FUDGE, MARCIA L. (a Representative from Ohio)
Appointments
Committee to escort the Speaker-elect to the Chair, H3 [5JA]
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]
———require the President to transmit a plan with timeframe and completion date and reports with status updates on the transition of U.S. military and security operations to the Government of Afghanistan (see H.R. 1735), H3162 [10MY]
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), H1580 [4MR]
———support efforts to provide humanitarian relief to mitigate the effects of drought and avert famine in the Horn of Africa (see H. Res. 361), H5581 [26JY]
Agriculture: promote local and regional farm and food systems (see H.R. 3286), H7206 [1NO]
Ali, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 401), H601 [9FE]
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]
Americorps: making supplemental appropriations (see H.R. 3060), H6506 [3OC]
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), H3344 [23MY]
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]
———improve prevention and response to sexual assaults (see H.R. 3435), H8262 [7DE]
———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), H3984 [2JN]
———require Presidential negotiation of and entrance into a bilateral status of forces agreement with Afghanistan (see H.R. 651), H1770 [11MR]
Assets for Independence Act: reauthorize and approve applications to operate new demonstration programs, renew existing programs, and enhance program flexibility (see H.R. 1623), H2911 [15AP]
Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 36), H435 [24JA]
Budget Control Act: protect Social Security and SSI programs from budget cuts (see H.R. 2723), H6626 [5OC]
Capitol Building and Grounds: designate a room of the Capitol Visitor Center as the ``Gabriel Zimmerman Meeting Room'' (see H. Res. 364), H5897 [5AU]
CFTC: impose fees and assessments to recover the cost of appropriations to the Commission (see H.R. 3665), H9929 [16DE]
Children and youth: create and encourage the creation of jobs for youth (see H.R. 1901), H3300 [13MY]
———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: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1303), H2214 [31MR]
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]
Civilian Conservation Corps: reestablish (see H.R. 494), H6043 [9SE]
Committee on Deficit Reduction (Joint, Select): eliminate (see H.R. 3201), H7400 [4NO]
———express that any legislative language approved should not reduce benefits for Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid recipients (see H. Con. Res. 72), H5923 [19AU]
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), H7928 [29NO]
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 20), H138 [7JA]
Corporations: constitutional amendment to exclude from rights given to natural persons, prohibit corporate spending on elections, and affirm power of Congress and States to regulate corporations and elections (see H.J. Res. 90), H9929 [16DE]
Corps of Engineers: study feasibility of the hydrological separation of the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Basins (see H.R. 892), H1770 [11MR]
Cote d'Ivoire: provide humanitarian support in response to political crisis and support democracy (see H. Res. 85), H681 [10FE]
Courts: strengthen enforcement of spousal court-ordered property distributions (see H.R. 583), H5489 [25JY]
Credit: prohibit use of consumer credit checks against prospective and current employees for the purpose of making adverse employment decisions (see H.R. 321), H353 [19JA]
Dallas Mavericks (basketball team): tribute (see H. Res. 311), H4327 [16JN]
Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see H.R. 1116), H1905 [16MR]
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 Commerce: establish a Make It in America Block Grant Program (see H.R. 1912), H3301 [13MY]
Dept. of Education: award grants to establish pediatric early literacy programs for health care providers and facilities (see H.R. 820), H1250 (see H.R. 820), H1362 [18FE]
———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 grant program for automated external defibrillators in schools (see H.R. 1377), H2327 [5AP]
———establish a temporary private education loan debt consolidation program to assist eligible borrowers in refinancing private education debt as Federal Direct Consolidation Loans (see H.R. 2410), H4671 [6JY]
———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), H7399 [4NO]
———improve academic content standards for physical education (see H.R. 1057), H3870 (see H.R. 1057), H3911 [1JN]
———support Promise Neighborhoods (see H.R. 2098), H4673 [6JY]
Dept. of HHS: authorize grants for training and support services for Alzheimer's disease patients and their families (see H.R. 2798), H5895 [5AU]
———establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 733), H4187 [14JN]
———implement the National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan (see H.R. 2600), H5285 [20JY]
———improve and enhance research and programs on childhood cancer survivorship (see H.R. 3015), H6413 [22SE]
———reauthorize support for graduate medical education programs in children's hospitals (see H.R. 1852), H3344 [23MY]
Dept. of HUD: authorize funds to prevent housing discrimination through the use of nationwide testing and increase funds for the Fair Housing Initiatives Program (see H.R. 284), H1525 [2MR]
———provide Federal grants to urban areas for the rehabilitation of critically needed recreational areas and facilities and development of improved recreation programs (see H.R. 709), H922 [15FE]
Dept. of Justice: authorize Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention establishment of a public awareness campaign noting the link between dropping out of school and incarceration (see H.R. 906), H1573 [3MR]
———establish guidelines to prevent and address occurrences of bullying, provide grants to States for related programs, and reauthorize the Juvenile Accountability Block Grants program (see H.R. 83), H1620 [8MR]
———reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program (see H.R. 2800), H5895 [5AU]
Dept. of Labor: permit establishment of Job Corps centers in U.S. territories (see H.R. 2395), H4575 [24JN]
———provide grants to the National Urban League for an Urban Jobs Program (see H.R. 683), H5734 [28JY]
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), H2213 [31MR]
———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]
Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H4577 [24JN]
Disasters: reauthorize Federal natural hazards reduction programs (see H.R. 1379), H2327 [5AP]
Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of unemployment status (see H.R. 1113), H2040 [29MR]
Diseases: address HIV/AIDS in the African-American community (see H.R. 1462), H3987 [2JN]
———establish a comprehensive interagency response to reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (see H.R. 1394), H4459 [22JN]
———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]
———establish a National Acquired Bone Marrow Failure Disease Registry and authorize research on acquired bone marrow failure diseases (see H.R. 640), H3870 (see H.R. 640), H3911 [1JN]
———foster more effective implementation and coordination of clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes (see H.R. 2960), H6674 [6OC]
———improve diagnosis and treatment of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (see H.R. 2123), H4366 [21JN]
———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), H4185 [14JN]
———require a Federal commitment to Alzheimer's disease research to advance breakthrough treatments for people with the disease (see H.R. 1897), H7715 [16NO]
———require reporting on the implementation of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy and on the status of international progress on universal access to HIV/AIDS treatment (see H.R. 1880), H3759 [26MY]
Drugs: ban the sale of certain synthetic drugs (see H.R. 1571), H2909 [15AP]
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]
———ensure schools have physical education programs that meet minimum requirements for physical education (see H.R. 422), H6506 [3OC]
———increase diversity in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and recognize Association for Women in Science (AWIS) for broadening participation of underrepresented groups in STEM (see H. Res. 91), H774 [14FE]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: provide grants to local educational agencies to encourage girls and minorities to pursue studies and careers in science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 1903), H3301 [13MY]
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]
———create an emergency jobs program (see H.R. 2914), H6180 [14SE]
———establish the Detroit Jobs Trust Fund (see H.R. 2920), H6552 [4OC]
———promote economic self-sufficiency of low-income women through increased participation in high-wage, high-demand occupations (see H.R. 2315), H4526 [23JN]
———reduce the deficit and restore the middle class by creating jobs (see H.R. 2855), H6183 [14SE]
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), H4527 [23JN]
Federal Interagency Working Group on Reducing Poverty: establish (see H.R. 3300), H7333 [3NO]
Financial institutions: provide certain credit unions with the authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 1418), H7069 [25OC]
———restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 1489), H3646 (see H.R. 1489), H3684 [25MY]
Firearms: prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 308), H924 [15FE]
Food and Nutrition Act: treat the Northern Mariana Islands in the same manner as Guam (see H.R. 1465), H3646 (see H.R. 1465), H3684 [25MY]
Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see H.R. 639), H3281 [12MY]
Forest Service: protect certain roadless areas (see H.R. 3465), H7829 [17NO]
George Thomas `Mickey' Leland Post Office Building, Houston, TX: designate (see H.R. 73), H1252 (see H.R. 73), H1364 [18FE]
Gospel Music Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 64), H4038 [3JN]
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]
Haiti: recognize anniversary of earthquake, honor victims and responders, and reaffirm support and assistance (see H. Res. 35), H435 [24JA]
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]
———make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 2104), H4076 [13JN]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H3806 [31MY]
———provide for coverage of medically necessary food under Federal health programs and private health insurance (see H.R. 1311), H3870 (see H.R. 1311), H3911 [1JN]
———support regenerative medicine through research funding and commercial development and develop a regulatory environment that enables rapid approval of safe and effective products (see H.R. 1862), H3278 [12MY]
Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1815), H3159 [10MY]
Housing: constitutional amendment on the right to decent, safe, sanitary, and affordable housing (see H.J. Res. 32), H5782 [29JY]
Houston (TX) Forward Times: anniversary (see H. Res. 160), H1725 [10MR]
Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 1537), H4577 [24JN]
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]
International Women's Day: support goals (see H. Res. 148), H1619 [8MR]
Iran: strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (see H.R. 1905), H4042 [7JN]
Johnson-Brown, Hazel W.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 88), H7713 [16NO]
Jordan, Barbara: tribute (see H. Res. 90), H724 [11FE]
Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Res. 105), H1251 (see H. Res. 105), H1362 [18FE]
Labor unions: recognize importance in ensuring a strong middle class by advocating for equitable wages, humane work conditions, improved benefits, and increased civic engagement by workers (see H. Res. 452), H7207 [1NO]
Marine Sgt. Jeremy E. Murray Post Office, Rootstown, OH: designate (see H.R. 725), H3344 [23MY]
Medicare: apply exceptions process fairly for tiered formulary drugs in prescription drug plans (see H.R. 3613), H8318 [8DE]
———ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H7159 [27OC]
———improve access to, and increase utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits (see H.R. 2020), H6552 [4OC]
———increase payment for chest radiography (x-ray) services that use computer aided detection technology for early detection of lung cancer (see H.R. 1172), H3870 (see H.R. 1172), H3911 [1JN]
———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]
———study issues on access to intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) for beneficiaries in all care settings and establish demonstration project on benefits of coverage to administer IVIG in the home (see H.R. 1845), H3218 [11MY]
Memphis, TN: recognize struggle of 1968 sanitation workers strike to voice grievances and reach a workplace rights agreement and contributions of strike participants (see H. Res. 198), H2266 [1AP]
Middle East: reaffirm support for a negotiated solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and oppose a unilateral declaration of a Palestinian state (see H. Res. 268), H4038 [3JN]
Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 2954), H6231 [15SE]
Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, maintain, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 1449), H3112 [5MY]
NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 19), H1178 (see H. Con. Res. 19), H1197 [17FE]
National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 2527), H5084 [14JY]
National Dance Day: designate (see H. Res. 342), H4748 [7JY]
National Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 104), H1251 (see H. Res. 104), H1362 [18FE]
National School Breakfast Week: observance (see H. Res. 153), H1619 [8MR]
Native Americans: provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 27), H2535 [7AP]
NIH: establish a pediatric research consortia (see H.R. 1080), H1840 [15MR]
Northern Mariana Islands: resolve the status of certain legally residing persons under U.S. immigration laws (see H.R. 1466), H5581 [26JY]
Peace Corps: issue semipostal stamp (see H.R. 384), H395 [20JA]
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), H3758 [26MY]
———ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 137), H7406 [10NO]
———provide for additional criteria when considering closing or consolidating a post office (see H.R. 2956), H6231 [15SE]
President and Vice President: constitutional amendment on direct popular election (see H.J. Res. 36), H5782 [29JY]
Public debt: increase statutory limit (see H.R. 2663), H5660 [27JY]
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), H8077 [1DE]
Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 1574), H3162 [10MY]
Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary schools to make information available on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 458), H3000 [3MY]
———end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 998), H2412 [6AP]
———provide assistance for the modernization, renovation, and repair of elementary and secondary school buildings and community colleges (see H.R. 2948), H6626 [5OC]
SEC: exempt certain regulatory requirements put in place under the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (see H.R. 2779), H5885 [1AU]
Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security (see H.R. 456), H2215 [31MR] (see H.R. 1086), H1841 [15MR]
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: ensure any reform prevents the reduction of benefits or an increase in retirement age (see H. Con. Res. 64), H4946 [12JY]
———improve old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program, provide cash relief for years when annual cost-of-living increases do not take effect, and provide benefit protection (see H.R. 539), H6098 [12SE]
Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see H.R. 1106), H1842 [15MR]
Taxation: allow taxpayers to designate a portion of their income tax payment to provide assistance to homeless veterans (see H.R. 136), H5489 [25JY]
———constitutional amendment on progressive taxation (see H.J. Res. 34), H5782 [29JY]
———encourage natural gas vehicle investments and job creation (see H.R. 1380), H2409 [6AP]
———exempt certain shipping from harbor maintenance tax (see H.R. 1533), H3162 [10MY]
———expand availability of IRS Taxpayer Assistance Centers (see H.R. 291), H256 [18JA]
———extend and modify exemption for employer payroll taxes relative to employment of new hires (see H.R. 3060), H6506 [3OC]
———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H8125 [2DE]
———extend first-time homebuyer tax credit (see H.R. 330), H924 [15FE]
———extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 2655), H7209 [1NO]
———increase, extend, and make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 1738), H6782 [11OC]
———increase tax rates for millionaires and billionaires (see H.R. 1124), H2605 [12AP]
———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), H774 [14FE]
———permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, and retail improvement property (see H.R. 1265), H8728 [12DE]
———promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 860), H3304 [13MY]
———provide for a designation of tax overpayments to reduce the public debt (see H.R. 2214), H5734 [28JY]
———provide incentives for the establishment of supermarkets in certain underserved areas (see H.R. 1542), H2854 [14AP]
———qualify formerly homeless youth who are students for purposes of low income housing tax credit (see H.R. 3076), H6922 [13OC]
———reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain small producers (see H.R. 1236), H7257 [2NO]
———require IRS to update collection policies and procedures to more adequately protect and assist taxpayers suffering an economic hardship (see H. Res. 89), H724 [11FE]
———restore credit lost from replacement of the making work pay credit with the employee payroll tax cut (see H.R. 772), H1176 (see H.R. 772), H1196 [17FE]
———restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation (see H.R. 2669), H5889 [1AU]
———temporarily provide the work opportunity credit to small businesses which hire unemployed individuals (see H.R. 1663), H4750 [7JY]
Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 1002), H4673 [6JY]
Terrorism: award Fallen Heroes of 9/11 Congressional Medal to memorials established at 3 sites honoring individuals killed in terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 2864), H6140 [13SE]
Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorize appropriations and enhance measures to combat trafficking in persons (see H.R. 2830), H6674 [6OC]
Transportation: prevent and remedy discrimination relating to federally funded transportation projects (see H.R. 2019), H3754 [26MY]
———provide flexibility in use of Federal funding for certain transit functions to local entities (see H.R. 3200), H6920 [13OC]
Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2453), H9946 [19DE]
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), H7929 [29NO]
Voting: constitutional amendment on the right to vote (see H.J. Res. 28), H5375 [21JY]
———require States offering early voting in Federal elections to establish minimum early voting period and prohibit States from imposing certain identification requirements to vote or register to vote (see H.R. 3163), H7258 [2NO]
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]
———promote potential of women in academic science and engineering (see H.R. 889), H1524 [2MR]
World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines (see H.R. 2447), H6043 [9SE]
Year for People of African Descent: support (see H. Res. 41), H472 [25JA]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Children and youth: provide temporary housing during school breaks to students who are homeless or in foster care (see H.R. 2818), H5904 [12AU] (see H.R. 2818), H5938 [6SE]
Daniel Kondas Post Office, Maple Heights, OH: designate (see H.R. 1673), H2933 [2MY]
Dept. of Agriculture: address childhood obesity (see H.R. 2795), H5895 [5AU] (see H.R. 2795), H5938 [6SE]
Dept. of Education: establish the Honorable Stephanie Tubbs Jones Fire Suppression Demonstration Incentive Program to promote installation of fire sprinkler systems in student housing and dormitories (see H.R. 3250), H7007 [24OC]
———make grants to local educational agencies for the construction, renovation, or repair of athletics facilities (see H.R. 2869), H6009 [8SE]
Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for national or regional instructional programs for low-income youth under the Community Services Block Grant Program (see H.R. 2817), H5904 [12AU] (see H.R. 2817), H5931 [30AU]
Dept. of Justice: establish a toll-free telephone hotline where individuals may obtain information on voting in Federal elections and report on problems encountered in voting in such elections (see H.R. 2540), H5085 [14JY]
Employment: establish a competitive grant program for youth summer job placement (see H.R. 2539), H5085 [14JY]
Health: support and encourage the health and well-being of elementary and secondary school students by enhancing physical and health education (see H.R. 2816), H5904 [12AU] (see H.R. 2816), H5931 [30AU]
National Assistant Principals Week: designate (see H. Res. 195), H2214 [31MR]
National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 339), H4748 [7JY]
National Infrastructure Bank: establish (see H.R. 3259), H7068 [25OC]
Taxation: provide tax incentives to employers for providing training programs for jobs specific to the needs of the employers (see H.R. 2742), H5883 [1AU]
Worldwide Day of Play: designate (see H. Res. 410), H6413 [22SE]
Constitutional authority statements
Children and youth: provide temporary housing during school breaks to students who are homeless or in foster care (H.R. 2818), H5904 [12AU]
Daniel Kondas Post Office, Maple Heights, OH: designate (H.R. 1673), H2934 [2MY]
Dept. of Agriculture: address childhood obesity (H.R. 2795), H5896 [5AU], H6920 [13OC]
Dept. of Education: establish the Honorable Stephanie Tubbs Jones Fire Suppression Demonstration Incentive Program to promote installation of fire sprinkler systems in student housing and dormitories (H.R. 3250), H7008 [24OC]
———make grants to local educational agencies for the construction, renovation, or repair of athletics facilities (H.R. 2869), H6010 [8SE]
Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for national or regional instructional programs for low-income youth under the Community Services Block Grant Program (H.R. 2817), H5904 [12AU]
Dept. of Justice: establish a toll-free telephone hotline where individuals may obtain information on voting in Federal elections and report on problems encountered in voting in such elections (H.R. 2540), H5087 [14JY]
Employment: establish a competitive grant program for youth summer job placement (H.R. 2539), H5086 [14JY]
Health: support and encourage the health and well-being of elementary and secondary school students by enhancing physical and health education (H.R. 2816), H5904 [12AU]
National Infrastructure Bank: establish (H.R. 3259), H7068 [25OC]
Taxation: provide tax incentives to employers for providing training programs for jobs specific to the needs of the employers (H.R. 2742), H5886 [1AU]
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H6519 [4OC], H7589 [15NO]
Remarks
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2112), H4133 [14JN]
Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H801, H832 [15FE]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 2), H7788 [17NO]
———deficit, H7788 [17NO]
———reform entitlement programs, H5029 [14JY], E1377
Cleveland (OH) Call & Post: anniversary, E1970
Dept. of Agriculture: impact of new national nutrition standards for school breakfast and lunch programs on budgets of schools that serve primarily low-income children, E1879
———WIC funding, H4133 [14JN]
Dept. of Defense: boards and commissions funding, H832 [15FE]
Dept. of Energy: Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy funding, E1320
Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2017), H3875 [1JN]
Dobrzynski, Marsha: Cleveland Arts Prize (organization) Martha Joseph Prize for Distinguished Service to the Arts recipient, E1199
Economy: importance of job creation, H2049 [30MR], H6495 [3OC]
———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), H8820
———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), consideration (H. Res. 491), H8746 [13DE]
———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), H6519 [4OC]
———require public disclosure by States of any money diverted from unemployment insurance funds for re-employment programs, H8820
Election Assistance Commission: provide that any successor agency shall remain responsible for enforcement of laws relative to the elderly, disabled, Armed Forces members', and overseas citizens' right to vote, H8033 [1DE]
Elliott, Peter J.: Ohio State Bar Foundation Outstanding Program Award recipient, E2220
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2354), E1320
FEMA: authority to waive layoff clause relative to Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program and Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grants Program eligibility, H3927 [2JN]
———remove restriction limiting Urban Areas Security Initiative funding to certain high-risk areas, H3875 [1JN]
Financial Stability Oversight Council: strengthen review authority of regulations issued by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (H.R. 1315), consideration (H. Res. 358), H5302, H5304 [21JY]
Housing: address the issue of vacant and abandoned homes, H8981 [15DE]
Ohio: tribute to State designation of Rosa Parks Day, H7591 [15NO], E2051
Point of order, H5302 [21JY]
Political campaigns: terminate taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns and party conventions and terminate the Election Assistance Commission (H.R. 3463), motion to recommit, H8033 [1DE]
Public debt: increase statutory limit, E1377
Republican Party: national agenda, H8909 [14DE]
Social Security: reform, H5979 [8SE]
States: proposal to eliminate collective bargaining rights for most public employees, H1401 [1MR], H1497, H1498 [2MR]
Taxation: provide tax incentives to employers for providing training programs for jobs specific to the needs of the employers (H.R. 2742), H6495 [3OC]
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), H168 [12JA]
U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement: approve and implement (H.R. 3078), H6866 [13OC]
U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement: approve and implement (H.R. 3080), H6866 [13OC]
U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement: approve and implement (H.R. 3079), H6866 [13OC]
Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation, H8193 [7DE], H8909 [14DE]
———rates, H6495 [3OC]
Up2Us (organization): AmeriCorps Coach Across America program Coach of the Year award recipients, E1767
Votes: correction, E1011
———position on missed, E544
Voting: impact of State voting reform laws labeled as ``voter suppression'' legislation, H5153 [19JY], H7194, H7195, H7196, H7199 [1NO], H7269 [3NO]
Resolutions by organizations
Rosa Parks Day: Ohio General Assembly, E2051
Tributes
McMickle, Marvin A., E2211