LUJAN, BEN RAY (a Representative from New Mexico)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2112), H4288 [16JN]

Arizona: facilitate efficient extraction of mineral resources in southeast Arizona by authorizing and directing an exchange of Federal and non-Federal land (H.R. 1904), H7102 [26OC]

Patents: reform (H.R. 1249), H4486 [23JN]

Schools: encourage growth and replication of successful charter school models (H.R. 2218), H5999 [8SE]

Appointments

Committee on Ethics (House): investigative subcommittees, H1991 [29MR]

Articles and editorials

Last of the Navajo Code Talkers, Laurel Morales, Fronteras Desk (Internet site), H8256 [7DE]

Original Code Talker Keeps Tale Alive—Few Remaining Members of Elite Navajo Marine Unit, Felicia Fonseca, Sante Fe (NM) New Mexican, H8255 [7DE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Afghanistan: 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), H4459 [22JN]

Agriculture: promote local and regional farm and food systems (see H.R. 3286), H7206 [1NO]

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: provide for the settlement of certain claims (see H.R. 1408), H2410 [6AP]

Alcoholic beverages: support State based alcohol regulation (see H.R. 1161), H5888 [1AU]

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), H8728 [12DE]

Animals: prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes (see H.R. 1513), H2664 [13AP]

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]

———extend time period for submission of retroactive stop-loss special pay claims (see H.R. 573), H598 [9FE]

———improve prevention and response to sexual assaults (see H.R. 3435), H10017 [20DE]

———improve provision of Federal transition, rehabilitation, vocational, and unemployment benefits to members and veterans (see H.R. 1941), H3759 [26MY]

———provide members of Individual Ready Reserve who served in Afghanistan or Iraq with information on counseling to prevent suicide (see H.R. 1089), H2109 [30MR]

BLM: provide for leasing of Federal lands for uranium mining (see H.R. 1452), H2569 [8AP]

Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc.: revise Federal charter to reflect a change in eligibility requirements (see H.R. 2815), H7406 [10NO]

Capitol Building and Grounds: designate a room of the Capitol Visitor Center as the ``Gabriel Zimmerman Meeting Room'' (see H. Res. 364), H5897 [5AU]

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]

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

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 3067), H7627 [15NO]

Committee on Job Creation (Joint, Select): establish (see H.R. 2835), H5936 [2SE] (see H.R. 2835), H5938 [6SE]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H6011 [8SE]

Computers: advance cybersecurity research, development, and technical standards (see H.R. 2096), H4188 [14JN]

Consumers: delay implementation of proposed or final rules relative to reasonable and proportional fees and rules for electronic debit transactions (see H.R. 1081), H1988 [17MR]

Courts: appoint additional Federal district judges (see H.R. 2365), H4574 [24JN]

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

Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 2492), H8728 [12DE]

Dept. of Agriculture: exclude value of vehicles used for household transportation, or to obtain or continue employment, from resource limitation for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility (see H.R. 3233), H6976 [14OC]

Dept. of Defense: amend Homeowners Assistance Program to allow flexibility setting homeowner assistance commencement date for Armed Forces members permanently reassigned during mortgage crisis (see H.R. 237), H1797 [14MR]

Dept. of Education: establish expanded learning time initiatives (see H.R. 1636), H4673 [6JY]

———make grants to promote the education of pregnant and parenting students (see H.R. 2617), H5734 [28JY]

———promote environmental education (see H.R. 2547), H5734 [28JY]

———provide grants to States to ensure that students complete the middle grades prepared for success in high school and postsecondary endeavors (see H.R. 1547), H4673 [6JY]

Dept. of HHS: 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), H2917 [15AP]

———provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1195), H4279 [15JN]

———provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1426), H5375 [21JY]

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

———reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity (see H.R. 2679), H7579 [14NO]

———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 HUD: provide Federal grants to urban areas for the rehabilitation of critically needed recreational areas and facilities and development of improved recreation programs (see H.R. 709), H3646 (see H.R. 709), H3684 [25MY]

Dept. of Justice: prevent online threats to economic creativity and theft of intellectual property by seeking injunctions against foreign websites dealing in illegal content and goods (see H.R. 3261), H7579 [14NO]

Dept. of Labor: establish Youth Corps programs and provide for wider dissemination of the Youth Corps model (see H.R. 711), H1621 [8MR]

———prepare individuals with multiple barriers to employment to enter the workforce by providing such individuals with support services, job training, and education (see H.R. 2611), H5373 [21JY]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize Indian tribes to enter into certain leases without prior express approval (see H.R. 205), H684 [10FE]

———conduct a global rare earth element assessment (see H.R. 1314), H2265 [1AP]

———provide full funding for the Payments in Lieu of Taxes program (see H.R. 3599), H8260 [7DE]

———provide further self-governance by Indian tribes (see H.R. 2444), H6273 [20SE]

———reaffirm authority to take land into trust for Indian tribes (see H.R. 1234), H2216 [31MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy (see H.R. 198), H4366 [21JN]

———establish an open burn pit registry to ensure that Armed Forces members exposed to toxic chemicals and fumes in Afghanistan or Iraq receive information regarding such exposure (see H.R. 3337), H7329 [3NO]

———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]

———prevent from prohibiting use of dogs on Dept. property (see H.R. 1154), H6010 [8SE]

———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), H4278 [15JN]

———report on establishment of a Polytrauma Rehabilitation Center or Polytrauma Network Site in the southern New Mexico and El Paso, TX, region (see H.R. 3390), H7397 [4NO]

Disasters: include procedures for requests from Indian tribes for a major disaster or emergency declaration (see H.R. 1953), H5150 [18JY]

Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (see H.R. 3743), H10014 [20DE]

Education: increase access to adult education to provide for economic growth (see H.R. 2226), H4530 [23JN]

———stimulate collaboration with respect to, and provide for coordination and coherence of, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education initiatives (see H.R. 3373), H7831 [17NO]

Egypt: express solidarity with Egyptian people, condemn use of violence against protesters, express gratitude toward Egyptian military for restraint, and support transition to a representative government (see H. Res. 88), H1797 [14MR]

Electric power: promote energy independence and self-sufficiency through net metering by certain small electric energy generation systems (see H.R. 1598), H2910 [15AP]

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]

Executive Office of the President: require preparation of a quadrennial National Manufacturing Strategy (see H.R. 1366), H4187 [14JN]

FAA: extend Airport Improvement Program authority (see H.R. 2644), H5661 [27JY]

Fair Labor Standards Act: amend certain exemptions for direct care workers and improve systems for collection and reporting of data on the direct care workforce (see H.R. 2341), H9928 [16DE]

Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act: amend grant programs (see H.R. 2269), H4455 [22JN]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 1066), H2040 [29MR]

Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3365), H7397 [4NO]

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]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 822), H2572 [8AP]

Foreign aid: provide assistance for developing countries to promote quality and universal basic education (see H.R. 2705), H6233 [15SE]

Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see H.R. 639), H6506 [3OC]

Forest Service: protect certain roadless areas (see H.R. 3465), H7829 [17NO]

Government: prohibit Members of Congress and the President from receiving pay during Government shutdowns (see H.R. 819), H2268 [1AP]

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), H4590 [5JY]

Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1815), H3305 [13MY]

Hydroelectric power: expand small-scale hydropower (see H.R. 795), H4529 [23JN]

Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see H.R. 1842), H5923 [19AU]

Iran: strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (see H.R. 1905), H4673 [6JY]

Jordan, Barbara: tribute (see H. Res. 90), H1253 (see H. Res. 90), H1364 [18FE]

Law enforcement: reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see H.R. 1093), H2536 [7AP]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 21), H3305 [13MY]

March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 3187), H7009 [24OC]

Medicaid: require coverage of optometrists (see H.R. 1219), H6233 [15SE]

Medicare: apply additional health information technology (HITECH) payment provisions to hospitals in Puerto Rico (see H.R. 1273), H2536 [7AP]

———change rules relative to enrollment of residents of Puerto Rico under part B (see H.R. 1357), H2536 [7AP]

———ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2267), H6552 [4OC]

———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), H3646 (see H.R. 1386), H3684 [25MY]

———provide coverage of services of qualified respiratory therapists performed under the general supervision of a physician (see H.R. 941), H2040 [29MR]

———recognize certain certified diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-management training services (see H.R. 2787), H6273 [20SE]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1546), H5661 [27JY]

———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), H3759 [26MY]

Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 214), H3305 [13MY]

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]

Mining and mineral resources: clarify that uncertified States and Indian tribes have authority to use certain payments for certain noncoal reclamation projects (see H.R. 785), H1177 (see H.R. 785), H1197 [17FE]

NAFTA: promote infrastructure projects financed by the North American Development Bank in the border region to promote growth in trade and commerce between the U.S. and Mexico (see H.R. 2216), H4326 [16JN]

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

National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their families can register certain firearms (see H.R. 420), H2571 [8AP]

National Infrastructure Development Bank: establish (see H.R. 402), H433 [24JA]

Native Americans: authorize the Mescalero Apache Tribe to lease adjudicated water rights (see H.R. 1461), H5489 [25JY]

———establish effective consultation and coordination procedures between Federal agencies and Indian tribes regarding government activities that impact tribal lands and interests (see H.R. 2380), H4574 [24JN]

———help fulfill Federal mandate to provide higher educational opportunities (see H.R. 3040), H6455 [23SE]

———improve education (see H.R. 3568), H8881 [13DE]

NIST: reduce the cost share requirement for the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program (see H.R. 3138), H6672 [6OC]

Northern Mariana Islands: resolve the status of certain legally residing persons under U.S. immigration laws (see H.R. 1466), H5375 [21JY]

Oil Pollution Act: establish oil spill research committee, program, and interagency plan (see H.R. 1568), H2855 [14AP]

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

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

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), H3759 [26MY]

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), H7400 [4NO]

Public Health Service: establish position of National Nurse for Public Health (see H.R. 1119), H3344 [23MY]

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), H4038 [3JN]

Puerto Rico: construct a specialty hospital and toxins research center on the island of Vieques (see H.R. 1645), H4330 [16JN]

SBA: reauthorize and improve the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (see H.R. 1425), H3112 [5MY]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1648), H7399 [4NO]

———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), H1177 (see H.R. 778), H1196 [17FE]

———provide assistance for the modernization, renovation, and repair of elementary and secondary school buildings and community colleges (see H.R. 2948), H7258 [2NO]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3599), H8260 [7DE]

Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 1332), H2266 [1AP]

———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), H9928 [16DE]

Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see H.R. 1106), H3062 [4MY]

States: extend authority to make supplemental grants for population increases in certain States under the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families (see H.R. 2277), H4674 [6JY]

Taxation: allow credit for amounts paid by a spouse of an Armed Forces member for a new State license or certification required due to permanent change in duty station of such member to another State (see H.R. 3046), H6674 [6OC]

———allow seniors with Social Security and pension income to file income tax form 1040S without regard to amount of interest or taxable income (see H.R. 1058), H3062 [4MY]

———encourage natural gas vehicle investments and job creation (see H.R. 1380), H2409 [6AP]

———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see H.R. 2088), H7579 [14NO]

———extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (see H.R. 2644), H5661 [27JY]

———extend the Build America Bonds program (see H.R. 747), H1726 [10MR]

———extend the research credit and increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit (see H.R. 942), H5966 [7SE]

———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), H1621 [8MR]

———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1964), H3408 [24MY]

———permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, and retail improvement property (see H.R. 1265), H3646 (see H.R. 1265), H3684 [25MY]

———promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 860), H8187 [6DE]

———provide a tax credit for the employment of wounded warriors (see H.R. 3384), H7397 [4NO]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 674), H3758 [26MY]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (see H.R. 589), H1040 (see H.R. 589), H1071 [16FE]

Veterans: establish veterans' treatment courts (see H.R. 2026), H3754 [26MY]

———provide for reemployment of certain persons following absences from a position to obtain medical treatment for certain injuries and illnesses (see H.R. 2875), H6042 [9SE]

———provide housing assistance for very low-income veterans (see H.R. 287), H3304 [13MY]

Water Desalination Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2664), H5734 [28JY]

Wildlife refuges: issue a Wildlife Refuge System Conservation Semipostal Stamp (see H.R. 2236), H4327 [16JN]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 69), H5661 [27JY]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to Bataan defenders (see H.R. 3712), H9926 [16DE]

———award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H2605 [12AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Carson National Forest: adjust boundary (see H.R. 3354), H7330 [3NO]

Dept. of Education: assist in coordination among science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) efforts in States and strengthen capacity of schools to prepare students in such fields (see H.R. 2228), H4326 [16JN]

Dept. of Energy: promote use of cooperative research and development agreements by Dept. of Energy National Laboratories (see H.R. 1797), H3114 [6MY]

Dept. of Justice: improve compensation under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Program for workers involved in uranium mining (see H.R. 1490), H2603 [12AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist veterans to find employment and make permanent and modify the work opportunity tax credit for unemployed veterans (see H.R. 3355), H7330 [3NO]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: provide authority to enter into stewardship projects to achieve land management goals for national forests and public lands that meet local and rural community needs (see H.R. 2601), H5285 [20JY]

El Rio Grande Del Norte National Conservation Area: establish in New Mexico (see H.R. 1241), H2037 [29MR]

Native Americans: allow certain land to be use to generate income to provide funding for academic programs (see H.R. 1556), H2855 [14AP]

Petry, Leroy A.: Medal of Honor recipient (see H. Con. Res. 73), H5885 [1AU]

Power resources: establish a program to provide for workforce training and education at community colleges in sustainable energy (see H.R. 1881), H3279 [12MY]

Public utilities: establish uniform national standards for the interconnection of certain small power production facilities (see H.R. 1624), H2911 [15AP]

Constitutional authority statements

Carson National Forest: adjust boundary (H.R. 3354), H7332 [3NO]

Dept. of Education: assist in coordination among science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) efforts in States and strengthen capacity of schools to prepare students in such fields (H.R. 2228), H4329 [16JN]

Dept. of Energy: promote use of cooperative research and development agreements by Dept. of Energy National Laboratories (H.R. 1797), H3115 [6MY]

Dept. of Justice: improve compensation under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Program for workers involved in uranium mining (H.R. 1490), H2604 [12AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist veterans to find employment and make permanent and modify the work opportunity tax credit for unemployed veterans (H.R. 3355), H7332 [3NO]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: provide authority to enter into stewardship projects to achieve land management goals for national forests and public lands that meet local and rural community needs (H.R. 2601), H5285 [20JY]

El Rio Grande Del Norte National Conservation Area: establish in New Mexico (H.R. 1241), H2039 [29MR]

Native Americans: allow certain land to be use to generate income to provide funding for academic programs (H.R. 1556), H2856 [14AP]

Power resources: establish a program to provide for workforce training and education at community colleges in sustainable energy (H.R. 1881), H3280 [12MY]

Public utilities: establish uniform national standards for the interconnection of certain small power production facilities (H.R. 1624), H2915 [15AP]

Lists

Navajo Code Talkers original 29 members, H8255 [7DE]

Motions

Dept. of the Interior: conduct certain offshore oil and gas lease sales (H.R. 1230), H3092 [5MY]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2112), H4289 [16JN]

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H988 [16FE]

Arizona: exempt Native American sacred and cultural sites from proposal to facilitate efficient extraction of mineral resources in southeast Arizona by authorizing and directing an exchange of Federal and non-Federal land, H7103, H7104 [26OC]

———facilitate efficient extraction of mineral resources in southeast Arizona by authorizing and directing an exchange of Federal and non-Federal land (H.R. 1904), H7103, H7104 [26OC]

Budget: allocation of funds, H2301 [5AP]

———cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit, H5704 [28JY]

Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays: establish (S. 627), H5704 [28JY]

Dams: further allocate and expand availability of hydroelectric power generated at Hoover Dam (H.R. 470), technical corrections in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 32), H8134 [5DE]

Dept. of Agriculture: National Resource Conservation Service Emergency Watershed Protection program funding, H5250 [20JY]

———prohibit funding to provide marketing funding to any entity that falsely advertises New Mexico chile peppers, H4289 [16JN]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize the lease of certain lands within Fort Pulaski National Monument (S. 535), H8129 [5DE]

———conduct certain offshore oil and gas lease sales (H.R. 1230), motion to recommit, H3092 [5MY]

———continue stocking fish in certain lakes in the North Cascades National Park, Ross Lake National Recreation Area, and Lake Chelan National Recreation Area (H.R. 2351), H8131 [5DE]

———Land and Water Conservation Fund funding, H988 [16FE]

———require certain offshore oil and gas leases specify that resources produced be offered for sale only in the U.S., H3092 [5MY]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 2), H228 [18JA]

Native Americans: determine blood quantum requirement for membership in the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo tribe (H.R. 1560), H8132 [5DE]

Navajo Code Talkers: tribute, H8253, H8255 [7DE]

Orange County, CA: eliminate unused lighthouse reservation, provide management consistency for the rocks and small islands along the coast, and meet original goal of preserving such rocks and small islands (H.R. 944), H8129 [5DE]

Outer Continental Shelf: require offshore renewable energy resources and devices to be installed and serviced by U.S. workers (H.R. 2360), H8130 [5DE]

Patent and Trademark Office: clarify requirements of regional office location selection process, H4486 [23JN]

Patents: reform (H.R. 1249), H4486 [23JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 2), H228 [18JA]

Petry, Leroy A.: Medal of Honor recipient, H4869 [12JY]

Point of order, H8129, H8130, H8131, H8132, H8133, H8134 [5DE]

Schools: encourage growth and replication of successful charter school models (H.R. 2218), H5999 [8SE]

———require charter schools to include in grant application a description of how the program would share best practices in instruction and professional development in science, math, technology, and engineering education, H5999 [8SE]

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), H188 [12JA]

Utah: convey parcels of land to Mantua, UT (S. 683), H8133 [5DE]

Votes: position on missed, H5749 [29JY], E487 [15MR]

Tributes

Acosta, Gerard, E59 [18JA]

Barry, Phillip O., E1125 [16JN]

Lovato, Ernest, E2056 [15NO]

Silversmith, Joe, H1556 [3MR]

Treadway, Robert, H2588 [12AP]