OLVER, JOHN W. (a Representative from Massachusetts)
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 2112, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, H7289 [3NO]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Afghanistan: ensure funds provided for Armed Forces operations are only used for safe and orderly withdrawal of U.S. military forces and Dept. of Defense contractors (see H.R. 780), H1177 (see H.R. 780), H1196 [17FE]
———require the President to transmit a plan with timeframe and completion date and reports with status updates on the transition of U.S. military and security operations to the Government of Afghanistan (see H.R. 1735), H3162 [10MY]
Agriculture: promote local and regional farm and food systems (see H.R. 3286), H7206 [1NO]
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), H7009 [24OC]
Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 835), H2108 [30MR]
Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 2256), H4364 [21JN]
———prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes (see H.R. 1513), H7332 [3NO]
———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: improve prevention and response to sexual assaults (see H.R. 3435), H8126 [2DE]
———lift statutory bans on denying servicewomen coverage for abortions in cases of rape or incest and preventing use of private funds for abortions at U.S. military facilities (see H.R. 2085), H3984 [2JN]
———require Presidential negotiation of and entrance into a bilateral status of forces agreement with Afghanistan (see H.R. 651), H1621 [8MR]
Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 3368), H7627 [15NO]
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), H9929 [16DE]
Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support expansion and development of mentoring programs (see H.R. 2152), H4074 [13JN]
Boston Bruins (hockey team): tribute (see H. Res. 318), H4364 [21JN]
Capitol Building and Grounds: designate a room of the Capitol Visitor Center as the ``Gabriel Zimmerman Meeting Room'' (see H. Res. 364), H5373 [21JY]
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]
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]
Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 3067), H10017 [20DE]
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), H6273 [20SE]
Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H3162 [10MY]
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), H8187 [6DE]
Consumers: protect from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels (see H.R. 964), H4279 [15JN]
Contraceptives: establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of FDA-approved contraception (see H.R. 2659), H5661 [27JY]
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), H1988 [17MR]
Corporations: constitutional amendment to clarify application of the words people, person, or citizen in the Constitution to corporations, limited liability companies, or other corporate entities (see H.J. Res. 88), H10017 [20DE]
———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), H6344 [21SE]
Credit: adjust certain home loans and forgive certain student loans (see H. Res. 365), H5923 [19AU]
Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 2492), H6415 [22SE]
Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see H.R. 1116), H1905 [16MR]
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]
———making emergency supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (see H.R. 3005), H6552 [4OC]
Dept. of Commerce: establish a competitive grant program to promote domestic regional tourism (see H.R. 3484), H7890 [18NO]
Dept. of Education: award grants for support of full-service community schools (see H.R. 1090), H2216 [31MR]
———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]
———establish Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institutes for Sport and Social Impact (see H.R. 2152), H4074 [13JN]
———establish Innovation Inspiration school grant program (see H.R. 2247), H4674 [6JY]
———promote environmental education (see H.R. 2547), H5086 [14JY]
Dept. of Energy: provide loan guarantees for energy efficiency upgrades to existing buildings (see H.R. 3221), H6976 [14OC]
Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 733), H4366 [21JN]
———establish Office of the National Nurse (see H.R. 3679), H9430 [15DE]
———reauthorize support for graduate medical education programs in children's hospitals (see H.R. 1852), H4330 [16JN]
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), H4366 [21JN]
Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust Fund (see H.R. 870), H4366 [21JN]
Dept. of Peace: establish (see H.R. 808), H1250 (see H.R. 808), H1361 [18FE]
Dept. of State: establish Special Envoy To Promote Religious Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near East and South Central Asia (see H.R. 440), H1580 [4MR]
Dept. of the Interior: provide grants to certain nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 1931), H3302 [13MY]
———study suitability and feasibility of inclusion of land and waters in the greater Salem Sound and Salem, MA, area in the Salem Maritime National Historic Site (see H.R. 1500), H2603 [12AP]
Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H5489 [25JY]
Dept. of Transportation: establish national tunnel inspection standards for proper safety evaluation of all highway tunnels (see H.R. 2254), H4364 [21JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: 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: promote sexual and reproductive health of individuals and couples (see H.R. 1319), H2328 [5AP]
———protect girls through prevention of child marriage (see H.R. 3357), H7929 [29NO]
Diseases: address HIV/AIDS in the African-American community (see H.R. 1462), H5150 [18JY]
———establish a comprehensive interagency response to reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (see H.R. 1394), H4673 [6JY]
———establish a National Acquired Bone Marrow Failure Disease Registry and authorize research on acquired bone marrow failure diseases (see H.R. 640), H6182 [14SE]
———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]
District of Columbia: authorize Gold Star Mothers National Monument Foundation to establish a national monument (see H.R. 1980), H5286 [20JY]
Drugs: increase penalties for operators of pill mills (see H.R. 1065), H2216 [31MR]
———reschedule marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act and allow for medicinal use of marijuana in accordance with State laws (see H.R. 1983), H6922 [13OC]
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: assist States in establishing a universal prekindergarten program (see H.R. 555), H550 [8FE]
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), H924 [15FE]
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]
———promote economic self-sufficiency of low-income women through increased participation in high-wage, high-demand occupations (see H.R. 2315), H4526 [23JN]
FAA: extend Airport Improvement Program authority (see H.R. 2644), H5661 [27JY]
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 care for a same-sex spouse, domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, or grandparent with a serious health condition (see H.R. 2364), H4573 [24JN]
FCC: study uses of amateur radio for emergency and disaster relief communications, identify impediments to deployment of such communications, and make recommendations for relief of such impediments (see H.R. 81), H356 [19JA]
Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: require competition for contracts, provide an adjustment period to phasing out mandatory source status, and improve inmate access to reintegration opportunities (see H.R. 3634), H8727 [12DE]
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]
Financial institutions: restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 1489), H5966 [7SE]
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), H3108 [5MY]
———prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 308), H684 [10FE]
Food and Nutrition Act: treat the Northern Mariana Islands in the same manner as Guam (see H.R. 1465), H6182 [14SE]
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: ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate understanding and sensitivity on human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide documented in U.S. record on the Armenian Genocide (see H. Res. 304), H4751 [7JY]
———express that a Global Marshall Plan holds the potential to demonstrate the commitment of the U.S. to peace and prosperity through poverty reduction (see H. Res. 157), H3162 [10MY]
Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see H.R. 639), H4529 [23JN]
Forest Service: protect certain roadless areas (see H.R. 3465), H7829 [17NO]
Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 192), H1988 [17MR]
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), 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), H4188 [14JN]
———national policy to provide health care, control costs, and enhance the quality of the health care system (see H.R. 1200), H4037 [3JN]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H776 [14FE]
Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1815), H4076 [13JN]
Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 1724), H4187 [14JN]
Hurricanes: provide assistance to agricultural producers adversely affected by damaging weather and other conditions relating to Hurricane Irene (see H.R. 2856), H6273 [20SE]
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]
———provide for naturalization of certain high school graduates (see H.R. 218), H3986 [2JN]
———reform detention procedures (see H.R. 933), H9928 [16DE]
Insurance: provide for equal access to COBRA continuation health coverage (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), H37 [5JA]
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), H1908 [16MR]
Iraq: prohibit funding to maintain U.S. Armed Forces and military contractors in Iraq after a certain date (see H.R. 2757), H6344 [21SE]
Matthew A. Pucino Post Office, Sagamore Beach, MA: designate (see H.R. 2062), H3805 [31MY]
Medicare: apply exceptions process fairly for tiered formulary drugs in prescription drug plans (see H.R. 3613), H8318 [8DE]
———improve access to, and increase utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits (see H.R. 2020), H4460 [22JN]
———repeal competitive acquisition program for durable medical equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) in a budget neutral manner (see H.R. 1041), H6506 [3OC]
———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1546), H6457 [23SE]
Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 2954), H6231 [15SE]
Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, maintain, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 1449), H7069 [25OC]
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see H.R. 1810), H3159 [10MY]
National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 83), H1180 (see H. Res. 83), H1200 [17FE]
National security: call for adoption of smart security platform for the 21st century (see H. Res. 19), H256 [18JA]
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]
New York, NY: recognize historical significance of Triangle Shirtwaist Co., fire on improving worker safety standards, honor victims, and commend groups involved in victim aid and worker safety improvement (see H. Res. 182), H1985 [17MR]
Nuclear energy: ensure that nuclear powerplants can withstand and adequately respond to earthquakes, tsunamis, strong storms, or other events that threaten a major impact (see H.R. 1242), H2667 [13AP]
Nuclear weapons: recognize nonproliferation options for nuclear understanding to keep everyone safe (NO NUKES) (see H. Res. 21), H42 [5JA]
Officer John Maguire Post Office Building, Woburn, MA: designate (see H.R. 2640), H5488 [25JY]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: establish a public health insurance option (see H.R. 191), H40 [5JA]
Peace Corps: anniversary (see H. Res. 11), H256 [18JA]
———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), H256 [18JA]
Petroleum: provide relief from high gas prices by repealing subsidies for large oil companies, releasing oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, reforming royalty laws, and penalizing price gouging (see H.R. 1748), H3870 (see H.R. 1748), H3911 [1JN]
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), H4366 [21JN]
———ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 137), H6183 [14SE]
Power resources: establish a program to provide for workforce training and education at community colleges in sustainable energy (see H.R. 1881), H3279 [12MY]
Product safety: ban use of bisphenol A in food and beverage containers (see H.R. 432), H553 [8FE]
Public debt: increase statutory limit (see H.R. 2663), H5660 [27JY]
Public Health Service: establish position of National Nurse for Public Health (see H.R. 1119), H1905 [16MR]
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]
Real estate: proposed settlement between Dept. of Justice, State attorneys general, and mortgage services relative to mortgage fraud and the economic crisis (see H. Con. Res. 85), H8126 [2DE]
Renewable energy: provide support to develop career and technical education programs of study and facilities (see H.R. 2207), H6673 [6OC]
Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 1574), H3001 [3MY]
Salem, MA: recognize as birthplace of the National Guard (see H.R. 1339), H2266 [1AP]
Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1648), H2912 [15AP]
———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 and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 798), H1250 (see H.R. 798), H1361 [18FE]
Social Security: eliminate abstinence-only education programs (see H.R. 1085), H1841 [15MR]
———ensure any reform prevents the reduction of benefits or an increase in retirement age (see H. Con. Res. 64), H4793 [8JY]
———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), H601 [9FE]
———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), H5374 [21JY]
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), H4076 [13JN]
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), H1988 [17MR]
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]
Taxation: allow taxpayers to designate a portion of their income tax payment to provide assistance to homeless veterans (see H.R. 136), H4750 [7JY]
———deny certain benefits to oil and gas companies and invest the savings in clean energy programs (see H.R. 1959), H4188 [14JN]
———encourage natural gas vehicle investments and job creation (see H.R. 1380), H2536 [7AP]
———establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), H8077 [1DE]
———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H1666 [9MR]
———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. 11), H725 [11FE]
———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]
———promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 860), H4037 [3JN]
———reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain small producers (see H.R. 1236), H4037 [3JN]
———reduce tobacco smuggling (see H.R. 3186), H6919 [13OC]
———repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies (see H.R. 601), H776 [14FE]
———restrict benefits of Reverse Morris Trust transactions by removing incentives to sell off assets tax free by creating spinoff companies that assume large amounts of debt (see H.R. 2604), H5285 [20JY]
———treat automatic fire sprinkler systems under certain deduction guidelines and as 15-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 1792), H4330 [16JN]
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), H6344 [21SE]
Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorize appropriations and enhance measures to combat trafficking in persons (see H.R. 2830), H7900 [25NO]
Transportation: provide flexibility in use of Federal funding for certain transit functions to local entities (see H.R. 3200), H7400 [4NO]
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]
Turkey: end religious discrimination, safeguard Christian heritage, and return confiscated church properties (see H. Res. 306), H4586 [1JY]
U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 886), H7008 [24OC]
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), H726 [11FE]
Water: encourage efficiency (see H.R. 1967), H3409 [24MY]
———require use of American iron, steel, and manufactured goods in the construction, alteration, and repair of public water systems and treatment works (see H.R. 1684), H2998 [3MY]
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]
World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines (see H.R. 2447), H6674 [6OC]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Medicaid: improve access to advanced practice nurses and physicians' assistants (see H.R. 2134), H4035 [3JN]
William T. Trant Post Office Building, Westfield, MA: designate (see H.R. 2767), H5884 [1AU]
Constitutional authority statements
Medicaid: improve access to advanced practice nurses and physicians' assistants (H.R. 2134), H4037 [3JN]
William T. Trant Post Office Building, Westfield, MA: designate (H.R. 2767), H5887 [1AU]
Remarks
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2112), conference report, H7772 [17NO]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2112), motion to instruct conferees, H7277 [3NO]
American Bus Association: anniversary, E172
Amtrak: Federal subsidies funding, H1065 [16FE]
Appropriations: make across-the-board rescissions in non-defense, non-homeland security, and non-veterans-affairs discretionary spending, H1227 [18FE]
———making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H820 [15FE], H1063, H1064, H1065, H1067 [16FE], H1227 [18FE]
Belchertown, MA: anniversary, E1174
Budget: cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit, H5674 [28JY]
Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays: establish (S. 627), H5674 [28JY]
Community Adolescent Resource and Education (CARE) Center, Inc.: tribute, E2155
Corps of Engineers: emergency flood control and disaster relief funding through rescission of unobligated economic stimulus funding for high-speed and intercity passenger rail projects, H5033 [14JY]
Dept. of HUD: Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing program funding to provide housing vouchers to homeless veterans, H820 [15FE]
Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations, H7277 [3NO], H7772 [17NO]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2354), H5033 [14JY]
Federal Highway Administration: Emergency Relief Fund funding, H7277 [3NO]
Great Barrington, MA: anniversary, E1253
Greenfield, MA: anniversary, E1380
Pittsfield, MA: anniversary, E769
———naming of Wahconah Park baseball field as Paul M. Dowd Field, E1189
Shutesbury, MA: anniversary, E1171
Transportation: change date for rescission of unobligated infrastructure funding, H1067 [16FE]
———public transportation funding, H1063, H1064 [16FE]
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), H197
William T. Trant Post Office Building, Westfield, MA: designate (H.R. 2767), H8328 [12DE]
Tables
Federal Highway Adminstration Emergency Relief Program supplemental appropriations, H7277 [3NO]
Tributes
Armstrong, Beverly, E1376