PAULSEN, ERIK (a Representative from Minnesota)

Amendments

Dept. of HUD: rescind unobligated funding for FHA Refinance Program and terminate the program (H.R. 830), H1666 [9MR], H1692 [10MR]

———rescind unobligated funding for the Emergency Mortgage Relief Program and terminate the program (H.R. 836), H1668 [9MR]

Financial Stability Oversight Council: strengthen review authority of regulations issued by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (H.R. 1315), H5334 [21JY]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2551), H5367 [21JY]

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

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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]

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: prohibit the use of stimulus funds for signage indicating that a project is being carried out using those funds (see H.R. 389), H8076 [1DE]

Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 835), H8881 [13DE]

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), H4750 [7JY]

Appropriations: establish legislative line-item veto to expedite consideration of rescissions (see H.R. 3521), H8188 [6DE]

Arlington National Cemetery: provide a memorial marker on Chaplains Hill to honor the memory of Jewish chaplains who died while on active duty in the Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 12), H2109 [30MR]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 2), H2858 [14AP]

———establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 3577), H8967 [14DE]

———establish joint resolutions on the budget (see H.R. 3575), H8881 [13DE]

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

CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislation (see H.R. 3582), H8881 [13DE]

Combating Autism Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2005), H5781 [29JY]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 3067), H7893 [18NO]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H1989 [17MR]

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), H8319 [8DE]

Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 735), H2039 [29MR]

Corps of Engineers: study feasibility of the hydrological separation of the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Basins (see H.R. 892), H6043 [9SE]

Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 2492), H8967 [14DE]

Dept. of Education: establish a competitive grant program to foster expansion and replication of excellent public charter schools (see H.R. 1525), H2665 [13AP]

Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 733), H5285 [20JY]

———provide for national collection of data on stillbirths in a standardized manner (see H.R. 1037), H1768 [11MR]

———provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1426), H4529 [23JN]

Dept. of Justice: establish a system of background checks for employers and employees of the electronic life safety and security system installation and monitoring industry (see H.R. 1331), H3220 [11MY]

Dept. of the Interior: delegate to States certain authorities relative to management of cormorants (see H.R. 3074), H7893 [18NO]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H4577 [24JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: rescind authority to develop a return-free tax system (see H.R. 2528), H6979 [14OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 812), H7332 [3NO]

———provide for certain requirements relative to national cemeteries and funeral and memorial services for deceased veterans (see H.R. 2848), H6467 [29SE]

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

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

———require a Federal commitment to Alzheimer's disease research to advance breakthrough treatments for people with the disease (see H.R. 1897), H3987 [2JN]

Endangered species: prohibit treatment of the gray wolf in Minnesota, Wisonsin, and Michigan as an endangered species (see H.R. 838), H1525 [2MR]

———remove the gray wolf from the list of threatened or endangered species (see H.R. 509), H1456 [1MR]

EPA: disapprove rule relative to national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants from the Portland cement manufacturing industry and standards of performance for Portland cement plants (see H.J. Res. 42), H1908 [16MR]

———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 (see H.R. 1633), H6782 [11OC]

———exempt regulation of greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act (see H.R. 97), H513 [26JA]

FDA: amend mission to establish a predictable, consistent and transparent regulatory environment (see H.R. 3214), H6976 [14OC]

———create a pathway for premarket notification and review of laboratory-developed tests (see H.R. 3207), H6975 [14OC]

———ensure appointments to advisory committees are made to promote scientific and technical expertise while minimizing conflicts of interest (see H.R. 3206), H6975 [14OC]

———ensure public participation in the drafting and issuance of certain guidance documents (see H.R. 3204), H6975 [14OC]

———enter into agreements with certain countries regarding methods and approaches to harmonizing certain regulatory requirements on devices (see H.R. 3230), H6976 [14OC]

———expedite process for requesting de novo classification of a device (see H.R. 3203), H6975 [14OC]

———improve humanitarian device regulation (see H.R. 3211), H6976 [14OC]

———improve priority review voucher incentive program for expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric diseases (see H.R. 3059), H7715 [16NO]

———provide predictability, consistency, and transparency to the premarket review process (see H.R. 3209), H6976 [14OC]

———reaffirm the Safe Medical Devices Act by requiring establishment of a schedule and issuance of regulations relative to device approval process (see H.R. 3208), H6975 [14OC]

Federal agencies and departments: provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (see H.R. 10), H513 [26JA]

Financial institutions: improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 3461), H9946 [19DE]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H8187 [6DE]

GPO: eliminate mandatory printing of bills and resolutions for use by Congress (see H.R. 292), H256 [18JA]

Gulf of Mexico: restore coastal areas affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill (see H.R. 56), H2934 [2MY]

Health: improve medical justice system by encouraging prompt and fair resolution of disputes, fostering alternatives to litigation, and combating defensive medicine (see H.R. 2205), H4326 [16JN]

———improve understanding and coordination of critical care health services (see H.R. 971), H1664 [9MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 397), H725 [11FE]

———repeal mandate that employers provide health insurance for employees (see H.R. 1744), H4279 [15JN]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal (see H.R. 397), H725 [11FE]

Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1815), H9946 [19DE]

Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H4366 [21JN]

Iran: strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (see H.R. 1905), H3759 [26MY]

IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 2569), H6626 [5OC]

Libya: disapprove U.S. intervention (see H. Con. Res. 58), H4042 [7JN]

Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2139), H6676 [7OC]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 21), H1390 [28FE]

Master Sergeant Daniel L. Fedder Post Office, Pine City, MN: designate (see H.R. 3220), H6976 [14OC]

Medicare: allow individuals to opt out of certain benefits and allow such individuals to be eligible for health savings accounts (see H.R. 2435), H4747 [7JY]

———clarify application of secondary payer rules (see H.R. 1063), H4577 [24JN]

———ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H8077 [1DE]

———exclude customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers to wholesalers from the average sales price for drugs and biologicals (see H.R. 905), H6626 [5OC]

———improve access to, and increase utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits (see H.R. 2020), H7161 [27OC]

———provide payment for anesthesia services by anesthesiologists in certain rural hospitals in the same manner as for services by anesthesiologist assistants and certified registered nurse anesthetists (see H.R. 1044), H7399 [4NO]

———strengthen and protect hospice programs (see H.R. 3506), H7898 [22NO]

———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), H5936 [2SE]

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), H3759 [26MY]

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

Native Americans: provide for the use and distribution of the funds awarded to the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, et al, by the U.S. Court of Federal Claims in Docket Numbers 19 and 188 (see H.R. 1272), H4529 [23JN]

NLRB: repeal rule requiring employers to post notices relative to the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 2833), H6183 [14SE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: modify special rules relating to coverage of abortion services (see H.R. 358), H725 [11FE]

———repeal (see H.R. 397), H725 [11FE]

———repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 1370), H7892 [18NO]

———repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (see H.R. 1173), H7134 [26OC]

———repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 452), H5239 [19JY]

———repeal provisions relative to annual period for disenrollment from Medicare Advantage plans to elect to receive original Medicare fee-for-service benefits (see H.R. 1580), H7892 [18NO]

Pharmaceuticals: clarify the orphan drug exception to the annual fee on branded prescription pharmaceutical manufacturers and importers (see H.R. 2672), H6922 [13OC]

Plants: limit application of laws prohibiting trade in plants that have been illegally taken, transported, or sold to products imported before a certain date (see H.R. 3210), H7715 [16NO]

Power resources: use revenues from offshore energy production to create jobs, reduce the deficit, invest in clean and renewable energy, clean up the environment, and rebuild infrastructure (see H.R. 1861), H3278 [12MY]

Reagan, Ronald: tribute (see H. Res. 40), H513 [26JA]

SEC: authorize exemption of a certain class of securities from the Securities Act (see H.R. 1070), H3220 [11MY]

Small business: repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations (see H.R. 4), H200 [12JA] (see H.R. 144), H38 [5JA]

Social Security: establish consistent requirements for the electronic content and format of data used in the administration of certain human services programs (see H.R. 3339), H7330 [3NO]

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

———prohibit the display of account numbers on Medicare cards (see H.R. 1509), H5897 [5AU]

Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 2697), H6855 [12OC]

———recreational performance outerwear (see H.R. 2071), H8881 [13DE]

Tariff Act: increase dollar amount requirements for articles and merchandise under administrative exemptions and entry under regulations provisions (see H.R. 1653), H5581 [26JY]

Taxation: allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 1479), H3411 [24MY]

———allow for annual elections to accelerate alternative minimum tax credits in lieu of bonus depreciation (see H.R. 3123), H7161 [27OC]

———clarify that bonus depreciation is not a cost allocated to a contract under the percentage of completion method for long-term contracts (see H.R. 3366), H8000 [30NO]

———clarify the employment tax treatment and reporting of wages paid by professional employer organizations (see H.R. 2466), H6782 [11OC]

———establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), H7893 [18NO]

———establish lifelong learning accounts to provide an incentive for employees to save for career-related skills development and to promote a competitive workforce (see H.R. 1869), H3278 [12MY]

———expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see H.R. 1244), H2037 [29MR]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H3344 [23MY]

———extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 2655), H6674 [6OC]

———extend the research credit and increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit (see H.R. 942), H1618 [8MR]

———increase participation in medical flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 1004), H1723 [10MR]

———make permanent the individual income tax rates for capital gains and dividends (see H.R. 3091), H6676 [7OC]

———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), H6098 [12SE]

———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), H6921 [13OC]

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

———reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain small producers (see H.R. 1236), H2037 [29MR]

———repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 1259), H4366 [21JN]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 674), H1580 [4MR]

———require individuals to provide their Social Security number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child tax credit (see H.R. 1956), H8967 [14DE]

Telecommunications: make more spectrum available to, facilitate development of a wireless broadband network for, and provide standards for spectrum needs of public safety agencies (see H.R. 607), H3304 [13MY]

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 1002), H1723 [10MR]

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), H7929 [29NO]

———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]

Trucking industry: improve truck parking facilities (see H.R. 1803), H3159 [10MY]

———increase effectiveness of Federal oversight of motor carriers by reforming regulations relative to licensed brokers (see H.R. 2357), H4751 [7JY]

Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2453), H9432 [15DE]

U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 886), H4279 [15JN]

Williams Syndrome Awareness Week: designate (see H. Res. 256), H3282 [12MY]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H1844 [15MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Diseases: expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to pulmonary fibrosis (see H.R. 2505), H4945 [12JY]

FDA: make clarifications relative to persons accredited to review reports and make recommendations for initial classification of devices (see H.R. 3205), H6975 [14OC]

Law enforcement officers: ensure accountability, establish standards for internal investigations and hearings, guarantee due process, and require enactment of relevant State laws (see H.R. 1789), H3109 [5MY]

Medicare: apply frailty adjustment under the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) payment rules to certain specialized Medicare Advantage plans for special needs individuals (see H.R. 3691), H9430 [15DE]

———extend reasonable cost contracts (see H.R. 2770), H5884 [1AU]

Norway: condemn terrorist attacks in Oslo and Utoya Island and express condolences and support to those affected by the attack (see H. Res. 380), H5733 [28JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal certain limitations on health care benefits (see H.R. 605), H679 [10FE]

Public welfare programs: reauthorize and amend the program of block grants to States under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 3659), H8965 [14DE]

Taxation: allow an offset against income tax refunds to pay for restitution and other State judicial debts that are past due (see H.R. 1416), H2533 [7AP]

———improve access to health care by expanding health savings accounts (see H.R. 2010), H3754 [26MY]

———increase alternative tax liability limitation for small property and casualty insurance companies (see H.R. 2198), H4277 [15JN]

———modify rate for excise tax on investment income of private foundations (see H.R. 2311), H4526 [23JN]

———provide a renewable electricity integration credit (see H.R. 2391), H4574 [24JN]

———repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 436), H469 [25JA]

Transportation: improve accountability and transparency in infrastructure spending by requiring life-cycle cost analysis of major projects, use of design standards, and alternate bidding procedures (see H.R. 2602), H5285 [20JY]

Constitutional authority statements

Diseases: expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to pulmonary fibrosis (H.R. 2505), H4946 [12JY]

FDA: make clarifications relative to persons accredited to review reports and make recommendations for initial classification of devices (H.R. 3205), H6977 [14OC]

Law enforcement officers: ensure accountability, establish standards for internal investigations and hearings, guarantee due process, and require enactment of relevant State laws (H.R. 1789), H3111 [5MY]

Medicare: apply frailty adjustment under the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) payment rules to certain specialized Medicare Advantage plans for special needs individuals (H.R. 3691), H9431 [15DE]

———extend reasonable cost contracts (H.R. 2770), H5887 [1AU]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal certain limitations on health care benefits (H.R. 605), H681 [10FE]

Public welfare programs: reauthorize and amend the program of block grants to States under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 3659), H8966 [14DE]

Taxation: allow an offset against income tax refunds to pay for restitution and other State judicial debts that are past due (H.R. 1416), H2535 [7AP]

———improve access to health care by expanding health savings accounts (H.R. 2010), H3756 [26MY]

———increase alternative tax liability limitation for small property and casualty insurance companies (H.R. 2198), H4278 [15JN]

———modify rate for excise tax on investment income of private foundations (H.R. 2311), H4528 [23JN]

———provide a renewable electricity integration credit (H.R. 2391), H4577 [24JN]

———repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), H471 [25JA]

Transportation: improve accountability and transparency in infrastructure spending by requiring life-cycle cost analysis of major projects, use of design standards, and alternate bidding procedures (H.R. 2602), H5285 [20JY]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H7211 [2NO]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H5785 [30JY]

Remarks

Armed Forces: include veterans and members who have service-connected injuries and their survivors and dependents in FHA refinance program study, H1692 [10MR]

Belarus: human rights violations, H8345 [12DE]

Brooklyn Center, MN: anniversary, E126 [26JA]

Brown, Seth: Milken Family Foundation National Educator Award recipient, H6906 [13OC]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 2), H7843 [18NO]

———cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit (H.R. 2560), H5215 [19JY]

———cut Federal spending, H4756 [8JY]

———deficit, H4756 [8JY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: designate a room of the Capitol Visitor Center as the ``Gabriel Zimmerman Meeting Room'' (H. Res. 364), H7948 [30NO]

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), H668 [10FE]

Congressional Record: limit distribution of printed copies, H5367 [21JY]

Congressional Wellness Caucus: establish, H2925 [2MY]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize certain programs to protect against pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons (H.R. 2405), H8159 [6DE]

Dept. of HUD: rescind unobligated funding for FHA Refinance Program and terminate the program (H.R. 830), H1692 [10MR]

Diseases: expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to pulmonary fibrosis (H.R. 2505), H6258 [20SE]

———require a Federal commitment to Alzheimer's disease research to advance breakthrough treatments for people with the disease (H.R. 1897), H7919 [29NO]

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

Eden Prairie, MN: tribute to Eden Prairie High School boys' ice hockey team, H1781 [14MR]

———tribute to Eden Prairie High School boys' soccer team, H7609 [15NO], E2056 [15NO]

———tribute to Eden Prairie High School football team, E2141 [30NO]

———tribute to Eden Prairie High School girls' volleyball team, H7609 [15NO], E2056 [15NO]

———tribute to Oak Point Intermediate School for money collected for Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Pennies for Patients program, H3924 [2JN]

FAA: authorize appropriations to streamline programs, create efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and capacity, and provide stable funding for the national aviation system (H.R. 658), H2175 [31MR]

———implement international safety standards for the transport of lithium batteries, H2175 [31MR]

Federal agencies and departments: provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (H.R. 10), H8214 [7DE]

Financial Stability Oversight Council: allow non-voting members to challenge Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rules, H5334 [21JY]

———strengthen review authority of regulations issued by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (H.R. 1315), H5334 [21JY]

Foreign trade: recognize importance of trade to the U.S. economy and the importance of passing free trade agreements with Colombia, the Republic of Korea, and Panama, H6492 [3OC]

GPO: eliminate mandatory printing of bills and resolutions for use by Congress, H5367 [21JY]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 2), H303 [19JA]

Law enforcement officers: ensure accountability, establish standards for internal investigations and hearings, guarantee due process, and require enactment of relevant State laws (H.R. 1789), H3207 [11MY]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2551), H5367 [21JY]

Liberia: independence anniversary, H5586 [27JY]

Minnetonka, MN: tribute to Minnetonka High School girls' ice hockey team, H1376 [28FE]

National Physical Fitness and Sports Month: observance, H2925 [2MY]

National Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Week: observance, H6258 [20SE]

National Teen Driver Safety Week: obeservance, H7188 [1NO]

Novak, Ken, Jr.: ESPN RISE (publication) National Boys Basketball Coach of the Year award recipient, H3323 [23MY]

Obama, President: evaluation of economic policies, H4374 [22JN]

Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month: observance, H7420 [14NO]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal certain limitations on contributions to flexible spending accounts and on purchase of over the counter medications, H529 [8FE]

———repeal (H.R. 2), H303 [19JA]

Plymouth, MN: tribute to Wayzata High School girls' soccer team, H7584 [15NO]

Police Week: observance, H3207 [11MY]

Public welfare programs: reauthorize and amend the program of block grants to States under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 3659), H8984, H8985, H8989, H8990 [15DE]

———require States to implement policies to prevent assistance under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program from being used in strip clubs, casinos, and liquor stores, H8986, H8989 [15DE]

Rau, Kyle: Minnesota Minute Men Ltd., Minnesota Mr. Hockey award recipient, H1781 [14MR]

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

———require charter schools to demonstrate successful operation data for no less than three years to be eligible for expansion grants, H5999 [8SE]

Small business: repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations (H.R. 4), H1540 [3MR]

Social Security: establish consistent requirements for the electronic content and format of data used in the administration of certain human services programs, H8986 [15DE]

Specken, Dale: Minnesota Fire Officer of the Year award recipient, H746 [14FE]

Taxation: repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), H5971 [8SE], H7249, H7251, H7252 [2NO]

———repeal expansion of information reporting requirements to payments made to corporations, payments for property and other gross proceeds, and rental property expense payments, H1540 [3MR]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (H.R. 674), H7142 [27OC]

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), H153 [12JA]

U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement: approve and implement (H.R. 3078), H6770 [11OC]

U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement: approve and implement (H.R. 3080), H6770 [11OC]

U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement: approve and implement (H.R. 3079), H6770 [11OC]

Votes: position on missed, H5387 [22JY]

Women: tribute to entrepreneurs, H7115 [26OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H6094 [12SE]

Special order: granted, H252 [18JA]

Tributes

Bennis, Lyle, E1711 [23SE]

Bush, Arlene, H238 [18JA]

Greniger, Robert S., H5290 [21JY]

Hawkins, William A., E1140 [21JN]

McNamara, Richard (Pinky), H3787 [31MY]

Voas, Randy, H5785 [30JY]