3184 [11MY]
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H1729 [11MR]
Remarks
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: economic impact of stimulus funding, H7935 [30NO]
American Red Cross: anniversary of National Capital Region chapter, E569
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), H2218 [1AP]
———making consolidated, H9898
———making continuing, H6408 [22SE]
———making for Dept. of Defense and continuing for other Federal departments and agencies (H.R. 1363), H2501
———making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H843, H882
———making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), consideration (H. Res. 92), H812 [15FE]
Arbor Day: observance, E2241
Armed Forces: express that the President is in violation of the War Powers Resolution regarding the use of Armed Forces in Libya, H4002 [3JN]
———prohibit funding for deployment of ground troops in Libya (H. Res. 292), H4002 [3JN]
Asian American Chamber of Commerce: tribute to gala award recipients, E511
Asian American Success (AASuccess) (organization): tribute to YouthCon Scholarship program finalists, E2260
Belarus Democracy Act: reauthorize (H.R. 515), Senate amendments, H9939, H9940 [19DE]
Blum, Marlene: Fairfax County, VA, Lawrence V. Fowler Award recipient, E2186
Book, Robert: National Jewish Committee on Scouting Shofar Award recipient, E210
Budget: allocation of funds, H2577 [12AP]
———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 2), H7854 [18NO]
———cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit, H5678, H5683 [28JY], H5755 [29JY], H5833 [1AU]
———cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit (H.R. 2560), H5217 [19JY]
———deficit, H7854 [18NO]
———express that Congress should ``Go Big'' in its attempts toward deficit reduction, H7592 [15NO]
———provide an optional fast-track procedure the President may use when submitting rescission requests (H.R. 1043), H1729 [11MR]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2021 (H. Con. Res. 34), H4593 [6JY]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2021 (H. Con. Res. 34), consideration (H. Res. 223), H2681 [14AP]
Capitol Building and Grounds: placement of statue or bust of Winston Churchill in U.S. Capitol (H. Res. 497), H9941 [19DE]
Clean Air Act: funding, H843 [15FE]
Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays: establish (S. 627), H5678 [28JY]
———establish (S. 627), consideration (H. Res. 375), H5683 [28JY]
———establish (S. 627), consideration (H. Res. 383), H5755 [29JY]
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), consideration (H. Res. 73), H620 [10FE]
Conservation of energy: repeal phase-out of incandescent light bulbs (H.R. 2417), H4952 [13JY]
Consumers: clarify that a video tape service provider may obtain a consumer's informed, written consent on an ongoing basis and that consent may be obtained through the Internet (H.R. 2471), H8164
Corp. for Public Broadcasting: funding, E250
Dale City Civic Association: tribute to community award recipients, E526
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.: tribute to Prince William County, VA, Alumnae Chapter Martin Luther King Youth Oratorical Contest participants, E523
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), H3705 [26MY], E987
———Environmental Security Technology Certification program funding, H4597 [6JY]
———exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels, E990
———making appropriations (H.R. 2219), H4596, H4597 [6JY]
———procurement and acquisition system reform, E987
———Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program funding, H4596 [6JY]
Dept. of Education: reauthorize District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program for vouchers to provide school choice (H.R. 471), H2072
Dept. of Energy: certify that the majority of oil flowing through the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline is designated for domestic consumption, H5505, H5511 [26JY]
———expedite consideration and approval of construction and operation of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 1938), H5511 [26JY]
———expedite consideration and approval of construction and operation of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 1938), consideration (H. Res. 370), H5505 [26JY]
———Vehicle Technologies Program funding through reductions in fossil energy research and development program funding, H4835 [11JY]
Dept. of HHS: community health centers funding, E296
Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2017), H3843
Dept. of HUD: continue to provide emergency mortgage relief services to Armed Forces members, veterans, and their survivors and dependents, H1748 [11MR]
———rescind unobligated funding for the Emergency Mortgage Relief Program and terminate the program (H.R. 836), motion to recommit, H1748 [11MR]
Dept. of the Interior: conduct certain offshore oil and gas lease sales (H.R. 1230), H3084, H3089, H3090 [5MY], H3117 [10MY]
———ensure that proposed oil and gas lease sales on the Outer Continental Shelf will not impede Dept. of Defense operations, H3196, H3197 [11MY]
———require each offshore oil and gas leasing program offer leasing in areas with most prospective oil and gas resources (H.R. 1231), H3196, H3197 [11MY]
———require the President to certify that proposed oil and gas lease sale 220 on the Outer Continental Shelf of Virginia will not impede naval or other Dept. of Defense operations, H3089, H3090 [5MY], H3117 [10MY]
Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2584), H5463 [25JY]
Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 2055), conference report, H9898
District of Columbia: anniversary of Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the District of Columbia, E2256
Dumfries, VA: tribute to Little Union Baptist Church, E2253
Dunn Loring, VA: tribute to Dunn Loring Volunteer Fire Dept., award recipients, E680
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), H2356 [6AP]
Economy: importance of job creation, H560 [9FE], H3170 [11MY], H4957 [13JY]
———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), H8735 [13DE], H9932 [19DE]
———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), consideration (H. Res. 491), H8754 [13DE]
———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), motion to instruct conferees, H9981 [20DE]
———provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and modernize country's infrastructure, and provide pathways back to work for those looking for jobs (H.R. 12), H6522 [4OC], H6677 [11OC], H7020 [25OC], H7075 [26OC], H7586 [15NO], H7935 [30NO]
Education Sciences Reform Act: technical amendment (S. 365), consideration (H. Res. 384), H5833 [1AU]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2354), H4835 [11JY], E1292
EPA: conduct studies to identify pollution control policies which will lead to domestic job growth in the clean energy sector, H6428, H6429 [23SE]
———continue to require industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process heaters, and incinerators to reduce emissions if such emissions are causing respiratory and cardiovascular illnesses and deaths, H6699 [11OC]
———delay implementation of rules on maximum achievable control technology and cross-State air pollution produced by powerplants, H6384 [22SE]
———prevent delay in issuing standards for cement manufacturing facilities if cement kiln emissions are causing respiratory and cardiovascular illnesses and deaths, H6600, H6601 [5OC]
———provide additional time to issue achievable standards for cement manufacturing facilities (H.R. 2681), H6600, H6601 [5OC]
———provide additional time to issue achievable standards for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process heaters, and incinerators (H.R. 2250), H6699 [11OC]
———require analyses of the cumulative and incremental impacts of certain rules and actions (H.R. 2401), H6384 [22SE], H6428, H6429 [23SE]
———require watersheds receiving Federal funds to be subject to Federal clean water regulations, H4981 [13JY]
Fairfax, VA: anniversary of Ekoji Buddhist Temple, E1838
———Mason Small Business Development Center recipient of SBA Small Business Development Center of Excellence and Innovation award, E848
———tribute to Boy Scout Troop 1818 and Cub Scout Pack 1818, E210
———tribute to Cub Scout Pack 1818 and Boy Scout Troop 1818, E516
Fairfax County, VA: anniversary of Inova Fairfax Hospital, E850
———anniversary of Kings Park community, E2241
———anniversary of Mantua Elementary School, E2242
———tribute to Fairfax County Federation of Citizens Association award recipients, E1088
———tribute to Fairfax County Land Conservation and Tree Planting and Preservation Awards recipients, E877
———tribute to Fairfax County Park Authority Board Elly Doyle Park Service Award recipients, E2244
———tribute to Lafayette Village Community neighborhood cleanup and tree planting, E2241
———tribute to Robinson Secondary School graduates entering the Armed Forces, E1091
———tribute to Sheriff's Office Volunteers of the Year, E876
Fairfax County Youth Football League: tribute to Hall of Fame inductees, E515
Family History Month: observance, E470
Fay, Kevin: Leukemia & Lymphoma Society James L. Eichberg Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E2333
Federal agencies and departments: exempt regulations protecting public health, environment, and food and workplace safety from agency rule reform, H8095 [2DE]
———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), H8215 [7DE]
———reform process by which agencies analyze and formulate new regulations and guidance documents (H.R. 3010), H8095 [2DE]
Federal Employees' Compensation Act: amend (H.R. 2465), H7914
FEMA: Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program and Staffing for Adequate Fire and Response (SAFER) grants funding, H3843
———Disaster Relief Fund funding through reductions in Dept. of Energy Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program funding, H6408 [22SE]
Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (H.R. 822), E2073
Gaskill, Robert C.: Prince William County, VA, NAACP ``Salute to Veterans'' Freedom Fund Banquet honoree, E521
Glasgow Investigative Solutions, Inc.: tribute, E1817
Griffin, Anthony: International City/County Management Association Award for Career Excellence in Honor of Mark E. Keane recipient, E2242
Gulf of Mexico: facilitate safe and timely production of energy resources (H.R. 1229), H3117 [10MY]
———facilitate safe and timely production of energy resources (H.R. 1229), motion to recommit, H3184 [11MY]
———prohibit issuance of oil and natural gas permits to any applicant fined for certain activities until all fines and damages have been paid or a formal agreement has been reached, H3184 [11MY]
Hardin, Paul: American Automobile Association Presidential Lifesaving Medal award recipient, E671
Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 2), H212 [18JA], H6677 [11OC]
Herndon, VA: tribute to Rachel Carson Middle School partnership with Dominion Power (company) to support green energy, E2257
Hollin Hall Automotive (business): anniversary, E682
House of Representatives: adjournment (H. Res. 375), H5683 [28JY]
House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 375), H5683 [28JY]
ITMC Solutions, LLC: tribute, E1814
Jones, John W., Jr.: Prince William County, VA, NAACP ``Salute to Veterans'' Freedom Fund Banquet honoree, E521
Journal: question of approval, H5785 [30JY]
Kings Park Civic Association: tribute to potluck dinner, E2241
LifeCircle Alliances (organization): tribute to Kudos for Community Caregivers Award recipients, E2241
Literacy Volunteers of America-Prince William, Inc.: anniversary, E2255
Mason Neck, VA: anniversary of Shiloh Baptist Church, E565
McQuillen, Arianna: General Motors Foundation Buick Achievers Scholarship Program award recipient, E2259
———GM Foundation Buick Achievers Scholarship Program award recipient, E1571
Medicaid: reform, H4335 [21JN]
Medicare: reform, H2681 [14AP], H4201 [15JN], H4335 [21JN], H4593 [6JY]
National Public Radio: prohibit Federal funding and the use of Federal funds to acquire radio content (H.R. 1076), consideration (H. Res. 174), H1917 [17MR]
Our Daily Bread Inc.: anniversary, E519
Outer Continental Shelf: monitor activities relative to air pollution (H.R. 2021), H4398 [22JN]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 2), H212 [18JA], H6677 [11OC]
Petroleum: dependence on foreign sources, H3117 [10MY]
———gasoline price levels, H2939 [3MY]
Political campaigns: terminate taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns and party conventions and terminate the Election Assistance Commission (H.R. 3463), H8031
Prince William County, VA: Prince William County NAACP tribute to veterans, E1089
Prince William County Bar Foundation: tribute to Beat the Odds award recipients, E1089
Prince William Ministerial Association: tribute to Community Appreciation Award recipients, E528
Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 77), H6163 [14SE]
———increase statutory limit, H5786 [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), H6937, H6938 [14OC]
———require State regulations for coal combustion residuals to meet a legal standard of protection to ensure human health and the environment are protected, H6937 [14OC]
Shelter House, Inc.: anniversary, E1088
———tribute to volunteer award recipients, E1088
Skaja, Walter: Prince William Clean Community Council Volunteer of the Year award recipient, E1090
SkillsUSA (organization): tribute to World Skills Team for participation in WorldSkills competition, E2038
Small Business Act: extend programs (H.R. 2608), Senate amendment, H6408 [22SE]
Small Business Investment Act: extend programs (H.R. 2608), Senate amendment, H6408 [22SE]
Springfield, VA: tribute to West Springfield High School dance team, E2293
States: preserve authority to make determinations relating to water quality standards (H.R. 2018), H4974
Strickland, Hal: National Recreation and Park Association National Voluntary Service Award recipient, E1566
Supreme Court: permit televising of proceedings (H.R. 3572), E2192
Sustainable Communities Initiative: funding, E248
Taiwan: support participation in U.N. Framework Convention for Climate Change, E476
Taxation: create jobs by providing payroll tax relief for middle class families and businesses and ensure protection of Social Security trust fund, H8140 [6DE]
———extend increased deduction for business start-up expenditures (H.R. 2739), H5971 [8SE]
———extend the Build America Bonds program (H.R. 11), H812 [15FE], H1917 [17MR], H5971 [8SE]
———repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies, H2939 [3MY]
———repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies and distribute amounts raised to licensed drivers in order to provide relief from high gas prices (H.R. 1813), H3117 [10MY]
———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (H.R. 674), H7075 [26OC], H7143
———terminate taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns and party conventions (H.R. 359), consideration (H. Res. 54), H479 [26JA]
Transportation: extend surface and air transportation programs (H.R. 2887), H6118
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), H193
Turkey: commend for involvement in release of New York (NY) Times journalists held by Libya, E607
———end religious discrimination, safeguard Christian heritage, and return confiscated church properties (H. Res. 306), E2261
U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement: approve and implement (H.R. 3080), E1836
Veterans: provide tax credits to businesses hiring unemployed veterans and unemployed veterans with service disabilities, H7586 [15NO]
Veterans Day: observance, H7586 [15NO]
Vienna, VA: tribute to Cub Scout Pack 976 Blue and Gold banquet, E560
———tribute to Vienna Volunteer Recognition Day honorees, E716
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority: funding, H882
Tributes
Adler, John H., H2315 [5AP]
Angry, Victor, E563
Bal, Simrun, E2142
Chang, Lauren, E1310
Choi, Steve P., E513
Doyle, Ethan, E2131
Egle, Jill, E1416
Ettleman, Ben, E2240
Gold, Lea, E2140
Gray, Samantha, E2133
Hix, William M., Sr. (Mike), E2345
Hornaday, Alexander, E1310
Ichter, Kathy, E308
Jassal, Harleen, E2138
Layog, Joshua, E1312
Mercer, Nancy, E1416
Pakidis, George, E2240
Perkins, Charles L., Sr., E2040
Qualley, Sandi, E2243
Rostock, Patrick, E2134
Savia, Simone (Sam), E2251
Scarbrough, Marc, E1311
Smith, Kenny, E2244
Ungerleider, Alvin D., E530
Vorona, Jack, E1816