HINCHEY, MAURICE D. (a Representative from New York)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 2219), H4597 [6JY]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 754), H3254 [12MY]

Appointments

Committee on Economics (Joint), H1642 [9MR]

Articles and editorials

Win-Win for Clean Energy, Uwe T. Schmidt, Huffington Post (Internet site), E715 [14AP]

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), H5923 [19AU]

———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), H3344 [23MY]

Agriculture: authorize voluntary grazing permit retirement on certain Federal lands where livestock grazing is impractical (see H.R. 3432), H7626 [15NO]

———promote local and regional farm and food systems (see H.R. 3286), H7579 [14NO]

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), H5966 [7SE]

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), H2664 [13AP]

———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]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 139), H3161 [10MY]

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), H3806 [31MY]

———authorize the award of a Cold War service medal to members who served honorably during the Cold War era (see H.R. 1968), H5936 [2SE]

———designate the Honor and Remember Flag as an official symbol to recognize and honor members who died in the line of duty (see H.R. 546), H2108 [30MR]

———improve prevention and response to sexual assaults (see H.R. 3435), H8126 [2DE]

———improve provision of Federal transition, rehabilitation, vocational, and unemployment benefits to members and veterans (see H.R. 1941), H3987 [2JN]

———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]

———provide for treatment of autism under TRICARE (see H.R. 2288), H7208 [1NO]

———require Presidential negotiation of and entrance into a bilateral status of forces agreement with Afghanistan (see H.R. 651), H1580 [4MR]

———require the use of only human-based methods for training members in the treatment of severe combat injuries (see H.R. 1417), H2918 [15AP]

———require to display flags of the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands whenever the official flags of all 50 States are displayed (see H.R. 985), H3111 [5MY]

———tribute to Company E, 100th Battalion, 442d Infantry Regiment in the Northern Mariana Islands and Guam (see H. Res. 183), H4330 [16JN]

Bankruptcy: make privately issued student loans dischargeable (see H.R. 2028), H5928 [26AU]

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

Bodai, Balazs (Ernie): award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3003), H6342 [21SE]

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), H7929 [29NO]

Buy American Act: require total domestic content in green technologies purchased by Federal agencies, States using Federal funds, and property eligible for certain renewable energy tax credits (see H.R. 487), H508 [26JA]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall to honor Martin Luther King, Jr., and recognize Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., for its work to erect a monument to the civil rights leader (see H. Con. Res. 66), H5373 [21JY]

———designate a room of the Capitol Visitor Center as the ``Gabriel Zimmerman Meeting Room'' (see H. Res. 364), H5373 [21JY]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: establish and implement a birth defects prevention, risk reduction, and public awareness program (see H.R. 2029), H3755 [26MY]

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), H3411 [24MY]

Children and youth: protect students from inappropriate seclusion and physical restraint in schools (see H.R. 1381), H2409 [6AP]

China: express that defense systems, including the helicopter fleet used to transport the President, should not be procured, directly or indirectly, from an entity controlled, directed, or influenced by China (see H. Res. 106), H1251 (see H. Res. 106), H1362 [18FE]

Chisholm, Shirley: anniversary of election to the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 144), H1575 [3MR]

———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]

Civil War—U.S.: sesquicentennial (see H. Res. 207), H2935 [2MY]

Civilian Conservation Corps: reestablish (see H.R. 494), H5965 [7SE]

Clean Air Act: eliminate exemption for aggregation of emissions from oil and gas development sources (see H.R. 1204), H1984 [17MR]

Colleges and universities: require institutions that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see H.R. 1048), H7332 [3NO]

Combating Autism Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2005), H5966 [7SE]

Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays: establish (see H.R. 1564), H5897 [5AU]

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]

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), H7830 [17NO]

Consumers: protect from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels (see H.R. 964), H1844 [15MR]

Contraceptives: establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of FDA-approved contraception (see H.R. 2659), H6098 [12SE]

Controlled Substances Act: exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marijuana (see H.R. 1831), H3217 [11MY]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 20), H42 [5JA]

Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 192), H138 [7JA]

Corporal Steven Blaine Riccione Post Office, Geneva, NY: designate (see H.R. 2244), H4363 [21JN]

Corporations: constitutional amendment to clarify authority of Congress and the States to regulate the expenditure of funds for political activity by corporations (see H.J. Res. 78), H7715 [16NO]

Courts: strengthen enforcement of spousal court-ordered property distributions (see H.R. 583), H4278 [15JN]

Credit: extend increase in the maximum original principal obligation of a mortgage that may be purchased by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac (see H.R. 2508), H6344 [21SE]

———prohibit creditors from discriminating on account of sexual orientation or gender identity when extending credit (see H.R. 1488), H2603 [12AP]

———prohibit use of consumer credit checks against prospective and current employees for the purpose of making adverse employment decisions (see H.R. 321), H353 [19JA]

———require 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]

Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 2492), H5661 [27JY]

Cuba: discontinue Radio Marti and Television Marti broadcasts (see H.R. 1317), H3112 [5MY]

Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see H.R. 1116), H1905 [16MR]

Defense Task Force on Sexual Assault in the Military Services: implement recommendations (see H.R. 1529), H2935 [2MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: improve access to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program by reducing administrative requirements and award grants to establish a Beyond the Soup Kitchen Pilot Program (see H.R. 350), H1620 [8MR]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (see H.R. 3005), H6416 [22SE]

Dept. of Commerce: establish a Make It in America Block Grant Program (see H.R. 1912), H4188 [14JN]

Dept. of Defense: phase out the use of private military contractors (see H.R. 2665), H5660 [27JY]

Dept. of Education: allow local educational agencies to use certain grants for professional development activities that train school personnel about restorative justice and conflict resolution (see H.R. 415), H468 [25JA]

———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 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), H3305 [13MY]

———establish Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institutes for Sport and Social Impact (see H.R. 2152), H4074 [13JN]

———establish grant program to hire and retain school social workers in high-need local educational agencies (see H.R. 1138), H2917 [15AP]

———improve academic content standards for physical education (see H.R. 1057), H2109 [30MR]

———improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see H.R. 885), H2039 [29MR]

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

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

———provide grants for cardiopulmonary resuscitation and automated external defibrillator training in public elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 3189), H6920 [13OC]

Dept. of Energy: establish pilot program to award grants and loan guarantees to hospitals to reduce energy costs and increase resilience to improve security (see H.R. 706), H3870 (see H.R. 706), H3911 [1JN]

Dept. of HHS: establish a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee (see H.R. 2557), H6979 [14OC]

———establish an America Rx drug discount program for individuals without access to prescription drugs at discounted prices (see H.R. 2296), H4456 [22JN]

———establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 733), H1770 [11MR]

———establish Office of the National Nurse (see H.R. 3679), H9430 [15DE]

———expand and enhance adult day programs for people with multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other neurological diseases or conditions to improve respite services for caregivers (see H.R. 883), H5966 [7SE]

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

———provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1426), H4076 [13JN]

———provide grants to States to establish maternal mortality review committees on pregnancy-related deaths (see H.R. 894), H3161 [10MY]

———revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 751), H1176 (see H.R. 751), H1195 [17FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: 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), H3062 [4MY]

Dept. of Justice: establish Office of Elder Justice to strengthen law enforcement responses to elder abuse (see H.R. 2564), H5125 [15JY]

Dept. of Labor: permit establishment of Job Corps centers in U.S. territories (see H.R. 2395), H4575 [24JN]

———phase out issuance of special wage certificates to entities providing employment to disabled individuals at rates of pay below the Federal minimum wage (see H.R. 3086), H7209 [1NO]

Dept. of State: remove People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) from list of foreign terrorist organizations (see H. Res. 60), H1525 [2MR]

Dept. of the Interior: establish a program to build on and help coordinate funding for restoration and protection efforts of the Delaware River Basin region (see H.R. 2325), H4526 [23JN]

———prohibit issuance of new oil or natural gas leases to persons that fail to renegotiate existing leases incorporating limitations on royalty relief based on market price (see H.R. 1352), H2291 [4AP]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H5489 [25JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy (see H.R. 198), H2108 [30MR]

———clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 812), H1844 [15MR]

———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), H1988 [17MR]

———designate one U.S. city each year as an ``American World War II City'' (see H.R. 2717), H8125 [2DE]

———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), H6415 [22SE]

———issue, upon request, veteran identification cards to certain veterans (see H.R. 2985), H6506 [3OC]

———prevent from prohibiting use of dogs on Dept. property (see H.R. 1154), H4366 [21JN]

———provide expedited procedures for consideration of certain veterans claims (see H.R. 2377), H5734 [28JY]

———repeal modification of authority to make certain interval payments of educational assistance (see H.R. 1451), H4366 [21JN]

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: authorize assistance for affordable housing and sustainable urban development in developing countries (see H.R. 2180), H6626 [5OC]

Disabled: authorize grants for the transition of youths with significant disabilities to adulthood (see H.R. 604), H2535 [7AP]

———improve individualized education program and facilitate the transition of children with disabilities to adulthood (see H.R. 602), H2412 [6AP]

———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), H2535 [7AP]

Disasters: include procedures for requests from Indian tribes for a major disaster or emergency declaration (see H.R. 1953), H6673 [6OC]

Discrimination: eliminate discrimination in State criminal and civil laws for those who have tested positive for HIV (see H.R. 3053), H6455 [23SE]

———prohibit on the basis of unemployment status (see H.R. 1113), H2040 [29MR]

Diseases: address HIV/AIDS in the African-American community (see H.R. 1462), H4577 [24JN]

———commend progress made by anti-tuberculosis programs (see H. Res. 176), H1985 [17MR]

———establish a National Acquired Bone Marrow Failure Disease Registry and authorize research on acquired bone marrow failure diseases (see H.R. 640), H4037 [3JN]

———expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to pulmonary fibrosis (see H.R. 2505), H6626 [5OC]

———expand research and awareness activities relative to scleroderma (see H.R. 1672), H3870 (see H.R. 1672), H3911 [1JN]

———extend Postal Service authority to issue a semipostal to raise funds for breast cancer research (see H.R. 466), H2934 [2MY]

———provide for an evidence-based strategy for voluntary screening for HIV/AIDS and other common sexually transmitted infections (see H.R. 1774), H3108 [5MY]

———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]

———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), H4459 [22JN]

Drugs: reschedule marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act and allow for medicinal use of marijuana in accordance with State laws (see H.R. 1983), H5923 [19AU]

Economy: 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]

Education: assist States in establishing a universal prekindergarten program (see H.R. 555), H550 [8FE]

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

———stimulate collaboration with respect to, and provide for coordination and coherence of, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education initiatives (see H.R. 3373), H7397 [4NO]

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), H6674 [6OC]

———promote economic self-sufficiency of low-income women through increased participation in high-wage, high-demand occupations (see H.R. 2315), H4526 [23JN]

EPA: establish a program that tests chemicals found in drinking water to determine whether they are endocrine disruptors and the extent of their ability to interfere with human hormones (see H.R. 553), H6626 [5OC]

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]

———prohibit discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on sexual orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any prospective parent or the child involved (see H.R. 1681), H2998 [3MY]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to address domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking and their effects, and include domestic partners (see H.R. 3151), H7715 [16NO]

FDA: improve capacity to prevent drug shortages (see H.R. 2245), H6506 [3OC]

———improve priority review voucher incentive program for expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric diseases (see H.R. 3059), H6988 [21OC]

———prevent approval of genetically-engineered fish (see H.R. 521), H1580 [4MR]

———require labeling of genetically-engineered fish (see H.R. 520), H1580 [4MR]

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), H3805 [31MY]

———provide certain benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 3485), H7890 [18NO]

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]

Ferraro, Geraldine A.: tribute (see H. Res. 190), H2107 [30MR]

Financial institutions: ensure that customers can immediately close accounts at insured depository institutions on demand and without cost, and that consumers receive any balance in accounts immediately (see H.R. 3077), H7893 [18NO]

———provide certain credit unions with the authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 1418), H6344 [21SE]

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 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]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H5374 [21JY]

FTC: prescribe rules prohibiting deceptive advertising of abortion services (see H.R. 2543), H5581 [26JY]

George Thomas `Mickey' Leland Post Office Building, Houston, TX: designate (see H.R. 73), H1252 (see H.R. 73), H1364 [18FE]

GSA: convey a parcel of real property in the District of Columbia to house a National Women's History Museum (see H.R. 1269), H4529 [23JN]

Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 192), H138 [7JA]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: ensure compliance by certain countries and establish procedures for prompt return of children abducted to other countries (see H.R. 1940), H5781 [29JY]

Hawaii: express the policy of the U.S. toward Native Hawaiians and provide a process for the reorganization and recognition of the Native Hawaiian government (see H.R. 1250), H2105 [30MR]

Health: make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 2104), H5966 [7SE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H723 [11FE]

———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), H3870 (see H.R. 451), H3911 [1JN]

Higher Education Act: expand teacher loan forgiveness (see H.R. 85), H3986 [2JN]

Homeless Assistance Act: amend definition of ``homeless person'' to include certain homeless children and youth (see H.R. 32), H4187 [14JN]

Honduras: limit assistance pending certification that the Government of Honduras has settled all outstanding expropriation claims brought by U.S. companies (see H.R. 2200), H6922 [13OC]

Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1815), H3159 [10MY]

Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 1724), H3870 (see H.R. 1724), H3911 [1JN]

House of Representatives: establish battery recharging stations for privately owned vehicles in House parking areas at no net cost to Federal Government (see H.R. 1402), H2410 [6AP]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit body-gripping traps in National Wildlife Refuge System (see H.R. 2657), H5579 [26JY]

Hurricanes: provide assistance to agricultural producers adversely affected by damaging weather and other conditions relating to Hurricane Irene (see H.R. 2856), H5964 [7SE]

———temporarily waive risk management purchase requirement for agricultural producers impacted by Hurricane Irene or Tropical Storm Lee so such producers are eligible to receive certain assistance (see H.R. 2905), H6139 [13SE]

Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 1537), H2854 [14AP] (see H.R. 1796), H3114 [6MY]

———cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see H.R. 1842), H7008 [24OC]

———create a special class of H-2A workers who may be admitted to work as sheepherders or dairy workers (see H.R. 3024), H6782 [11OC]

Insurance: ensure transparency and proper operation of pharmacy benefit managers (see H.R. 1971), H6011 [8SE]

———provide for equal access to COBRA continuation health coverage (see H.R. 1028), H1724 [10MR] (see H.R. 2310), H4526 [23JN]

———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]

International Women's Day: support goals (see H. Res. 148), H1619 [8MR]

Japan: commend for extending official apology to former U.S. POW from the Pacific War and moving forward in planning to invite surviving members to Japan (see H. Res. 324), H4457 [22JN] (see H. Res. 333), H4575 [24JN]

John J. Cook Post Office, East Rockaway, NY: designate (see H.R. 2079), H3987 [2JN]

Judge, Mychal: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1027), H1724 [10MR] (see H.R. 2580), H5897 [5AU]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: develop a strategy for assisting stateless children (see H.R. 1464), H4946 [12JY]

Law enforcement officers: waive annuity buyback requirement under the Federal Employees Retirement Service for officers involuntary called or retained on active duty (see H.R. 630), H5966 [7SE]

LIHEAP: provide level funding (see H.R. 3626), H9929 [16DE]

———revise formula for allocating funding to States (see H.R. 3574), H8187 [6DE]

Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2139), H4035 [3JN]

Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 1171), H3112 [5MY]

Medicaid: improve access to advanced practice nurses and physicians' assistants (see H.R. 2134), H4035 [3JN]

Medicare: apply exceptions process fairly for tiered formulary drugs in prescription drug plans (see H.R. 3613), H8318 [8DE]

———count a period of outpatient observation in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 1543), H4187 [14JN]

———create additional residency slots in participating teaching hospitals, expand primary care bonus to certain underserved specialties, and provide tax incentives for practicing-teaching physicians (see H.R. 2224), H5966 [7SE]

———deliver a meaningful drug benefit and lower prescription drug prices (see H.R. 999), H1723 [10MR]

———ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H9432 [15DE]

———increase minimum loss ratio required of Medigap policies (see H.R. 2645), H7134 [26OC]

———increase payment for chest radiography (x-ray) services that use computer aided detection technology for early detection of lung cancer (see H.R. 1172), H6344 [21SE]

———preserve access to ambulance services (see H.R. 1005), H3758 [26MY]

———provide comprehensive cancer patient treatment education and conduct research to improve cancer symptom management (see H.R. 3622), H8318 [8DE]

———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), H4329 [16JN]

———repeal competitive acquisition program for durable medical equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) in a budget neutral manner (see H.R. 1041), H2109 [30MR]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1546), H4076 [13JN]

———require drug manufacturers to provide rebates for drugs dispensed to low-income individuals under the prescription drug benefit program (see H.R. 2190), H4460 [22JN]

———require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2248), H5019 [13JY]

Medicare/Medicaid: clarify application of electronic health record payment incentives in cases of multi-campus hospitals (see H.R. 2500), H4945 [12JY]

Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 214), H3112 [5MY]

Mining and mineral resources: improve occupational safety law compliance, empower workers to raise concerns, prevent workplace tragedies, and establish rights for workplace accident victims and families (see H.R. 1579), H3162 [10MY]

Monuments and memorials: require commemorative works in the District of Columbia and its environs to be constructed of materials grown, produced, or manufactured in the U.S. (see H.R. 1619), H2935 [2MY]

Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, maintain, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 1449), H6098 [12SE]

NAFTA: assess impact, require further negotiation of certain provisions, and withdraw unless certain conditions are met (see H.R. 2287), H7208 [1NO]

National Academy of Engineering: provide study on improving the accuracy of the collection of oil, condensate, and natural gas royalties from Federal and Indian land leases (see H.R. 2260), H4364 [21JN]

National Animal Rescue Day: designate (see H. Res. 220), H4188 [14JN]

National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 2527), H5084 [14JY]

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 51), H434 [24JA]

National Childhood Brain Tumor Prevention Network: establish (see H.R. 1970), H3870 (see H.R. 1970), H3911 [1JN]

National Clandestine Service of the CIA NCS Officer Gregg David Wenzel Memorial Post Office, Monroe, NY: designate (see H.R. 3593), H9929 [16DE]

National Congress on Your Corner Day: designate (see H. Res. 58), H509 [26JA]

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

National Infrastructure Development Bank: establish (see H.R. 402), H1456 [1MR]

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 Museum of the American People: support formation of a bipartisan Presidential commission to study establishment (see H. Con. Res. 63), H4748 [7JY]

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 407), H6271 [20SE]

National Park Service: acquire and protect nationally significant battlefields and associated sites of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 under the American Battlefield Protection Program (see H.R. 2489), H4850 [11JY]

National security: call for adoption of smart security platform for the 21st century (see H. Res. 19), H5661 [27JY]

National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance (see H. Res. 227), H2935 [2MY]

National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 165), H1769 [11MR]

Native Americans: provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 27), H1252 (see H.R. 27), H1364 [18FE]

Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1456), H6182 [14SE]

NIH: expand research activities for functional gastrointestinal and motility disorders (see H.R. 2239), H9928 [16DE]

Northern Mariana Islands: require the U.S. Attorney and the U.S. Marshal appointed for the Northern Mariana Islands to reside in the Northern Mariana Islands (see H.R. 2822), H5919 [16AU] (see H.R. 2822), H5931 [30AU]

Norway: condemn terrorist attacks in Oslo and Utoya Island and express condolences and support to those affected by the attack (see H. Res. 379), H5897 [5AU]

Nuclear energy: provide certain requirements for the licensing of commercial nuclear facilities (see H.R. 1268), H2106 [30MR]

———require spent nuclear fuel be stored in dry cask storage (see H.R. 2075), H3987 [2JN]

Nuclear weapons: recognize nonproliferation options for nuclear understanding to keep everyone safe (NO NUKES) (see H. Res. 21), H5661 [27JY]

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: establish oil spill research committee, program, and interagency plan (see H.R. 1568), H5888 [1AU]

———require responsible parties to pay full cost of offshore oil spills (see H.R. 492), H508 [26JA]

Outer Continental Shelf: require oil and gas drilling and production operations to have in place the best available technology for blowout preventers and emergency shutoff equipment (see H.R. 1520), H2858 [14AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: establish a public health insurance option (see H.R. 191), H40 [5JA]

Peace Corps: 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), H6552 [4OC]

Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation: authorize establishment of a commemorative work in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 854), H1621 [8MR]

Pharmaceuticals: preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 965), H1770 [11MR]

Political campaigns: reform financing of House of Representatives elections (see H.R. 1404), H2410 [6AP]

———require shareholder authorization before a public company may make certain political expenditures (see H.R. 2517), H5018 [13JY]

Postal Service: amend methodology for calculating the amount of any Postal surplus or supplemental liability under the Civil Service Retirement System (see H.R. 1351), H3112 [5MY]

———ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 137), H1797 [14MR]

———recalculate and restore retirement annuities, eliminate requirement to pre-fund health benefits fund, restrict facility closures, and create incentives to maintain levels of service (see H.R. 3591), H8260 [7DE]

Power resources: prevent Federal residential and commercial mortgage lending regulators from adopting policies that contravene established State and local property assessed clean energy (PACE) laws (see H.R. 2599), H5734 [28JY]

Private Isaac T. Cortes Post Office, Bronx, NY: designate (see H.R. 3413), H7577 [14NO]

Product safety: ban use of bisphenol A in food and beverage containers (see H.R. 432), H1392 [28FE]

Public Health Service: establish position of National Nurse for Public Health (see H.R. 1119), H1905 [16MR]

Public lands: designate lands in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness and wild and scenic rivers and establish Northern Rockies Wildlife Habitat and Corridors Information System and Program (see H.R. 3334), H7329 [3NO]

Real estate: prevent foreclosure of home mortgages and increase availability of affordable new mortgages and affordable refinancing of mortgages held by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see H.R. 363), H394 [20JA]

———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]

Renewable energy: provide support to develop career and technical education programs of study and facilities (see H.R. 2207), H6458 [23SE]

Robert H. Jackson U.S. Courthouse, Buffalo, NY: designate (see H.R. 3556), H8124 [2DE]

Safe Drinking Water Act: repeal exemption for hydraulic fracturing (see H.R. 1084), H1841 [15MR]

SBA: provide for low interest loans for small businesses in major disaster areas (see H.R. 3042), H8077 [1DE]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1648), H4038 [3JN]

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

———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. 456), H924 [15FE]

———establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 798), H1250 (see H.R. 798), H1361 [18FE]

Sergeant Angel Mendez Post Office, Staten Island, NY: designate (see H.R. 2422), H4671 [6JY]

Small business: repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations and impose a surcharge on high income taxpayers (see H.R. 417), H469 [25JA]

Social Security: allow choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 between 1982 and 1992 (see H.R. 1001), H6182 [14SE]

———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), H1252 (see H.R. 718), H1364 [18FE]

Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see H.R. 1106), H5581 [26JY]

Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2152), H4074 [13JN]

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), H2040 [29MR]

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), H4750 [7JY]

Taiwan: express concerns relative to impact of China on freedom, security, and stability (see H. Con. Res. 39), H4530 [23JN]

Taxation: allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 1479), H2603 [12AP]

———expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see H.R. 1244), H3062 [4MY]

———extend and increase exclusion for benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see H.R. 2353), H9928 [16DE]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H5127 [15JY]

———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see H.R. 2088), H5966 [7SE]

———extend the Build America Bonds program (see H.R. 11), H1525 [2MR]

———impose a tax on certain trading transactions (see H.R. 3313), H7255 [2NO]

———increase, extend, and make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 1738), H6415 [22SE]

———increase and extend deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 694), H774 [14FE]

———increase the credit for research expenses and allow the credit to be assigned (see H.R. 132), H7892 [18NO]

———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]

———modify credit for qualified fuel cell motor vehicles and allow the credit for certain off-highway vehicles (see H.R. 1659), H3112 [5MY]

———modify the energy credit for microturbine property (see H.R. 3394), H8188 [6DE]

———prevent corporations from exploiting tax treaties to evade taxation of U.S. income (see H.R. 64), H2917 [15AP]

———prevent further restriction of Federal income tax deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Res. 25), H3282 [12MY]

———promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 860), H5374 [21JY]

———provide a credit for employing returning heroes and wounded warriors (see H.R. 3402), H7405 [10NO]

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

———provide Federal contracting preferences for, and a reduction in income tax rates on, patriot corporations (see H.R. 1163), H1983 [17MR]

———provide for the taxation of smokeless tobacco products sold as discrete single-use units (see H.R. 65), H2917 [15AP]

———provide recruitment and retention incentives for volunteer emergency service workers (see H.R. 376), H395 [20JA]

———reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain small producers (see H.R. 1236), H5897 [5AU]

———reduce tobacco smuggling (see H.R. 3186), H6919 [13OC]

———repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies (see H.R. 601), H678 [10FE] (see H.R. 1689), H2998 [3MY]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 674), H5239 [19JY]

———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), 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), H8077 [1DE]

Transportation: provide flexibility in use of Federal funding for certain transit functions to local entities (see H.R. 3200), H7009 [24OC]

Treaties and agreements: enhance reciprocal market access for U.S. domestic producers in the negotiating process of bilateral, regional, and multilateral trade agreements (see H.R. 1749), H3107 [5MY]

Trucking industry: improve truck parking facilities (see H.R. 1803), H4530 [23JN]

U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 886), H1844 [15MR]

Uganda: honor life of David Kato and all who are victims of violence because of their sexual orientation or gender identity (see H. Res. 100), H1666 [9MR]

Unemployment: prohibit discrimination in employment on the basis of an individual's status or history of unemployment (see H.R. 2501), H6273 [20SE]

———provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (see H.R. 589), H599 [9FE] (see H.R. 3346), H8126 [2DE]

Veterans: provide grants to State emergency medical service departments to provide for the expedited training and licensing of veterans with prior medical training (see H.R. 2853), H5964 [7SE]

———require the Dept. of Veterans Affairs and Appalachian Regional Commission to carry out an outreach program for veterans who reside in Appalachia (see H.R. 1854), H5240 [19JY]

Water: encourage efficiency (see H.R. 1967), H3409 [24MY]

Water pollution: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 1375), H2327 [5AP]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 69), H4457 [22JN]

———require mammography reports contain a breast density summary and a statement on the benefit of supplementary screening tests for patients with dense breast tissue (see H.R. 3102), H6624 [5OC]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H3111 [5MY]

———award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines (see H.R. 2447), H4748 [7JY]

———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), H554 [8FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Buy American Act: increase requirement for American-made content and tighten waiver provisions (see H.R. 2423), H4671 [6JY]

CFTC: impose position limits and margin requirements to eliminate excessive oil speculation and ensure that price of crude oil and derivative fuels reflects fundamentals of supply and demand (see H.R. 2328), H4527 [23JN]

Credit: protect consumers from usury (see H.R. 336), H354 [19JA]

Dept. of the Interior: study suitability and feasibility of adding Hudson River Valley in New York, as a unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 2452), H4748 [7JY]

Federal employees: provide coverage of acupuncturist services under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 1328), H2266 [1AP]

FEMA: revise National Flood Insurance Program to more fairly treat homeowners who purchase insurance under the program (see H.R. 1453), H2569 [8AP]

Financial institutions: restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 2451), H4748 [7JY]

Maya, Emilio: relief (see H.R. 391), H396 [20JA]

Medicare: provide coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 1328), H2266 [1AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: apply extension of dependent health coverage for individuals through age 26 to retiree health plans (see H.R. 3299), H7207 [1NO]

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]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit for volunteer members of volunteer firefighting and emergency medical service organizations (see H.R. 2488), H4850 [11JY]

———reduce rate on distilled spirits produced by small producers (see H.R. 777), H1177 (see H.R. 777), H1196 [17FE]

Constitutional authority statements

Buy American Act: increase requirement for American-made content and tighten waiver provisions (H.R. 2423), H4672 [6JY]

CFTC: impose position limits and margin requirements to eliminate excessive oil speculation and ensure that price of crude oil and derivative fuels reflects fundamentals of supply and demand (H.R. 2328), H4528 [23JN]

Credit: protect consumers from usury (H.R. 336), H355 [19JA]

Dept. of the Interior: study suitability and feasibility of adding Hudson River Valley in New York, as a unit of the National Park System (H.R. 2452), H4749 [7JY]

Federal employees: provide coverage of acupuncturist services under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (H.R. 1328), H2267 [1AP]

FEMA: revise National Flood Insurance Program to more fairly treat homeowners who purchase insurance under the program (H.R. 1453), H2571 [8AP]

Financial institutions: restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (H.R. 2451), H4749 [7JY]

Maya, Emilio: relief (H.R. 391), H397 [20JA]

Medicare: provide coverage of acupuncturist services (H.R. 1328), H2267 [1AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: apply extension of dependent health coverage for individuals through age 26 to retiree health plans (H.R. 3299), H7208 [1NO]

Public lands: designate certain portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (H.R. 1916), H3303 [13MY]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit for volunteer members of volunteer firefighting and emergency medical service organizations (H.R. 2488), H4851 [11JY]

———reduce rate on distilled spirits produced by small producers (H.R. 777), H1179, H1198 [17FE]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions and provide for conscience protections (H.R. 3), H3014 [4MY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2112), H4151 [14JN]

Appropriations: making continuing, H6309 [21SE]

———making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H835 [15FE], H1259 [18FE]

Budget: deficit, H2829 [14AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2021 (H. Con. Res. 34), H2829, H2835 [14AP]

Dept. of Energy: importance of renewable energy loan guarantee programs, E715 [14AP]

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit issuance of new oil or natural gas leases to persons that fail to renegotiate existing leases incorporating limitations on royalty relief based on market price, H1259 [18FE]

Economy: importance of job creation, H1852 [16MR]

FEMA: Disaster Relief Fund funding, H6309 [21SE]

Hudson River School: recognize contributions of painters to the U.S., E1514 [9AU]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 754), H3254, H3255 [12MY]

International Women's Day: support goals (H. Res. 148), E430 [8MR]

Ma Ying-jeou: anniversary of election as President of Taiwan, E887 [13MY]

Medicare: reform, H2829, H2835 [14AP]

Newburgh, NY: tribute to Nora Cronin Presentation Academy, E2062 [16NO]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: require report on information regarding human rights violations of the military government in Argentina in the 1970s, H3254, H3255 [12MY]

Small Business Act: extend programs (H.R. 2608), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 405), H6309 [21SE]

Small Business Investment Act: extend programs (H.R. 2608), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 405), H6309 [21SE]

St. Mary's Benevolent Society: anniversary, E1769 [5OC]

Taiwan: observance of National Day, E1755 [4OC]

Taxation: rates, H2829 [14AP]

———repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies, H2830 [14AP]

Votes: position on missed, H3998 [3JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Tribute, E1388 [22JY]

Tributes

Mihm, Kathleen C., E876 [12MY]

Muller, Linda S., E1258 [7JY]

Ryan, Eddie, E672 [8AP]