CUMMINGS, ELIJAH E. (a Representative from Maryland)
Amendments
Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2838), H7364, H7365 [4NO]
Appointments
Committee on Economics (Joint), H1642 [9MR]
Conferee: H.R. 1540, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H8208 [7DE]
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), H1177 (see H.R. 780), H1196 [17FE]
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), H1770 [11MR]
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), H8967 [14DE]
Animals: prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes (see H.R. 1513), H9432 [15DE]
———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), H8881 [13DE]
Armed Forces: 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]
———encourage commercial air carriers to provide certain benefits to members traveling on official military orders and are being deployed or are returning from an overseas deployment (see H. Con. Res. 60), H4327 [16JN]
———improve prevention and response to sexual assaults (see H.R. 3435), H10017 [20DE]
———require Presidential negotiation of and entrance into a bilateral status of forces agreement with Afghanistan (see H.R. 651), H2268 [1AP]
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]
Brian A. Terry Border Patrol Station, Bisbee, AZ: designate (see H.R. 2668), H5660 [27JY]
Budget Control Act: protect education programs from budget cuts (see H.R. 2726), H6626 [5OC]
———protect Medicaid from budget cuts (see H.R. 2724), H6626 [5OC]
———protect Medicare from budget cuts (see H.R. 2725), H6626 [5OC]
———protect Social Security, SSI, Medicare, Medicaid, and education programs from budget cuts (see H.R. 2727), H6626 [5OC]
———protect Social Security and SSI programs from budget cuts (see H.R. 2723), H6626 [5OC]
Business and industry: require employers to keep records on non-employees who perform labor or services for remuneration and provide a special penalty for employers who misclassify employees (see H.R. 3178), H7715 [16NO]
Capitol Building and Grounds: designate a room of the Capitol Visitor Center as the ``Gabriel Zimmerman Meeting Room'' (see H. Res. 364), H6140 [13SE]
Chesapeake Bay: create a designation for property owners who take action to reduce nutrient and sediment runoff into the watershed (see H.R. 1651), H4529 [23JN]
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), H4750 [7JY]
———require State child welfare agencies to promptly report information on missing or abducted children to law enforcement authorities (see H.R. 3741), H10014 [20DE]
Chisholm, Shirley: tribute (see H. Res. 451), H7207 [1NO]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1519), H2664 [13AP]
———prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 1397), H2410 [6AP]
Collective bargaining: support rights of all workers and call for an end to the recent attacks on workers (see H. Res. 163), H2858 [14AP]
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), H5923 [19AU]
Committee on Job Creation (Joint, Select): establish (see H.R. 2835), H5936 [2SE] (see H.R. 2835), H5938 [6SE]
Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see H.R. 1873), H3278 [12MY]
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 20), H42 [5JA]
Corps of Engineers: modify the Chesapeake Bay environmental restoration and protection program (see H.R. 1652), H2935 [2MY]
Courts: strengthen enforcement of spousal court-ordered property distributions (see H.R. 583), H5489 [25JY]
Credit: adjust certain home loans and forgive certain student loans (see H. Res. 365), H5923 [19AU]
Crime: criminalize unauthorized recording and distribution of security screening images of individuals created by advanced imaging technology and disable image retention capabilities of such technology (see H.R. 685), H773 [14FE]
———prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 2492), H8967 [14DE]
Cumberland Valley Athletic Club: recognize, protect, promote, and facilitate the JFK 50-Mile Ultra-Marathon (see H. Res. 13), H4674 [6JY]
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]
Dept. of Education: establish a grant program for automated external defibrillators in schools (see H.R. 1377), H2327 [5AP]
———promote environmental education (see H.R. 2547), H5086 [14JY]
Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 733), H1581 [4MR]
———improve and enhance research and programs on childhood cancer survivorship (see H.R. 3015), H8077 [1DE]
———provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1426), H4750 [7JY]
———provide grants to States to establish maternal mortality review committees on pregnancy-related deaths (see H.R. 894), H2039 [29MR]
———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), H8077 [1DE]
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), H3220 [11MY]
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]
Dept. of Labor: permit establishment of Job Corps centers in U.S. territories (see H.R. 2395), H5734 [28JY]
Dept. of Peace: establish (see H.R. 808), H5734 [28JY]
Dept. of State: authorize the Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange Initiative focusing on peace and nonviolence in global conflict resolution (see H.R. 3056), H6455 [23SE]
Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of the archeological site and surrounding land of the New Philadelphia, IL, town site (see H.R. 1563), H2855 [14AP]
———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]
Dept. of the Treasury: make risk-based assessments of financial companies to recoup assistance under the Emergency Mortgage Relief Program and the Neighborhood Stabilization Program (see H.R. 1151), H2605 [12AP]
Dept. of Transportation: establish national safety standards for transit agencies operating heavy rail on fixed guideway (see H.R. 1282), H2213 [31MR]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: designate one U.S. city each year as an ``American World War II City'' (see H.R. 2717), H7892 [18NO]
———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]
———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), H3000 [3MY]
Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of unemployment status (see H.R. 1113), H2040 [29MR]
———take steps to counter the growth in anti-Muslim sentiments, targeted rhetorical attacks, and violence against the Muslim, Arab, Sikh, and South Asian American communities (see H. Res. 283), H3756 [26MY]
Diseases: address HIV/AIDS in the African-American community (see H.R. 1462), H4673 [6JY]
———establish a grant program to provide screenings for glaucoma to individuals determined to be at high risk for glaucoma (see H.R. 353), H5150 [18JY]
———expand research and awareness activities relative to scleroderma (see H.R. 1672), H7999 [30NO]
Ecology and environment: constitutional amendment on the right to a clean, safe, and sustainable environment (see H.J. Res. 33), H5782 [29JY]
Economy: constitutional amendment on the right to full employment and balanced growth (see H.J. Res. 35), H5782 [29JY]
———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (see H.R. 3743), H10014 [20DE]
———provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and modernize country's infrastructure, and provide pathways back to work for those looking for jobs (see H.R. 12), H7134 [26OC]
———urge Congress to consider and pass critical jobs legislation to address the crisis facing communities of color and nationwide (see H. Res. 348), H5018 [13JY]
Education: constitutional amendment on the right to a quality public education (see H.J. Res. 29), H5782 [29JY]
Employment: create an emergency jobs program (see H.R. 2914), H6180 [14SE]
FAA: extend Airport Improvement Program authority (see H.R. 2644), H5579 [26JY]
———use Airport and Airway Trust Fund revenue to provide retroactive pay to employees who were furloughed (see H.R. 2814), H5928 [26AU]
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]
FDA: improve capacity to prevent drug shortages (see H.R. 2245), H5019 [13JY]
Federal Advisory Committee Act: increase transparency of Federal advisory committees (see H.R. 3124), H6671 [6OC]
Federal employees: clarify disclosures protected from prohibited personnel practices, require nondisclosure policies to conform with certain protections, and provide additional authorities to Office of Special Counsel (see H.R. 3289), H7206 [1NO]
———ensure 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]
———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]
———provide certain benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 3485), H7890 [18NO]
———provide for the compensation of furloughed employees (see H.R. 1429), H2572 [8AP]
Federal Railroad Administration: require a percentage of funding be expended through small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals (see H.R. 3513), H7927 [29NO]
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), H7627 [15NO]
———prohibit trafficking (see H.R. 2554), H5125 [15JY]
———prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 308), H1180 (see H.R. 308), H1199 [17FE]
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 policy: establish the Office of the Special Inspector General for Overseas Contingency Operations (see H.R. 2880), H6042 [9SE]
Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see H.R. 639), H2857 [14AP]
Forest Service: protect certain roadless areas (see H.R. 3465), H7829 [17NO]
Government: express that the President should make every effort to negotiate passage of an increase in the statutory debt limit or, failing that, use constitutional authority to pay U.S. debts (see H. Con. Res. 69), H5885 [1AU]
———require accountability and transparency in Federal spending (see H.R. 2146), H4673 [6JY]
GPO: establish and maintain a public website allowing access to electronic copies of all congressionally mandated reports (see H.R. 1974), H3409 [24MY]
Guam War Claims Review Commission: implement recommendations (see H.R. 44), H34 [5JA]
Haiti: measure progress of relief, recovery, reconstruction, and development efforts following earthquake (see H.R. 1016), H2216 [31MR]
———recognize anniversary of earthquake, honor victims and responders, and reaffirm support and assistance (see H. Res. 35), H684 [10FE]
Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 104), H36 [5JA]
Health: constitutional amendment on the right to high quality health care (see H.J. Res. 30), H5782 [29JY]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H1844 [15MR]
Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1815), H3281 [12MY]
Housing: constitutional amendment on the right to decent, safe, sanitary, and affordable housing (see H.J. Res. 32), H5782 [29JY]
Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 1537), H3112 [5MY]
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), H553 [8FE]
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), H5905 [12AU]
———strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (see H.R. 1905), H3759 [26MY]
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: develop a strategy for assisting stateless children (see H.R. 1464), H6010 [8SE]
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: modify prohibition on disrupting military funerals (see H.R. 961), H2858 [14AP]
———prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 3618), H8318 [8DE]
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), H6458 [23SE]
Medicaid: require States to provide oral health services to aged, blind, or disabled individuals (see H.R. 1606), H4366 [21JN]
Medicare: repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1546), H4794 [8JY]
———study issues on access to intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) for beneficiaries in all care settings and establish demonstration project on benefits of coverage to administer IVIG in the home (see H.R. 1845), H3344 [23MY]
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]
Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 2954), H6231 [15SE]
Motor vehicles: ban use of hand-held mobile devices while driving (see H.R. 2333), H4946 [12JY]
NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 19), H1178 (see H. Con. Res. 19), H1197 [17FE]
National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 51), H554 [8FE]
National Center for Campus Public Safety: establish and operate (see H.R. 2342), H4527 [23JN]
National Minority Health Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 171), H1842 [15MR]
National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 83), H2858 [14AP]
Native Americans: provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 27), H471 [25JA]
Norway: condemn terrorist attacks in Oslo and Utoya Island and express condolences and support to those affected by the attack (see H. Res. 379), H5782 [29JY]
Outer Continental Shelf: require offshore renewable energy resources and devices to be installed and serviced by U.S. workers (see H.R. 2360), H7069 [25OC]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: establish a public health insurance option (see H.R. 191), H357 [19JA]
Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation: authorize establishment of a commemorative work in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 854), H2535 [7AP]
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), H2291 [4AP]
President and Vice President: constitutional amendment on direct popular election (see H.J. Res. 36), H5782 [29JY]
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 lands: designate certain portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (see H.R. 1916), H4794 [8JY]
———enhance authorities relative to disposal of real property (see H.R. 1205), H1984 [17MR]
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]
Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 1574), H3162 [10MY]
Schools: end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 998), H1723 [10MR]
———improve high schools and raise graduation rates while ensuring rigorous standards and develop and implement effective school models for struggling students and dropouts (see H.R. 778), H7830 [17NO]
———provide assistance for the modernization, renovation, and repair of elementary and secondary school buildings and community colleges (see H.R. 2948), H6626 [5OC]
Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security (see H.R. 776), H2293 [4AP]
Shuttlesworth, Fred L.: tribute (see H. Res. 432), H6853 [12OC]
Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 78), H6181 [14SE]
Social Security: 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), H2108 [30MR]
Sri Lanka: commend U.N. efforts to implement human rights accountability, call for investigation of war crimes and other human rights violations, and allow greater freedom of movement (see H. Res. 177), H6552 [4OC]
Taxation: constitutional amendment on progressive taxation (see H.J. Res. 34), H5782 [29JY]
———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), H8077 [1DE]
———exempt certain shipping from harbor maintenance tax (see H.R. 1533), H3987 [2JN]
———extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (see H.R. 2644), H5579 [26JY]
———make permanent and increase credit for increasing research activities and increase domestic production activities deduction for property for which research and development occurred in the U.S. (see H.R. 689), H1252 (see H.R. 689), H1364 [18FE]
———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1964), H3408 [24MY]
———modify application of the tonnage tax on vessels operating in the dual U.S. domestic and foreign trades (see H.R. 1267), H6506 [3OC]
———prevent further restriction of Federal income tax deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Res. 25), H776 [14FE]
———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 674), H3062 [4MY]
———restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation (see H.R. 2669), H5660 [27JY]
Terrorism: award Congressional Gold Medals in honor of the men and women who perished as a result of the terrorist attacks on the U.S. on September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 3421), H8262 [7DE]
Transportation: prevent and remedy discrimination relating to federally funded transportation projects (see H.R. 2019), H3754 [26MY]
———promote increased public transportation use and promote increased use of alternative fuels in providing public transportation (see H.R. 1795), H3114 [6MY]
———provide flexibility in use of Federal funding for certain transit functions to local entities (see H.R. 3200), H6920 [13OC]
Transportation Security Administration: allow transportation worker identification credentials (TWIC) applicants to remotely apply for issuance, renewal, or activation (see H.R. 3173), H6853 [12OC]
Travel and tourism: require operators of international travel websites to provide information on potential health and safety risks associated with overseas vacation destinations marketed on the website (see H.R. 1120), H3281 [12MY]
U.S. Coast Guard Academy: modify process for congressional nomination of individuals for appointment as cadets (see H.R. 3695), H9431 [15DE]
Unemployment: prohibit discrimination in employment on the basis of an individual's status or history of unemployment (see H.R. 2501), H4945 [12JY]
———provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (see H.R. 589), H599 [9FE] (see H.R. 3346), H7330 [3NO]
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), H3758 [26MY]
Voting: constitutional amendment on the right to vote (see H.J. Res. 28), H5782 [29JY]
Water pollution: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 1375), H5127 [15JY]
Women: constitutional amendment on equality of rights and reproductive rights (see H.J. Res. 31), H5782 [29JY]
———constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 69), H4457 [22JN]
World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H1844 [15MR]
———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), H1984 [17MR]
Year for People of African Descent: support (see H. Res. 41), H3344 [23MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Armed Forces: increase diversity within the leadership ranks (see H.R. 2186), H4277 [15JN]
Credit: require certain mortgagees to evaluate loans for modifications and establish a grant program for State and local government mediation programs (see H.R. 1477), H2603 [12AP]
Dept. of Justice: 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]
Dept. of Transportation: provide authority to guarantee sureties against loss resulting from a breach of the terms of a bond by disadvantaged business enterprises (see H.R. 688), H774 [14FE]
Government: increase transparency (see H.R. 1144), H1982 [17MR]
Maritime Administration: identify actions to enable qualified U.S. flag capacity to meet national defense requirements (see H.R. 3202), H6975 [14OC]
Postal Service: enhance long-term profitability through enhanced innovation, operational flexibility, workforce realignment, and regulatory relief (see H.R. 2967), H6271 [20SE]
———extend deadline for payment to be made in connection with financing of future health benefits for retirees (see H.R. 2884), H6096 [12SE]
Constitutional authority statements
Armed Forces: increase diversity within the leadership ranks (H.R. 2186), H4278 [15JN]
Credit: require certain mortgagees to evaluate loans for modifications and establish a grant program for State and local government mediation programs (H.R. 1477), H2604 [12AP]
Dept. of Justice: make competitive grants to eligible State, tribal, and local prosecutors to establish and maintain certain protection and witness assistance programs (H.R. 2647), H5580 [26JY]
Dept. of Transportation: provide authority to guarantee sureties against loss resulting from a breach of the terms of a bond by disadvantaged business enterprises (H.R. 688), H775 [14FE]
Government: increase transparency (H.R. 1144), H1985 [17MR]
Maritime Administration: identify actions to enable qualified U.S. flag capacity to meet national defense requirements (H.R. 3202), H6977 [14OC]
Postal Service: enhance long-term profitability through enhanced innovation, operational flexibility, workforce realignment, and regulatory relief (H.R. 2967), H6272 [20SE]
———extend deadline for payment to be made in connection with financing of future health benefits for retirees (H.R. 2884), H6097 [12SE]
Motions
Dept. of Education: reauthorize District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program for vouchers to provide school choice (H.R. 471), H2080 [30MR]
Remarks
Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H2063, H2065, H2066, H2067 [30MR], E321
Army Specialist Matthew Troy Morris Post Office Building, Cedar Park, TX: designate (H.R. 298), H7413 [14NO]
Baltimore, MD: anniversary of Louis R. Harper, et al. v. Mayor and City of Baltimore, et al., addressing discriminatory practices in Baltimore City Fire Dept., hiring and promotion policies, E2184
Brian A. Terry Border Patrol Station, Bisbee, AZ: designate (H.R. 2668), H8329, H8330 [12DE]
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2021 (H. Con. Res. 34), H2850 [14AP]
Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2838), H7349, H7365, H7367 [4NO]
———prohibit establishment of an ombudsman in each district, H7365 [4NO]
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), H701, H702, H706, H707 [11FE]
———instruct certain committees to report legislation replacing health care reform legislation (H. Res. 9), consideration (H. Res. 26), H115 [7JA]
Congressional Black Caucus: budget priorities, H2850 [14AP]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), H3618, H3619 [25MY], E985
Dept. of Education: District of Columbia public and charter schools funding, H2076, H2078, H2080 [30MR]
———reauthorize District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program for vouchers to provide school choice (H.R. 471), H2063, H2065, H2066, H2067, H2071, H2076, H2078 [30MR]
———reauthorize District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program for vouchers to provide school choice (H.R. 471), motion to recommit, H2080 [30MR]
Dept. of HHS: Head Start Program funding, H2066 [30MR]
Dept. of HUD: rescind unobligated funding for the Emergency Mortgage Relief Program and terminate the program (H.R. 836), H1747 [11MR]
———rescind unobligated funding for the Emergency Mortgage Relief Program and terminate the program (H.R. 836), consideration (H. Res. 151), H1634 [9MR]
Dept. of Transportation: infrastructure projects funding, H2850 [14AP]
Discrimination: clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the compensation decision or other practice, E544
Economy: impact of Government regulations, H701, H702, H706, H707 [11FE], H1634 [9MR]
———importance of job creation, H1634 [9MR]
Education: Pell Grants funding, H1634 [9MR], H2065, H2067 [30MR]
EPA: Chesapeake Bay Watershed restoration plan implementation funding, E321
Executive Office of the President: establish the National Office for Cyberspace, E985
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 (H.R. 2061), H7224, H7225, H7226 [2NO]
Financial Stability Oversight Council: strengthen review authority of regulations issued by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (H.R. 1315), H5334 [21JY]
Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 2), H218 [18JA]
———repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 2), consideration (H. Res. 26), H115 [7JA]
John J. Cook Post Office, East Rockaway, NY: designate (H.R. 2079), H7409 [14NO]
NLRB: decision to issue complaint against Boeing Co., for moving production to non-union facility, H6205 [15SE]
———prohibit from ordering any employer to close, relocate, or transfer employment under any circumstance (H.R. 2587), H6205 [15SE]
Officer John Maguire Post Office, Woburn, MA: designate (S. 1412), H7411 [14NO]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 2), H218 [18JA]
———repeal (H.R. 2), consideration (H. Res. 26), H115 [7JA]
Point of order, H7411, H7415, H7416 [14NO]
Political campaigns: prohibit executive agencies from requiring the disclosure of political contributions by an entity submitting an offer for a Federal contract, H3618, H3619 [25MY]
Private First Class Alejandro R. Ruiz Post Office Building, Yountville, CA: designate (H.R. 3004), H7410 [14NO]
Sergeant Angel Mendez Post Office, Staten Island, NY: designate (H.R. 2422), H7414 [14NO]
Ships and vessels: suppress the threat of piracy on the high seas, H7349 [4NO]
Tomball Veterans Post Office, Tomball, TX: designate (H.R. 2660), H7415 [14NO]
Trooper Joshua D. Miller Post Office Building, Pittston, PA: designate (H.R. 2415), H7416 [14NO]
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), H184 [12JA]
U.S. Coast Guard Academy: allow Members of Congress to nominate qualified candidates, H7367 [4NO]
Tributes
King, Martin Luther, Jr., E631
Mikulski, Senator, E544