McDERMOTT, JIM (a Representative from Washington)

Addresses

Reading of U.S. Constitution, H58 [6JA]

Amendments

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H781 [14FE], H1265 [18FE]

Articles and editorials

House GOP Agenda—Curtailing Abortion, Cutting Kids, Joel Connelly, Seattle (WA) Post-Intelligencer, H945 [16FE]

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), H5240 [19JY]

Africa: support efforts to provide humanitarian relief to mitigate the effects of drought and avert famine in the Horn of Africa (see H. Res. 361), H5489 [25JY]

AID: codify the Health Technology Program (see H.R. 2144), H4330 [16JN]

Alpine Lakes Wilderness: expand to designate the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River and Pratt River as wild and scenic (see H.R. 608), H679 [10FE]

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), H6415 [22SE]

Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 835), H1580 [4MR]

Animals: prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes (see H.R. 1513), H7715 [16NO]

———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), H8125 [2DE]

APEC Business Travel Program: establish to issue Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards to business and Government leaders engaged in Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) business (see H.R. 2042), H4530 [23JN]

Aquaculture: prohibit authorization of commercial finfish aquaculture operations in the exclusive economic zone except in accordance with a law authorizing such action (see H.R. 574), H7069 [25OC]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 139), H3758 [26MY]

Armed Forces: improve prevention and response to sexual assaults (see H.R. 3435), H8262 [7DE]

———improve provision of Federal transition, rehabilitation, vocational, and unemployment benefits to members and veterans (see H.R. 1941), H5240 [19JY]

———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), H7008 [24OC]

———limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under authorizations for use of military force (see H.R. 3676, 3702), H10017 [20DE]

———repeal authority to use against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2859), H5964 [7SE]

———require Presidential negotiatiation of and entrance into a bilateral status of forces agreement with Afghanistan (see H.R. 651), H1252 [18FE]

———require Presidential negotiation of and entrance into a bilateral status of forces agreement with Afghanistan (see H.R. 651), H1364 [18FE]

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 3368), H7397 [4NO]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 243), H2999 [3MY]

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]

Australia: express condolences to and solidarity with the people struggling with floods and pledge support and assistance (see H. Res. 34), H472 [25JA]

Bahrain: limit issuance of a letter of offer relative to a certain proposed sale of defense articles and services to Bahrain (see H.J. Res. 80), H7400 [4NO]

Bankruptcy: amend laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (see H.R. 1587), H6415 [22SE]

Business and industry: require certain disclosures by employers who use electronic payroll cards to pay their employees (see H.R. 2125), H4590 [5JY]

Canada: recognize and thank Gander, Newfoundland, and other airports and communities for assistance provided following the closure of U.S. airspace due to September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks (see H. Res. 286), H4076 [13JN]

Capitol Building and Grounds: 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), H4076 [13JN]

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), H5965 [7SE]

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

Commission To Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities: establish (see H.R. 3653), H8880 [13DE]

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), H6234 [15SE]

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

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), H7892 [18NO]

Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see H.R. 1873), H3278 [12MY]

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), H138 [7JA]

Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 192), H553 [8FE]

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]

———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), H8126 [2DE]

Courts: bar debt collectors from bringing legal action on a debt in which the statute of limitations has expired against any consumer (see H.R. 2361), H4573 [24JN]

Credit: require certain mortgagees to evaluate loans for modifications and establish a grant program for State and local government mediation programs (see H.R. 1477), H2858 [14AP]

———require inclusion of credit scores with free annual credit reports provided to consumers (see H.R. 769), H1176 (see H.R. 769), H1196 [17FE]

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

———provide penalties for transporting minors in foreign commerce for the purposes of female genital mutilation (see H.R. 2221), H4326 [16JN]

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

Dept. of Defense: authorize a pilot program on enhancements of efforts on mental health in the National Guard and Reserves through community partnerships (see H.R. 2751), H7166 [31OC]

———post on departmental website the cost to each taxpayer of the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Libya (see H.R. 3088), H6551 [4OC]

———reduce budget to level provided for fiscal year 2008 and freeze budget at such level (see H.R. 413), H553 [8FE]

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]

———improve academic content standards for physical education (see H.R. 1057), H2858 [14AP]

———require payment of certain Impact Aid Program payments to eligible local educational agencies within 3 years (see H.R. 2094), H3985 [2JN]

Dept. of HHS: better enable State child welfare agencies to prevent human trafficking of children and serve the needs of victims under adoption assistance and foster care programs (see H.R. 2730), H7929 [29NO]

———establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 733), H4332 [20JN]

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

———extend the child and family services program (see H.R. 2790), H5897 [5AU] (see H.R. 2883), H6233 [15SE]

———include problem and pathological gambling in Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration programs and establish grant program to address consequences of problem gambling (see H.R. 2334), H4751 [7JY]

———make State child abuse and neglect grant funding contigent on enactment of laws making it a felony to fail to report child abuse to law enforcement or State child protective services agencies (see H.R. 3486), H7890 [18NO]

———provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1426), H6233 [15SE]

———provide protections for consumers against excessive, unjustified, or unfairly discriminatory increases in insurance premium rates (see H.R. 416), H553 [8FE]

———reauthorize support for graduate medical education programs in children's hospitals (see H.R. 1852), H5150 [18JY]

———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases by expanding comprehensive, age-appropriate sex education in schools (see H.R. 3324), H10017 [20DE]

———reform and modernize the Office of Refugee Resettlement (see H.R. 1475), H2602 [12AP]

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), H6782 [11OC]

Dept. of Justice: award grants to prevent or alleviate community violence by providing education, mentoring, and counseling services to children, teachers, families, and community leaders (see H.R. 3054), H6455 [23SE]

———establish pilot program to identify and eliminate unjustified racial and ethnic disparities in the administration of justice (see H.R. 1771), H4038 [3JN]

Dept. of Peace: establish (see H.R. 808), H5734 [28JY]

Dept. of State: authorize the Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange Initiative focusing on peace and nonviolence in global conflict resolution (see H.R. 3056), H6455 [23SE]

———establish Special Envoy To Promote Religious Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near East and South Central Asia (see H.R. 440), H5581 [26JY]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a study of alternatives for commemorating and interpreting the role of the Buffalo Soldiers in the early years of the national parks (see H.R. 1022), H1724 [10MR]

———prohibit the leasing of any area of the Outer Continental Shelf for the exploration, development, or production of oil, gas, or any other mineral (see H.R. 261), H2108 [30MR]

———provide for a study of the Cascadia Marine Trail as a national scenic trail (see H.R. 2490), H4851 [11JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: authorize issuance of U.S. bonds to fund Alzheimer's disease research (see H.R. 610), H679 [10FE]

Dept. of Transportation: promote secure ferry transportation (see H.R. 1879), H3279 [12MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy (see H.R. 198), H256 [18JA]

———clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 812), H8319 [8DE]

———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), H4329 [16JN]

———establish an open burn pit registry to ensure that Armed Forces members exposed to toxic chemicals and fumes in Afghanistan or Iraq receive information regarding such exposure (see H.R. 3337), H9929 [16DE]

———exempt reimbursements of expenses for accident, theft, loss, or casualty loss from annual income determinations relative to veterans' pensions (see H.R. 923), H5897 [5AU]

———improve disability compensation evaluation procedures for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder or mental health conditions related to military sexual trauma (see H.R. 930), H2328 [5AP]

———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), H601 [9FE]

Developing countries: improve access to microenterprise by the very poor (see H.R. 2524), H10027 [23DE]

———promote sexual and reproductive health of individuals and couples (see H.R. 1319), H2265 [1AP]

———protect girls through prevention of child marriage (see H.R. 3357), H7330 [3NO]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of unemployment status (see H.R. 1113), H1905 [16MR]

———take steps to counter the growth in anti-Muslim sentiments, targeted rhetorical attacks, and violence against the Muslim, Arab, Sikh, and South Asian American communities (see H. Res. 283), H3756 [26MY]

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

———establish a National Acquired Bone Marrow Failure Disease Registry and authorize research on acquired bone marrow failure diseases (see H.R. 640), H8967 [14DE]

———provide for an evidence-based strategy for voluntary screening for HIV/AIDS and other common sexually transmitted infections (see H.R. 1774), H5923 [19AU]

———provide grants to schools for the development of asthma management plans and the purchase of asthma medications and devices for emergency use (see H.R. 1692), H3112 [5MY]

———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), H3279 [12MY]

Drugs: limit application of Federal laws to the distribution and consumption of marijuana (see H.R. 2306), H5019 [13JY]

Economy: increase statutory limit on the public debt, increase job creation, and reduce projected medium and long-term Federal budget deficits and debt (see H.R. 2544), H5127 [15JY]

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

———provide subsidized employment for unemployed, low-income adults, summer and year-round employment opportunities for low-income youth, and work-based training for unemployed adults and youth (see H.R. 3425), H9929 [16DE]

———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: increase assessment accuracy to better measure student achievement and provide States with greater flexibility on assessment design (see H.R. 507), H4366 [21JN]

———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]

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), H1253 (see H. Res. 88), H1364 [18FE]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 86), H7578 [14NO]

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), H7399 [4NO]

———create an emergency jobs program (see H.R. 2914), H6180 [14SE]

ERISA: make technical modifications relative to the Worker, Retiree, and Employer Recovery Act and the Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension Relief Act (see H.R. 2656), H5579 [26JY]

Ethnic groups: express regret for passage of discriminatory laws against Chinese in America, including the Chinese Exclusion Act (see H. Res. 282), H7406 [10NO]

FAA: extend Airport Improvement Program authority (see H.R. 2644), H5897 [5AU]

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]

FBI: provide additional resources for Federal investigations and prosecutions of crimes related to the recent financial crisis (see H.R. 1350), H4279 [15JN]

FDA: prevent approval of genetically-engineered fish (see H.R. 521), H2108 [30MR]

———require labeling of genetically-engineered fish (see H.R. 520), H2108 [30MR]

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

Federal Interagency Working Group on Reducing Poverty: establish (see H.R. 3300), H7207 [1NO]

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), H6782 [11OC]

———restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 1489), H3221 [11MY]

Firearms: ensure that individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System and require a background check for every firearm sale (see H.R. 1781), H3221 [11MY]

———prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 308), H397 [20JA]

Fish and fishing: allow fishermen who hold capital construction fund accounts to make a penalty-free withdrawal from such accounts without requiring reinvestment in the fishing industry (see H.R. 2241), H4327 [16JN]

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), H5901 [9AU]

Foreign policy: establish guidelines for U.S. foreign assistance programs (see H.R. 3159), H6853 [12OC]

Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see H.R. 639), H680 [10FE]

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

Forests: provide a tax exemption for forest conservation bonds (see H.R. 1982), H4366 [21JN]

FTC: prescribe rules prohibiting deceptive advertising of abortion services (see H.R. 2543), H5489 [25JY]

Generalized System of Preferences: extend (see H.R. 2832), H5936 [2SE] (see H.R. 2832), H5938 [6SE]

Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 192), H553 [8FE]

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: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H4329 [16JN]

Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1815), H7399 [4NO]

Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 1724), H4750 [7JY]

House Rules: provide that certain budget enforcement rules shall have no force or effect (see H. Res. 46), H554 [8FE]

Human rights: express that the U.S. should become an international human rights leader by ratifying and implementing certain core international conventions (see H. Res. 312), H4327 [16JN]

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), H4673 [6JY]

———exempt children of certain Filipino World War II veterans from numerical limitations on immigrant visas (see H.R. 2115), H4034 [3JN]

India: call for continued strengthening of relations with the U.S. and recognize people and Government for building and maintaining a constitutional democracy (see H. Res. 59), H509 [26JA]

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: condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of religious prisoners (see H. Res. 134), H5889 [1AU]

Iraq: prohibit funding to maintain U.S. Armed Forces and military contractors in Iraq after a certain date (see H.R. 2757), H5966 [7SE]

Japan: express condolences to families of victims and survivors of earthquake and tsunami, commend response efforts, and support international relief efforts (see H. Res. 172), H1842 [15MR]

Judge, Mychal: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1027), H2216 [31MR]

Korean War: call for repatriation of POW/MIA and abductees (see H. Res. 376), H8126 [2DE]

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]

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

———provide access to certified professional midwives for enrollees (see H.R. 1054), H1769 [11MR]

Medicare: amend provisions relative to payment for partial hospitalization services (see H.R. 3442), H9432 [15DE]

———clarify application of secondary payer rules (see H.R. 1063), H8076 [1DE]

———extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions (see H.R. 2969), H6674 [6OC]

———improve the provision of items and services to beneficiaries in rural areas (see H.R. 2201), H4277 [15JN]

———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), H2409 [6AP]

———provide for treatment of clinical psychologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing clinical psychologist services (see H.R. 831), H1908 [16MR]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1546), H6457 [23SE]

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), H3305 [13MY]

Moldova: extend normal trade relations status (see H.R. 1463), H2570 [8AP]

Music and dance: preserve knowledge and promote education about jazz (see H.R. 2823), H6011 [8SE]

National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 433), H7135 [26OC]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 433), H7135 [26OC]

National Asian American and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 265), H3219 [11MY]

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

National Foster Care Month: designate (see H. Res. 242), H2999 [3MY]

Native Americans: provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 27), H33 [5JA]

Nelson Mandela International Day: observance (see H. Res. 353), H5240 [19JY]

New Zealand: express condolences to those affected by earthquake and pledge support in rescue and recovery efforts (see H. Res. 139), H1727 [10MR]

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), H5286 [20JY]

Norway: condemn terrorist attacks in Oslo and Utoya Island and express condolences and support to those affected by the attack (see H. Res. 380), H5782 [29JY]

Peace Corps: anniversary (see H. Res. 11), H472 [25JA]

———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), H5489 [25JY]

Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation: authorize establishment of a commemorative work in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 854), H1454 [1MR]

Peace Corps Month: designate (see H. Res. 11), H472 [25JA]

Pharmaceuticals: preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 965), H2328 [5AP]

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), H4076 [13JN]

———ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 137), H1844 [15MR]

Power resources: repeal tax credits for ethanol blenders and repeal the tariff on imported ethanol (see H.R. 2307), H4751 [7JY]

Public debt: increase statutory limit (see H.R. 2663), H5660 [27JY]

Public lands: designate certain portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (see H.R. 1916), H4038 [3JN]

Real estate: limit investor and homeowner losses in foreclosures (see H.R. 2713), H5811 [30JY]

———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]

Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 1574), H5781 [29JY]

Salem, MA: recognize as birthplace of the National Guard (see H.R. 1339), H9928 [16DE]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1648), H4750 [7JY]

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

Social Security: ensure any reform prevents the reduction of benefits or an increase in retirement age (see H. Con. Res. 64), H4946 [12JY]

———expand permissive exclusion from participation in Federal health care programs to individuals and entities affiliated with sanctioned entities (see H.R. 675), H723 [11FE]

———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), H1621 [8MR]

———modernize income eligibility standards for Federal foster care benefits (see H.R. 2063), H3871 (see H.R. 2063), H3912 [1JN]

———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), H8076 [1DE]

SSI: modify certain requirements for countable resources and income (see H.R. 2103), H3985 [2JN]

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), H4456 [22JN]

Sudan: continue restrictions unless the President certifies that Sudan is no longer engaged in training, harboring, supplying, financing, or supporting in any way the Lord's Resistance Army (see H.R. 895), H1908 [16MR]

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), H5019 [13JY]

Taxation: broaden special rules for certain governmental health reimbursement arrangements to include plans established by political subdivisions (see H.R. 2698), H10017 [20DE]

———create jobs through infrastructure investment (see H.R. 992), H1722 [10MR]

———encourage natural gas vehicle investments and job creation (see H.R. 1380), H2536 [7AP]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H8125 [2DE]

———extend credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources (see H.R. 3307), H8126 [2DE]

———extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (see H.R. 2644), H5897 [5AU]

———extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 2655), H5579 [26JY]

———extend the research credit and increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit (see H.R. 942), H4279 [15JN]

———increase, extend, and make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 1738), H6552 [4OC]

———make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes (see H.R. 476), H507 [26JA]

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

———permit disclosure of certain tax return information for purposes of missing or exploited children investigations (see H.R. 1978), H3644 (see H.R. 1978), H3682 [25MY]

———promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 860), H3000 [3MY]

———provide a credit for employing returning heroes and wounded warriors (see H.R. 3402), H7579 [14NO]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1327), H4852 [11JY]

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

———provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds shall not apply to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of water and sewage facilities (see H.R. 1802), H5286 [20JY]

———reduce carbon dioxide emissions by imposing a tax on primary fossil fuels based on their carbon content (see H.R. 3242), H7007 [24OC]

———reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain small producers (see H.R. 1236), H3870 (see H.R. 1236), H3911 [1JN]

———repeal certain shipping investment withdrawal rules and provide an incentive to reinvest foreign shipping earnings in the U.S. (see H.R. 1031), H1768 [11MR]

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

———restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation (see H.R. 2669), H5660 [27JY]

———treat amounts paid for umbilical cord blood banking services as medical care expenses (see H.R. 1614), H4279 [15JN]

———treat computer technology and equipment as eligible higher education expenses under certain college savings plans and allow certain individuals a credit for contributions to such plans (see H.R. 529), H2215 [31MR]

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), H7831 [17NO]

———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), H6467 [29SE]

Transportation: ensure that new vehicles enable fuel competition so as to reduce the strategic importance of oil to the U.S. (see H.R. 1687), H5888 [1AU]

U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement: approve and implement (see H.R. 3079), H6505 [3OC]

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), H4945 [12JY]

———provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (see H.R. 589), H726 [11FE] (see H.R. 3346), H7330 [3NO]

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

Vietnamese Conflict: provide assistance to individuals in Vietnam affected by Agent Orange, enhance medical care for descendants of veterans, and provide health assessments and assistance to Vietnamese Americans (see H.R. 2634), H8077 [1DE]

Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 3658), H9929 [16DE]

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

———honor and support women in North Africa and the Middle East (see H. Res. 258), H3160 [10MY]

———strengthen U.S. advocacy for women's rights in foreign countries (see H.R. 418), H10016 [20DE]

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), H6674 [6OC]

———recognize National Day of Remembrance to observe anniversary of Executive order restricting freedom of German and Italian Americans and ordering internment of Japanese Americans (see H. Res. 99), H7406 [10NO]

Bills and resolutions introduced

African Growth and Opportunity Act: extend third country fabric program (see H.R. 2493), H4851 [11JY]

Clothing industry: provide preferential duty treatment to certain apparel articles of the Philippines (see H.R. 2387), H4574 [24JN]

Columbia River: ensure salmon and steelhead preservation, maintain reasonably priced and reliable power, and study the impact of dams on endangered salmon and steelhead (see H.R. 2111), H4034 [3JN]

Dept. of HHS: renew authority to approve demonstration projects designed to test innovative strategies in State child welfare programs (see H.R. 1194), H1984 [17MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: provide a receipt to each taxpayer who files a Federal income tax return (see H.R. 1583), H2910 [15AP]

Federal aid programs: increase AmeriCorps, Job Corps, and Peace Corps funding (see H. Res. 216), H2570 [8AP]

Health: national policy to provide health care, control costs, and enhance the quality of the health care system (see H.R. 1200), H1984 [17MR]

———provide for medical neutrality protecting medical facilities and personnel during armed conflict and establish accountability for violations of the principle of medical neutrality (see H.R. 2643), H5579 [26JY]

Medicare: require use of analytic contractors in identifying and analyzing misvalued physician services and an annual review of potentially misvalued codes under the physician fee schedule (see H.R. 1256), H2106 [30MR]

Native Americans: extend Federal recognition of Duwamish Tribe (see H.R. 2999), H6342 [21SE]

Social Security: extend eligibility period for SSI benefits for refugees, asylees, and certain other humanitarian immigrants (see H.R. 3083), H6505 [3OC]

SSI: extend rule relative to eligibility for benefits for certain aliens and victims of trafficking (see H.R. 2763), H5884 [1AU]

Taxation: extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see H.R. 2088), H3985 [2JN]

———qualify formerly homeless youth who are students for purposes of low income housing tax credit (see H.R. 3076), H6505 [3OC]

———reform estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 3467), H7829 [17NO]

———regulate and tax Internet gambling (see H.R. 2230), H4327 [16JN]

University of Washington: anniversary (see H. Res. 458), H7398 [4NO]

Constitutional authority statements

African Growth and Opportunity Act: extend third country fabric program (H.R. 2493), H4851 [11JY]

Clothing industry: provide preferential duty treatment to certain apparel articles of the Philippines (H.R. 2387), H4576 [24JN]

Columbia River: ensure salmon and steelhead preservation, maintain reasonably priced and reliable power, and study the impact of dams on endangered salmon and steelhead (H.R. 2111), H4036 [3JN]

Dept. of HHS: renew authority to approve demonstration projects designed to test innovative strategies in State child welfare programs (H.R. 1194), H1987 [17MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: provide a receipt to each taxpayer who files a Federal income tax return (H.R. 1583), H2914 [15AP]

Health: national policy to provide health care, control costs, and enhance the quality of the health care system (H.R. 1200), H1987 [17MR]

———provide for medical neutrality protecting medical facilities and personnel during armed conflict and establish accountability for violations of the principle of medical neutrality (H.R. 2643), H5580 [26JY]

Medicare: require use of analytic contractors in identifying and analyzing misvalued physician services and an annual review of potentially misvalued codes under the physician fee schedule (H.R. 1256), H2107 [30MR]

Native Americans: extend Federal recognition of Duwamish Tribe (H.R. 2999), H6343 [21SE]

Social Security: extend eligibility period for SSI benefits for refugees, asylees, and certain other humanitarian immigrants (H.R. 3083), H6505 [3OC]

SSI: extend rule relative to eligibility for benefits for certain aliens and victims of trafficking (H.R. 2763), H5887 [1AU]

Taxation: extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (H.R. 2088), H3986 [2JN]

———qualify formerly homeless youth who are students for purposes of low income housing tax credit (H.R. 3076), H6505 [3OC]

———reform estate and gift taxes (H.R. 3467), H7830 [17NO]

———regulate and tax Internet gambling (H.R. 2230), H4329 [16JN]

Letters

Medical Neutrality Protection Act: Physicians for Human Rights (organization), E1409 [26JY]

U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement: Ron Kirk, U.S. Trade Representative, H6816 [12OC]

Memorandums

NOAA Marine Operations Center-Pacific Relocation From Seattle, WA, to Newport, OR: Todd J. Zinser, Dept. of Commerce, H1266 [18FE]

Remarks

African Growth and Opportunity Act: extend third country fabric program (H.R. 2493), E1287 [11JY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2112), H4141 [14JN]

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H945, H946 [16FE], H1216, H1265, H1268, H1344 [18FE], H1672 [10MR]

Armed Forces: authorize limited use in support of NATO mission in Libya (H.J. Res. 68), H4542 [24JN]

———withdrawal of troops from Iraq, E2285 [16DE]

Budget: allocation of funds, H417 [24JA], H2332 [6AP], H2541 [8AP]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 2), H7740 [17NO]

———cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit, H5767 [29JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2021 (H. Con. Res. 34), H3383 [24MY], H4192 [15JN]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (H.J. Res. 66), H5267, H5268 [20JY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall to award Congressional Gold Medal to 100th Infantry Battalion, 442d Regimental Combat Team, and Military Intelligence Service for World War II service (S. Con. Res. 28), H6286 [21SE]

Columbia River: ensure salmon and steelhead preservation, maintain reasonably priced and reliable power, and study the impact of dams on endangered salmon and steelhead (H.R. 2111), E1051 [3JN]

Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays: establish (S. 627), H5767 [29JY]

Committees of the House: direct certain standing committees to inventory and review existing, pending, and proposed regulations and orders from Federal agencies (H. Res. 72), H666, H668 [10FE]

Davis-Bacon Act: wage rate requirement administration funding, H1344 [18FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: WIC funding, H4141 [14JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), conference report, H8974 [15DE]

Dept. of HHS: convert funding for graduate medical education in qualified teaching health centers from direct appropriations to an authorization of appropriations (H.R. 1216), H3383 [24MY]

———extend the child and family services program (H.R. 2883), H6299 [21SE]

———renew authority to approve demonstration projects designed to test innovative strategies in State child welfare programs (H.R. 1194), H3785, H3787 [31MY], E518 [17MR]

Dept. of Justice: individual rights violations, H8974 [15DE]

Dept. of the Treasury: provide a receipt to each taxpayer who files a Federal income tax return (H.R. 1583), E764 [15AP]

———terminate authority to provide new assistance under the Home Affordable Modification Program while preserving assistance that was already offered (H.R. 839), H1848 [16MR]

Economy: impact of Government regulations, H666, H668 [10FE]

———importance of job creation, H6873 [13OC]

———``Occupy Wall Street'' protest movement against wealth disparity issues, H7642 [16NO]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), H8801 [13DE]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), Senate amendments, H9968, H10002 [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, H6159 [14SE]

———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), H6795 [12OC]

Egan, Timothy: Rainer Club Arist Laureate award recipient, E798 [3MY]

826 Seattle (organization): President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award recipient, E1968 [1NO]

Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address their own health needs and the health needs of their families (H.R. 1876), E1959 [27OC]

EPA: establish a temporary prohibition against revising any national ambient air quality standard for coarse particulate matter and limit Federal regulation of nuisance dust in certain areas (H.R. 1633), consideration (H. Res. 487), H8269 [8DE]

Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (H.R. 639), H2054 [30MR], H7286 [3NO], H7740 [17NO]

———extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance program and certain trade preference programs, H6778 [11OC], H6832, H6835 [12OC]

Generalized System of Preferences: extend (H.R. 2832), H5945, H5946 [7SE]

———extend (H.R. 2832), Senate amendment, H6778 [11OC], H6832, H6835 [12OC]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H2541 [8AP]

Health: national policy to provide health care, control costs, and enhance the quality of the health care system (H.R. 1200), E518 [17MR]

———provide for medical neutrality protecting medical facilities and personnel during armed conflict and establish accountability for violations of the principle of medical neutrality (H.R. 2643), E1409 [26JY]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: health-care related provisions implementation funding, H1216 [18FE]

———repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 2), H71, H72 [6JA], H123 [7JA], H233 [18JA], H294 [19JA], H667 [10FE]

House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 466), H7740 [17NO]

Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act: extend certain provisions (H.R. 514), H526 [8FE]

Japan: express condolences to families of victims and survivors of earthquake and tsunami, commend response efforts, and support international relief efforts, H1803 [15MR]

Medicare: reform, H3383 [24MY], H4192 [15JN]

———require use of analytic contractors in identifying and analyzing misvalued physician services and an annual review of potentially misvalued codes under the physician fee schedule (H.R. 1256), E569 [30MR]

Native Americans: extend Federal recognition of Duwamish Tribe (H.R. 2999), E1671 [21SE]

NOAA: Marine Operations Center-Pacific relocation from Seattle, WA, to Newport, OR, funding, H1265, H1268 [18FE]

Nuclear energy: ensure safety and security of nuclear powerplants, H1803 [15MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: implementation funding, H1216 [18FE]

———modify special rules relating to coverage of abortion services (H.R. 358), H945 [16FE]

———modify special rules relating to coverage of abortion services (H.R. 358), consideration (H. Res. 430), H6873, H6880 [13OC]

———repeal (H.R. 2), H71, H72 [6JA], H123 [7JA], H233 [18JA], H294 [19JA], H667 [10FE]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: funding, H945 [16FE]

Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 77), H6159 [14SE]

———increase statutory limit, H4951 [13JY]

Public welfare programs: extend the program of block grants to States under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 2943), H6291 [21SE]

———reauthorize and amend the program of block grants to States under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 3659), H8987 [15DE]

Real estate: prevent foreclosure of home mortgages, H6348 [22SE]

Republican Party: national agenda, H442 [25JA], H666 [10FE]

Seattle, WA: tribute to Chinese Expulsion Remembrance Project, E409 [3MR]

Social Security: extend eligibility period for SSI benefits for refugees, asylees, and certain other humanitarian immigrants (H.R. 3083), E1746 [3OC]

SSI: extend rule relative to eligibility for benefits for certain aliens and victims of trafficking (H.R. 2763), E1468 [1AU]

Taxation: create jobs by providing payroll tax relief for middle class families and businesses and ensure protection of Social Security trust fund, H8269 [8DE]

———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (H.R. 2088), E1031 [2JN]

———qualify formerly homeless youth who are students for purposes of low income housing tax credit (H.R. 3076), E1745 [3OC]

———reform estate and gift taxes (H.R. 3467), E2091 [17NO]

———terminate taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns and party conventions (H.R. 359), H485 [26JA]

U.N.: secure return to the U.S. of overpayments paid into the U.N. Tax Equalization Fund (H.R. 519), H569 [9FE]

U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement: approve and implement (H.R. 3078), H6740 [11OC], H6797 [12OC]

———approve and implement (H.R. 3078), consideration (H. Res. 425), H6719 [11OC]

———require improvement of labor rights and security for workers before approval and implementation, H6740 [11OC], H6797 [12OC]

U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement: approve and implement (H.R. 3080), H6812, H6815 [12OC]

———approve and implement (H.R. 3080), consideration (H. Res. 425), H6719 [11OC]

U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement: approve and implement (H.R. 3079), H6756 [11OC]

———approve and implement (H.R. 3079), consideration (H. Res. 425), H6719 [11OC]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation, H8269 [8DE], H8801 [13DE]

———provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (H.R. 3346), H7642 [16NO]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: extend certain provisions (H.R. 514), H526 [8FE]

University of Washington: tribute to men's basketball team, E524 [17MR]

Votes: position on missed, H8941 [14DE]

World Refugee Day: observance, E1131 [20JN]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to 100th Infantry Battalion, 442d Regimental Combat Team, and Military Intelligence Service for World War II service, E1980 [2NO]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H101 [6JA], H133 [7JA], H252 [18JA], H350 [19JA], H392 [20JA], H432 [24JA], H505 [26JA]

Reports

Port of Bellingham, WA, Protest of Award of a Lease by NOAA to Port of Newport, OR, To Provide Office, Warehouse, and Related Space for NOAA Marine Operations Center-Pacific, E305-E307 [18FE]

Statements

Termination of Taxpayer Financing of Presidential Election Campaigns and Party Conventions: Executive Office of the President, H485 [26JA]

Tributes

Bender, Rick S., E20 [6JA]

Berwick, Donald, H8014 [1DE]

Jones, Lemanuel, H3414 [25MY]

Link, Alan, E20 [6JA]

Luna, Doug, E455 [10MR]

Varanasi, Usha, E253 [17FE]