RICHARDSON, LAURA (a Representative from California)
Addresses
Reading of U.S. Constitution, H57 [6JA]
Amendments
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2112), H4181 [14JN]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), H3714 [26MY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2017), H3862, H3863, H3873, H3881, H3914 [1JN]
Dept. of HUD: rescind funding for the Neighborhood Stabilization Program and terminate the program (H.R. 861), H1880 [16MR]
Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2584), H5491 [25JY], H5631, H5637 [27JY]
EPA: require analyses of the cumulative and incremental impacts of certain rules and actions (H.R. 2401), H6435 [23SE]
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), H2189 [31MR]
Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2434), H5088 [14JY]
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), H2268 [1AP]
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), H5782 [29JY]
Agriculture: promote local and regional farm and food systems (see H.R. 3286), H7206 [1NO]
AID: codify the Health Technology Program (see H.R. 2144), H6467 [29SE]
Ali, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 401), H3281 [12MY]
American Legion: provide for an additional power under its Federal charter to provide guidance and leadership to individual departments and posts, but not control of activities of such entities (see H.R. 2369), H4751 [7JY]
Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 835), H1580 [4MR]
Animals: prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes (see H.R. 1513), H2664 [13AP]
———prohibit shipping, transporting, moving, delivering, receiving, possessing, purchasing, selling, or donation of horses and other equines to be slaughtered for human consumption (see H.R. 2966), H6506 [3OC]
Armed Forces: appropriate funds to ensure prompt payment of death gratuity payments upon the death of members when a funding gap caused by the failure to enact interim or full-year appropriations for the Armed Forces occurs (see H.R. 1469), H2570 [8AP]
———authorize members to designate anyone as the person authorized to direct disposition of the remains of the member if the member dies while on active duty (see H.R. 1046), H1768 [11MR]
———designate the Honor and Remember Flag as an official symbol to recognize and honor members who died in the line of duty (see H.R. 546), H1770 [11MR]
———ensure that members separated from active duty receive employment assistance, job training assistance, and other transitional services (see H.R. 2046), H6552 [4OC]
———improve prevention and response to sexual assaults (see H.R. 3435), H7713 [16NO]
———improve provision of Federal transition, rehabilitation, vocational, and unemployment benefits to members and veterans (see H.R. 1941), H3806 [31MY]
———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), H4188 [14JN]
———provide for treatment of autism under TRICARE (see H.R. 2288), H8728 [12DE]
———require Presidential negotiation of and entrance into a bilateral status of forces agreement with Afghanistan (see H.R. 651), H2108 [30MR]
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), H5888 [1AU]
Aviation: prohibit operators of civil aircraft of the U.S. from participating in the European Union emissions trading scheme (see H.R. 2594), H5284 [20JY]
———require air carriers to refund baggage fees if baggage is lost, delayed, or damaged, and require air carriers and ticket agents to include cost of checked baggage when quoting an airfare (see H.R. 712), H922 [15FE]
bin Laden, Osama: tribute to President Obama and military and intelligence agencies for successful completion of the operation that led to death in Pakistan (see H. Res. 240), H2999 [3MY]
Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 36), H726 [11FE]
Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc.: revise Federal charter to reflect a change in eligibility requirements (see H.R. 2815), H5901 [9AU]
Brian A. Terry Border Patrol Station, Bisbee, AZ: designate (see H.R. 2668), H6855 [12OC]
Budget Control Act: protect education programs from budget cuts (see H.R. 2726), H6626 [5OC]
———protect Medicaid from budget cuts (see H.R. 2724), H6626 [5OC]
———protect Medicare from budget cuts (see H.R. 2725), H6626 [5OC]
———protect Social Security, SSI, Medicare, Medicaid, and education programs from budget cuts (see H.R. 2727), H6626 [5OC]
———protect Social Security and SSI programs from budget cuts (see H.R. 2723), H6626 [5OC]
Business and industry: establish a pilot program to facilitate education and training programs in the field of advanced manufacturing (see H.R. 1716), H3060 [4MY]
———promote industry growth and competitiveness and improve worker training, retention, and advancement (see H.R. 1240), H2667 [13AP]
———require employers to keep records on non-employees who perform labor or services for remuneration and provide a special penalty for employers who misclassify employees (see H.R. 3178), H7161 [27OC]
Capitol Building and Grounds: designate a room of the Capitol Visitor Center as the ``Gabriel Zimmerman Meeting Room'' (see H. Res. 364), H5897 [5AU]
Caribbean-American Heritage Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 289), H3869 (see H. Res. 289), H3910 [1JN]
Cesar E. Chavez Day: designate (see H. Res. 130), H5399 [22JY]
Children and youth: create and encourage the creation of jobs for youth (see H.R. 1901), H4366 [21JN]
———require State child welfare agencies to promptly report information on missing or abducted children to law enforcement authorities (see H.R. 3741), H10014 [20DE]
Chisholm, Shirley: anniversary of election to the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 144), H1575 [3MR]
———tribute (see H. Res. 451), H7207 [1NO]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1519), H2664 [13AP]
———prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 1397), H2410 [6AP]
Combating Autism Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2005), H4460 [22JN]
Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 3067), H6782 [11OC]
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), H5885 [1AU]
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), H8187 [6DE]
Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see H.R. 1873), H3278 [12MY]
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 20), H3063 [4MY]
Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 192), H138 [7JA]
Correctional institutions: provide for an effective HIV/AIDS program in Federal prisons (see H.R. 3547), H8075 [1DE]
Cote d'Ivoire: provide humanitarian support in response to political crisis and support democracy (see H. Res. 85), H681 [10FE]
Courts: strengthen enforcement of spousal court-ordered property distributions (see H.R. 583), H4577 [24JN]
Credit: prohibit creditors from discriminating on account of sexual orientation or gender identity when extending credit (see H.R. 1488), H2603 [12AP]
———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: impose penalties for failing to report, within a reasonable amount of time, the disappearance or death of a child (see H.R. 2716), H5901 [9AU]
———improve the health care system's assessment and response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking (see H.R. 1578), H2935 [2MY]
———prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 2492), H9928 [16DE]
———prohibit possession, transfer, or use of fraudulent travel documents and require recurring training for transportation security officers (see H.R. 2431), H5087 [14JY]
Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 1886), H3279 [12MY]
Dallas Mavericks (basketball team): tribute (see H. Res. 311), H4327 [16JN]
Dams: further allocate and expand availability of hydroelectric power generated at Hoover Dam (see H.R. 470), H601 [9FE]
Defense Task Force on Sexual Assault in the Military Services: implement recommendations (see H.R. 1529), H2935 [2MY]
Dept. of Agriculture: establish an office to encourage local agricultural production and increase availability of fresh food in nontraditional communities (see H.R. 3225), H6976 [14OC]
———establish the Eva M. Clayton Fellows Program to provide fellowships on the eradication of world hunger and malnutrition (see H.R. 3437), H7713 [16NO]
———exclude value of vehicles used for household transportation, or to obtain or continue employment, from resource limitation for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility (see H.R. 3233), H6976 [14OC]
Dept. of Commerce: establish a competitive grant program to promote domestic regional tourism (see H.R. 3484), H8967 [14DE]
———establish Minority Business Development Program (see H.R. 1902), H3300 [13MY]
Dept. of Defense: provide police officers, criminal investigators, and game law enforcement officers with authority to execute warrants, make arrests, and carry firearms (see H.R. 324), H6673 [6OC]
Dept. of Education: award grants for support of full-service community schools (see H.R. 1090), H1841 [15MR]
———award grants to establish pediatric early literacy programs for health care providers and facilities (see H.R. 820), H1621 [8MR]
———establish a grant program for automated external defibrillators in schools (see H.R. 1377), H2327 [5AP]
———establish an awards program recognizing excellence exhibited by public school system employees providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through higher education (see H.R. 1704), H4581 [28JN]
———establish Innovation Inspiration school grant program (see H.R. 2247), H4852 [11JY]
———improve academic content standards for physical education (see H.R. 1057), H3000 [3MY]
———improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see H.R. 885), H4794 [8JY]
———provide grants to State educational agencies and institutions of higher education to strengthen elementary and secondary computer science education (see H.R. 3014), H6506 [3OC]
———provide grants to States to ensure that students complete the middle grades prepared for success in high school and postsecondary endeavors (see H.R. 1547), H3162 [10MY]
Dept. of HHS: authorize grants for training and support services for Alzheimer's disease patients and their families (see H.R. 2798), H5895 [5AU]
———authorize grants to provide treatment for diabetes within minority communities (see H.R. 2799), H6233 [15SE]
———carry out programs to provide youth in racial or ethnic minority or immigrant communities the information and skills needed to reduce teenage pregnancies (see H.R. 2678), H9928 [16DE]
———conduct programs to screen adolescents, and educate health professionals, with respect to bleeding disorders (see H.R. 1919), H3301 [13MY]
———establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 733), H4187 [14JN]
———implement the National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan (see H.R. 2600), H5285 [20JY]
———make grants to volunteer dental projects, improve oral health education and dental disease prevention, and enhance Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program dental services (see H.R. 1666), H9928 [16DE]
———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 diapers and diapering supplies under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (see H.R. 3134), H6672 [6OC]
———provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1426), H6043 [9SE]
———provide grants to States to establish maternal mortality review committees on pregnancy-related deaths (see H.R. 894), H2535 [7AP]
———reauthorize Administration on Aging Lifespan Respite Care Program (see H.R. 3266), H7893 [18NO]
Dept. of Homeland Security: enhance Federal Protective Service ability to provide adequate security for the prevention of terrorist activities and for the promotion of homeland security (see H.R. 176), H5489 [25JY]
———establish Cybersecurity Compliance Division and enhance security and resiliency of the Nation's cyber and physical infrastructure against terrorism and other cyber attacks (see H.R. 174), H1726 [10MR]
———modernize the integrated public alert and warning system to disseminate homeland security and other information (see H.R. 3563), H8186 [6DE]
———prohibit the procurement of certain items unless they are domestically grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced (see H.R. 679), H6506 [3OC]
Dept. of HUD: provide Federal grants to urban areas for the rehabilitation of critically needed recreational areas and facilities and development of improved recreation programs (see H.R. 709), H922 [15FE]
Dept. of Justice: allow the denial of transfer of firearms or the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or suspected terrorists (see H.R. 1506), H2935 [2MY]
———authorize Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention establishment of a public awareness campaign noting the link between dropping out of school and incarceration (see H.R. 906), H1573 [3MR]
———classify human trafficking as a violent crime for purposes of the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program (see H.R. 2982), H6341 [21SE]
———establish a toll-free telephone hotline where individuals may obtain information on voting in Federal elections and report on problems encountered in voting in such elections (see H.R. 2540), H5897 [5AU]
———provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs and establish a Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Registry (see H.R. 1523), H2665 [13AP]
———reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program (see H.R. 2800), H5895 [5AU]
Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust Fund (see H.R. 870), H5923 [19AU]
———establish Youth Corps programs and provide for wider dissemination of the Youth Corps model (see H.R. 711), H4075 [13JN]
———permit establishment of Job Corps centers in U.S. territories (see H.R. 2395), H4575 [24JN]
Dept. of State: remove People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) from list of foreign terrorist organizations (see H. Res. 60), H554 [8FE]
Dept. of the Interior: authorize Indian tribes to enter into certain leases without prior express approval (see H.R. 205), H5965 [7SE]
———conduct a special resources study on suitability and feasibility of designating the John Hope Franklin Reconciliation Park and certain other sites as a unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 1278), H2213 [31MR]
———conduct a study of the Colonel Charles Young Home in Xenia, OH, and associated locations to assess potential inclusion in the National Park System (see H.R. 799), H1250 (see H.R. 799), H1361 [18FE]
———reaffirm authority to take land into trust for Indian tribes (see H.R. 1234), H2216 [31MR]
Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H3343 [23MY]
Dept. of the Treasury: authorize issuance of U.S. bonds to fund Alzheimer's disease research (see H.R. 610), H1621 [8MR]
Dept. of Transportation: provide authority to guarantee sureties against loss resulting from a breach of the terms of a bond by disadvantaged business enterprises (see H.R. 688), H5489 [25JY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy (see H.R. 198), H2575 [11AP]
———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), H2857 [14AP]
———exempt reimbursements of expenses for accident, theft, loss, or casualty loss from annual income determinations relative to veterans' pensions (see H.R. 923), H1574 [3MR]
———improve and make permanent the loan guarantee for the purchase of residential cooperative housing units (see H.R. 3277), H7160 [27OC]
———improve comprehensive service programs for homeless veterans (see H.R. 2559), H5125 [15JY]
———provide expedited procedures for consideration of certain veterans claims (see H.R. 2377), H5734 [28JY]
Developing countries: authorize assistance for affordable housing and sustainable urban development in developing countries (see H.R. 2180), H7333 [3NO]
———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), H6139 [13SE]
———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), H4279 [15JN]
Diseases: address HIV/AIDS in the African-American community (see H.R. 1462), H2570 [8AP]
———ensure access to, and education about, screening and treatment services for breast cancer (see H. Res. 234), H3112 [5MY]
———establish a grant program to provide screenings for glaucoma to individuals determined to be at high risk for glaucoma (see H.R. 353), H5150 [18JY]
———extend Postal Service authority to issue a semipostal to raise funds for breast cancer research (see H.R. 466), H2934 [2MY]
———provide for an evidence-based strategy for voluntary screening for HIV/AIDS and other common sexually transmitted infections (see H.R. 1774), H5923 [19AU]
———raise awareness, improve education, and encourage research and treatment of psychosocial needs of children, adolescents, and young adults diagnosed with a childhood cancer and their families (see H. Res. 262), H4674 [6JY]
———reduce disparities and improve access to diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer for underserved populations and men with a family history of prostate cancer (see H.R. 2159), H4185 [14JN]
———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), H3644 (see H.R. 1980), H3682 [25MY]
Drugs: increase penalties for operators of pill mills (see H.R. 1065), H1796 [14MR]
Economy: create jobs and invest in communities through rehabilitation of abandoned and foreclosed residential and commercial properties (see H.R. 3502), H7890 [18NO]
———provide growth through small business tax relief, research and innovation, veterans' business incentives, regulatory relief, support for high-skilled workers, and counterfeiting enforcement (see H.R. 3476), H8126 [2DE]
———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), H8188 [6DE]
———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]
———urge Congress to consider and pass critical jobs legislation to address the crisis facing communities of color and nationwide (see H. Res. 348), H5018 [13JY]
Education: provide for a system of professional learning to continuously improve educator effectiveness, student achievement, and overall school and system performance (see H.R. 2211), H4326 [16JN]
———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]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: consider role of science education in the educational accountability system relative to reauthorization of such Act (see H. Res. 378), H6416 [22SE]
———provide grants to local educational agencies to encourage girls and minorities to pursue studies and careers in science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 1903), H5966 [7SE]
Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address their own health needs and the health needs of their families (see H.R. 1876), H3278 [12MY]
———create an emergency jobs program (see H.R. 2914), H6180 [14SE]
———establish the Detroit Jobs Trust Fund (see H.R. 2920), H6674 [6OC]
———incentivize establishment and provide States with temporary financing of short-time compensation programs (see H.R. 2421), H4671 [6JY]
———promote economic self-sufficiency of low-income women through increased participation in high-wage, high-demand occupations (see H.R. 2315), H4526 [23JN]
EPA: establish centers of excellence for green infrastructure (see H.R. 2030), H4460 [22JN]
ERISA: provide protection for company-provided retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H6854 [12OC]
FAA: extend Airport Improvement Program authority (see H.R. 2644), H5579 [26JY]
Fair Housing Commemorative Foundation: establish a commemorative work on Federal land in the District of Columbia to commemorate the national significance of the fair housing movement (see H.R. 3278), H7929 [29NO]
Fair Labor Standards Act: amend certain exemptions for direct care workers and improve systems for collection and reporting of data on the direct care workforce (see H.R. 2341), H4527 [23JN]
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), H6979 [14OC]
———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]
———recognize contributions of fathers in the healthy development of children, support responsible fatherhood, and encourage greater involvement of fathers in the lives of their children (see H. Res. 315), H4328 [16JN]
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), H5019 [13JY]
FDA: give greatest weight in making critical policy decisions to readily available hard science data, including evidence from the natural, physical, and computing sciences (see H. Res. 98), H7069 [25OC]
Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 327), H2108 [30MR]
Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act: amend grant programs (see H.R. 2269), H5888 [1AU]
Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 1066), H2040 [29MR]
Federal Interagency Working Group on Reducing Poverty: establish (see H.R. 3300), H7333 [3NO]
Federal Railroad Administration: require a percentage of funding be expended through small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals (see H.R. 3513), H7927 [29NO]
FEMA: authorize a fire station construction grant program (see H.R. 716), H1908 [16MR]
———ensure continuation of the Metropolitan Medical Response System Program (see H.R. 1411), H2572 [8AP]
Financial institutions: provide certain credit unions with the authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 1418), H4459 [22JN]
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), H7579 [14NO]
———prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 308), H1180 (see H.R. 308), H1199 [17FE]
First Lieutenant Oliver Goodall Post Office Building, Pasadena, CA: designate (see H.R. 1975), H3409 [24MY]
Flag—U.S.: provide Capitol-flown flags to the families of deceased firefighters, law enforcement officers, emergency medical technicians, and other rescue workers (see H.R. 926), H6506 [3OC]
———provide for the flying of the flag at half-staff in the event of the death of a first responder in the line of duty (see H.R. 1330), H6626 [5OC]
Food and Nutrition Act: treat the Northern Mariana Islands in the same manner as Guam (see H.R. 1465), H5286 [20JY]
Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 2639), H5488 [25JY]
———provide assistance for developing countries to promote quality and universal basic education (see H.R. 2705), H6098 [12SE]
Foreign 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), H4186 [14JN]
Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see H.R. 639), H2857 [14AP]
Forest Service: protect certain roadless areas (see H.R. 3465), H7829 [17NO]
FTC: establish rules to prohibit unfair or deceptive acts or practices relative to the provision of funeral services (see H.R. 900), H3870 (see H.R. 900), H3911 [1JN]
George Thomas `Mickey' Leland Post Office Building, Houston, TX: designate (see H.R. 73), H1252 (see H.R. 73), H1364 [18FE]
Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 460), H7627 [15NO]
Global Child Nutrition Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 217), H3112 [5MY]
Government: improve the Federal hiring process (see H.R. 3064), H6456 [23SE]
GSA: convey a parcel of real property in the District of Columbia to house a National Women's History Museum (see H.R. 1269), H3281 [12MY]
Guam War Claims Review Commission: implement recommendations (see H.R. 44), H34 [5JA]
Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 192), H138 [7JA]
Haiti: recognize anniversary of earthquake, honor victims and responders, and reaffirm support and assistance (see H. Res. 35), H397 [20JA]
Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 104), H36 [5JA]
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), H3985 [2JN]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H7257 [2NO]
Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1815), H3305 [13MY]
Houston (TX) Forward Times: anniversary (see H. Res. 160), H1725 [10MR]
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]
———compensate States for incarcerating undocumented aliens charged with a felony or two or more misdemeanors (see H.R. 410), H725 [11FE]
Insurance: allow enforcement of State disclosure laws and access to courts for covered Holocaust-era insurance policy claims (see H.R. 890), H5905 [12AU]
———provide for equal access to COBRA continuation health coverage (see H.R. 1028), H1724 [10MR] (see H.R. 2310), H4526 [23JN]
International Women's Day: support goals (see H. Res. 148), H1619 [8MR]
Iran: strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (see H.R. 1905), H3759 [26MY]
Iraq: ensure that humanitarian protections are upheld for the residents of Camp Ashraf (see H. Res. 231), H3063 [4MY]
———prohibit funding to maintain U.S. Armed Forces and military contractors in Iraq after a certain date (see H.R. 2757), H5920 [16AU]
IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 2569), H7009 [24OC]
Japan: commend for extending official apology to former U.S. POW from the Pacific War and moving forward in planning to invite surviving members to Japan (see H. Res. 333), H4674 [6JY]
———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]
Johnson-Brown, Hazel W.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 88), H7713 [16NO]
Jordan, Barbara: tribute (see H. Res. 90), H724 [11FE]
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: develop a strategy for assisting stateless children (see H.R. 1464), H4946 [12JY]
Korean War: call for repatriation of POW/MIA and abductees (see H. Res. 376), H7135 [26OC]
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]
Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 3618), H8318 [8DE]
LIHEAP: provide additional funding to insular areas (see H.R. 3063), H6627 [5OC]
Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2139), H4366 [21JN]
Medicaid: direct electronic health record incentive payments to federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 1187), H6098 [12SE]
Medicare: apply exceptions process fairly for tiered formulary drugs in prescription drug plans (see H.R. 3613), H8318 [8DE]
———improve diagnosis and treatment of lymphedema and reduce costs relative to treatment of complications of lymphedema (see H.R. 2499), H4945 [12JY]
———promote medication therapy management under the part D prescription drug program (see H.R. 891), H2216 [31MR]
———provide for treatment of clinical psychologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing clinical psychologist services (see H.R. 831), H2605 [12AP]
———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1546), H6043 [9SE]
———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), H3218 [11MY]
Memphis, TN: recognize struggle of 1968 sanitation workers strike to voice grievances and reach a workplace rights agreement and contributions of strike participants (see H. Res. 198), H2266 [1AP]
Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 214), H3112 [5MY]
Middle East: reaffirm support for a negotiated solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and oppose a unilateral declaration of a Palestinian state (see H. Res. 268), H4038 [3JN]
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), H3344 [23MY]
NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 19), H1178 (see H. Con. Res. 19), H1197 [17FE]
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), H3282 [12MY]
National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 2527), H5084 [14JY]
National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 51), H554 [8FE]
National Clinicians HIV/AIDS Testing and Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 362), H5373 [21JY]
National Community Gardening Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 454), H7893 [18NO]
National Congress on Your Corner Day: designate (see H. Res. 58), H509 [26JA]
National Cybersecurity Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 446), H7008 [24OC]
National Dance Day: designate (see H. Res. 342), H4748 [7JY]
National Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 40), H2665 [13AP]
National Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 104), H1251 (see H. Res. 104), H1362 [18FE]
National Foster Care Month: designate (see H. Res. 242), H3282 [12MY]
National Infrastructure Development Bank: establish (see H.R. 402), H433 [24JA]
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: conduct research program on endocrine-disrupting chemicals and reduce exposure to such chemicals (see H.R. 2521), H5018 [13JY]
National Minority Donor Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 136), H5375 [21JY]
National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 83), H2935 [2MY]
National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 407), H6271 [20SE]
National School Breakfast Week: observance (see H. Res. 153), H1619 [8MR]
National security: enhance safety of U.S. ports of entry (see H.R. 1561), H4459 [22JN]
———improve efforts to prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover from an attack with a weapon of mass destruction (see H.R. 2356), H4573 [24JN]
National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance (see H. Res. 227), H2935 [2MY]
National Tsunami Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 185), H2269 [1AP]
National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 165), H1769 [11MR]
Native Americans: facilitate economic development by Indian tribes and encourage investment by Turkish enterprises in Native American communities (see H.R. 2362), H6233 [15SE]
———improve education (see H.R. 3568), H8881 [13DE] (see H.R. 3569), H8967 [14DE]
New York, NY: establish the 9/11 Memorial Cross located at the National 9/11 Memorial Museum as a national monument (see H.R. 2865), H6043 [9SE]
———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]
NIST: reduce the cost share requirement for the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program (see H.R. 3138), H6672 [6OC]
Norway: condemn terrorist attacks in Oslo and Utoya Island and express condolences and support to those affected by the attack (see H. Res. 379), H5733 [28JY]
Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for violators (see H.R. 190), H3161 [10MY]
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency: create a charter for Federal Financial Services and Credit Companies (see H.R. 1909), H8125 [2DE]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: establish a public health insurance option (see H.R. 191), H40 [5JA]
———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), H2910 [15AP]
Peace Corps: anniversary (see H. Res. 11), H204 [12JA]
———issue semipostal stamp (see H.R. 384), H395 [20JA]
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), H204 [12JA]
Pharmaceuticals: preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 965), H1770 [11MR]
Philippines: express condolences to victims of Tropical Storm Washi and ensuing floods, reaffirm friendship, and pledge support to assist in disaster relief, recovery, and reconstruction (see H. Res. 505), H10036 [3JA]
Pipelines: enhance pipeline safety and provide communities with access to improved information concerning the equipment and operations of pipeline facilities (see H.R. 22), H397 [20JA]
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), H2536 [7AP]
———ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 137), H1844 [15MR]
———extend deadline for payment to be made in connection with financing of future health benefits for retirees (see H.R. 2884), 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]
———protect the bulk-power system and electric infrastructure critical to the defense and well-being of the U.S. against natural and manmade electromagnetic pulse threats and vulnerabilities (see H.R. 668), H5239 [19JY]
Private First Class Alejandro R. Ruiz Post Office Building, Yountville, CA: designate (see H.R. 3004), H6416 [22SE]
Public buildings: provide for restroom gender parity in Federal buildings (see H.R. 1361), H2292 [4AP]
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), H3301 [13MY]
Public safety officers: extend public safety officers' death benefits to fire police officers (see H.R. 1348), H6673 [6OC]
Real estate: prevent foreclosure of home mortgages and increase availability of affordable new mortgages and affordable refinancing of mortgages held by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see H.R. 363), H394 [20JA]
Salem, MA: recognize as birthplace of the National Guard (see H.R. 1339), H9928 [16DE]
SBA: improve microenterprise technical assistance and capacity building grant program and establish an Office of Youth Entrepreneurship (see H.R. 2809), H7009 [24OC]
Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1648), H2912 [15AP]
———direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary schools to make information available on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 458), H553 [8FE]
———end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 998), H1723 [10MR]
———improve high schools and raise graduation rates while ensuring rigorous standards and develop and implement effective school models for struggling students and dropouts (see H.R. 778), H1177 (see H.R. 778), H1196 [17FE]
———provide assistance for the modernization, renovation, and repair of elementary and secondary school buildings and community colleges (see H.R. 2948), H6231 [15SE]
SEC: require companies to disclose in annual reports measures taken to identify and address conditions of forced labor, slavery, human trafficking, and child labor within supply chains (see H.R. 2759), H6183 [14SE]
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), H1621 [8MR]
Shuttlesworth, Fred L.: tribute (see H. Res. 432), H6853 [12OC]
Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 78), H6181 [14SE]
Small business: encourage initiatives for appropriate and accessible financial products for entities that do not have access to the financial mainstream (see H.R. 3635), H8727 [12DE]
———prevent the imposition of new burdensome or unfair tax collecting requirements on small online businesses (see H. Res. 95), H3221 [11MY]
Small Business Saturday: designate (see H. Res. 468), H7831 [17NO]
Social Security: 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), H6457 [23SE]
Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see H.R. 1106), H1842 [15MR]
Specialist Jake Robert Velloza Post Office, Inverness, CA: designate (see H.R. 793), H1177 (see H.R. 793), H1197 [17FE]
Sports: facilitate hosting of America's Cup by authorizing certain eligible vessels to participate in activities related to the competition (see H.R. 3270), H7159 [27OC]
SSI: clarify that the value of certain funeral and burial arrangements are not to be considered available resources (see H.R. 935), H4577 [24JN]
``Taps'': designate musical piece as National Song of Remembrance (see H.R. 595), H599 [9FE]
Taxation: allow credit for amounts paid by a spouse of an Armed Forces member for a new State license or certification required due to permanent change in duty station of such member to another State (see H.R. 3046), H6674 [6OC]
———allow loans from certain retirement plans for the payment of certain small business expenses (see H.R. 1661), H2913 [15AP]
———allow rollovers from other retirement plans into simple retirement accounts (see H.R. 661), H1621 [8MR]
———allow seniors with Social Security and pension income to file income tax form 1040SR without regard to amount of interest or taxable income (see H.R. 1058), H1796 [14MR]
———encourage natural gas vehicle investments and job creation (see H.R. 1380), H2605 [12AP]
———establish tax-preferred Small Business Start-up Savings Accounts (see H.R. 1730), H5966 [7SE]
———expand the incentives for the rehabilitation of older buildings including owner-occupied residences (see H.R. 2555), H5125 [15JY]
———extend and increase exclusion for benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see H.R. 2353), H6233 [15SE]
———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H3870 (see H.R. 721), H3911 [1JN]
———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see H.R. 2088), H4279 [15JN]
———extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (see H.R. 2644), H5579 [26JY]
———extend the research credit and increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit (see H.R. 942), H2108 [30MR]
———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 and increase credit for increasing research activities and increase domestic production activities deduction for property for which research and development occurred in the U.S. (see H.R. 689), H6626 [5OC]
———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1964), H8728 [12DE]
———prevent further restriction of Federal income tax deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Res. 25), H684 [10FE]
———promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 860), H4366 [21JN]
———provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 2866), H6273 [20SE]
———provide exemption from employer Social Security taxes relative to servicemembers and veterans and credit for the retention of such individuals for a certain period (see H.R. 2826), H6043 [9SE]
———provide incentives for the establishment of supermarkets in certain underserved areas (see H.R. 1542), H2854 [14AP]
———provide recruitment and retention incentives for volunteer emergency service workers (see H.R. 376), H7627 [15NO]
———provide tax incentives to employers for providing training programs for jobs specific to the needs of the employers (see H.R. 2742), H7929 [29NO]
———provide tax relief to the unemployed (see H.R. 2806), H5895 [5AU]
———reduce tobacco smuggling (see H.R. 3186), H6919 [13OC]
———temporarily provide the work opportunity credit to small businesses which hire unemployed individuals (see H.R. 1663), H2913 [15AP]
———treat amounts paid for umbilical cord blood banking services as medical care expenses (see H.R. 1614), H2935 [2MY]
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), H776 [14FE]
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]
Territories: encourage students to become civically engaged through local and Federal government fellowships (see H.R. 512), H509 [26JA]
———treat American Samoa and the Northern Mariana Islands as States for certain criminal justice programs (see H.R. 986), H1664 [9MR]
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), H6098 [12SE]
Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorize appropriations and enhance measures to combat trafficking in persons (see H.R. 2830), H6344 [21SE]
Transportation: promote increased public transportation use and promote increased use of alternative fuels in providing public transportation (see H.R. 1795), H3114 [6MY]
———provide driver safety grants to States with graduated driver licensing laws that meet certain minimum requirements (see H.R. 1515), H3112 [5MY]
———provide flexibility in use of Federal funding for certain transit functions to local entities (see H.R. 3200), H6920 [13OC]
Transportation Security Administration: ensure that certain transportation worker identification credentials (TWIC) do not expire before deadline for implementation of electronic readers for such credentials (see H.R. 1105), H3000 [3MY]
Trucking industry: improve truck parking facilities (see H.R. 1803), H3870 (see H.R. 1803), H3911 [1JN]
———increase effectiveness of Federal oversight of motor carriers by reforming regulations relative to licensed brokers (see H.R. 2357), H6506 [3OC]
Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2453), H9946 [19DE]
U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 886), H5127 [15JY]
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), H1040 (see H.R. 589), H1071 [16FE] (see H.R. 3346), H7627 [15NO]
Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: extend sunset of certain provisions (see H.R. 1805), H3646 (see H.R. 1805), H3684 [25MY]
Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 333), H1620 [8MR]
———provide for reemployment of certain persons following absences from a position to obtain medical treatment for certain injuries and illnesses (see H.R. 2875), H6042 [9SE]
———provide housing assistance for very low-income veterans (see H.R. 287), H202 [12JA]
Veterans Day: encourage the nationwide observance of two minutes of silence (see H.R. 2498), H4944 [12JY]
Voting: constitutional amendment on the right to vote (see H.J. Res. 28), H7831 [17NO]
———require States offering early voting in Federal elections to establish minimum early voting period and prohibit States from imposing certain identification requirements to vote or register to vote (see H.R. 3163), H7258 [2NO]
Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3001), H8077 [1DE]
Water pollution: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 1375), H2327 [5AP]
Wayne Grisham Post Office, La Mirada, CA: designate (see H.R. 2158), H4075 [13JN]
Wildlife refuges: issue a Wildlife Refuge System Conservation Semipostal Stamp (see H.R. 2236), H4367 [21JN]
Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 69), H4457 [22JN]
World War I: establish a commission to observe centennial and rededicate certain memorials as the National World War I Memorial and the National World War I Museum and Memorial (see H.R. 938), H2268 [1AP]
World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines (see H.R. 2447), H5919 [16AU]
Year for People of African Descent: support (see H. Res. 41), H3344 [23MY]
Year of the Girl: designate (see H. Res. 460), H7627 [15NO]
Young, Charles: provide for posthumous promotion to brigadier general in the Army (see H.R. 1015), H5966 [7SE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Cambodia: honor victims of genocide that took place from 1975-1979 (see H. Res. 225), H2855 [14AP]
Cargo transportation: invest in and improve the U.S. freight transportation system (see H.R. 1122), H1905 [16MR]
Correctional institutions: establish pilot program for training and certification of Federal inmates in the culinary arts to be utilized while incarcerated and for future employment and education (see H.R. 1077), H1840 [15MR]
Dept. of Homeland Security: make emergency preparedness planning and implementation grants to local educational agencies in areas under high threat of terrorism, disasters, or health emergencies (see H.R. 1128), H1905 [16MR]
Dept. of Justice: provide grants to States and local governments for video recording of custodial interrogations (see H.R. 3750), H10014 [20DE]
Dept. of Labor: assist employers with compensation paid to certain recent college graduates and provide funding for their further education in mathematics, science, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 3748), H10014 [20DE]
———expand the Senior Community Service Employment Program (see H.R. 3749), H10014 [20DE]
Dept. of the Interior: establish the History Is Learned From the Living grant program to enable communities to learn about historical events through oral histories by participants in such events (see H.R. 3751), H10014 [20DE]
Dept. of Transportation: reauthorize and modify the Surface Transportation Project Delivery Pilot Program (see H.R. 2160), H4185 [14JN]
Federal agencies and departments: require report and recommendations on adjustment or reduction of fees imposed for services and things of value each agency produces (see H.R. 3752), H10014 [20DE]
Federal aid programs: increase benefits for seniors, veterans, and people with disabilities for one month to compensate for the lack of cost-of-living adjustment in a calendar year (see H.R. 3758), H10015 [20DE]
FEMA: establish Office of Disability Integration and Coordination (see H.R. 2849), H5964 [7SE]
———prohibit requiring the use of specified percentage of grants under the Urban Areas Security Initiative and the State Homeland Security Grant Program for specific purposes (see H.R. 1129), H1905 [16MR]
Firearms: prohibit knowing possession of a firearm near a venue at which a Member of Congress is performing an official and representational duty or campaigning for public office (see H.R. 367), H394 [20JA]
Firefighters: establish grant program to encourage fire stations to establish or update restroom, shower, and changing stations for women firefighters (see H.R. 3753), H10014 [20DE]
International Day for the Abolition of Slavery: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 508), H10015 [20DE]
Long Beach, CA: anniversary of Port of Long Beach (see H. Res. 224), H2855 [14AP]
Los Angeles County, CA: designate a portion of Interstate Route 710 as the ``Jenny Oropeza Highway'' (see H.R. 1472), H2570 [8AP]
National Family Caregivers Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 473), H7891 [18NO]
Oceans: improve ability to sustain healthy ocean and coastal ecosystems by maintaining capabilities relating to oil spill preparedness, prevention, response, restoration, and research (see H.R. 3757), H10015 [20DE]
Parks and recreation areas: assist States and local governments in developing and implementing emergency notification systems suitable for use on public recreational lands (see H.R. 2850), H5964 [7SE]
Philippines: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 275), H3409 [24MY]
SBA: improve 8(a) Business Development Program (see H.R. 3754), H10014 [20DE]
Taxation: allow a deduction for interest paid on indebtedness incurred in connection with the purchase of a new automobile or light truck (see H.R. 3756), H10015 [20DE]
———extend the Build America Bonds program (see H.R. 736), H1038 (see H.R. 736), H1069 [16FE]
Transportation: prevent and remedy discrimination relating to federally funded transportation projects (see H.R. 2019), H3754 [26MY]
———prevent imposition of unreasonable transportation terminal fees (see H.R. 1691), H2998 [3MY]
———revise certain infrastructure finance provisions (see H.R. 1123), H1905 [16MR]
U.N. Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime: anniversary of Protocol To Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children (see H. Res. 508), H10015 [20DE]
Veterans: prohibit demonstrations at places of mourning during a funeral, memorial service, or other bereavement ceremony honoring a deceased veteran (see H.R. 3755), H10014 [20DE]
Constitutional authority statements
Cargo transportation: invest in and improve the U.S. freight transportation system (H.R. 1122), H1907 [16MR]
Correctional institutions: establish pilot program for training and certification of Federal inmates in the culinary arts to be utilized while incarcerated and for future employment and education (H.R. 1077), H1842 [15MR]
Dept. of Homeland Security: make emergency preparedness planning and implementation grants to local educational agencies in areas under high threat of terrorism, disasters, or health emergencies (H.R. 1128), H1907 [16MR]
Dept. of Justice: provide grants to States and local governments for video recording of custodial interrogations (H.R. 3750), H10016 [20DE]
Dept. of Labor: assist employers with compensation paid to certain recent college graduates and provide funding for their further education in mathematics, science, engineering, and technology (H.R. 3748), H10016 [20DE]
———expand the Senior Community Service Employment Program (H.R. 3749), H10016 [20DE]
Dept. of the Interior: establish the History Is Learned From the Living grant program to enable communities to learn about historical events through oral histories by participants in such events (H.R. 3751), H10016 [20DE]
Dept. of Transportation: reauthorize and modify the Surface Transportation Project Delivery Pilot Program (H.R. 2160), H4186 [14JN]
Federal agencies and departments: require report and recommendations on adjustment or reduction of fees imposed for services and things of value each agency produces (H.R. 3752), H10016 [20DE]
Federal aid programs: increase benefits for seniors, veterans, and people with disabilities for one month to compensate for the lack of cost-of-living adjustment in a calendar year (H.R. 3758), H10016 [20DE]
FEMA: establish Office of Disability Integration and Coordination (H.R. 2849), H5965 [7SE]
———prohibit requiring the use of specified percentage of grants under the Urban Areas Security Initiative and the State Homeland Security Grant Program for specific purposes (H.R. 1129), H1907 [16MR]
Firearms: prohibit knowing possession of a firearm near a venue at which a Member of Congress is performing an official and representational duty or campaigning for public office (H.R. 367), H396 [20JA]
Firefighters: establish grant program to encourage fire stations to establish or update restroom, shower, and changing stations for women firefighters (H.R. 3753), H10016 [20DE]
Los Angeles County, CA: designate a portion of Interstate Route 710 as the ``Jenny Oropeza Highway'' (H.R. 1472), H2571 [8AP]
Oceans: improve ability to sustain healthy ocean and coastal ecosystems by maintaining capabilities relating to oil spill preparedness, prevention, response, restoration, and research (H.R. 3757), H10016 [20DE]
Parks and recreation areas: assist States and local governments in developing and implementing emergency notification systems suitable for use on public recreational lands (H.R. 2850), H5965 [7SE]
SBA: improve 8(a) Business Development Program (H.R. 3754), H10016 [20DE]
Taxation: allow a deduction for interest paid on indebtedness incurred in connection with the purchase of a new automobile or light truck (H.R. 3756), H10016 [20DE]
———extend the Build America Bonds program (H.R. 736), H1039, H1070 [16FE]
Transportation: prevent and remedy discrimination relating to federally funded transportation projects (H.R. 2019), H3757 [26MY]
———prevent imposition of unreasonable transportation terminal fees (H.R. 1691), H2999 [3MY]
———revise certain infrastructure finance provisions (H.R. 1123), H1907 [16MR]
Veterans: prohibit demonstrations at places of mourning during a funeral, memorial service, or other bereavement ceremony honoring a deceased veteran (H.R. 3755), H10016 [20DE]
Letters
NSP Termination Act: Antonio R. Villaraigosa, Mayor of Los Angeles, CA, H1881 [16MR]
Lists
California project labor agreement activity from 1984 through March 2010, H4051-H4055 [13JN]
Remarks
Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions and provide for conscience protections (H.R. 3), H3013, H3034
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2112), H4181, H4182 [14JN], E1147
Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 44), consideration (H. Res. 115), H1412 [1MR]
———making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H946, H983 [16FE], H1309
Arizona: exempt Native American sacred and cultural sites from proposal to facilitate efficient extraction of mineral resources in southeast Arizona by authorizing and directing an exchange of Federal and non-Federal land, H7104
———facilitate efficient extraction of mineral resources in southeast Arizona by authorizing and directing an exchange of Federal and non-Federal land (H.R. 1904), H7104
Armed Forces: improve prevention and response to sexual assaults, E2204
———provide for expedited airport security screenings for members traveling on official orders (H.R. 1801), H7907, H7908 [29NO]
———provide for expedited airport security screenings for members traveling on official orders (H.R. 1801), Senate amendment, H9936, H9937 [19DE]
———withdrawal of troops from Iraq, E2255
Belarus Democracy Act: reauthorize (H.R. 515), E1259
Budget: allocation of funds, H2303 [5AP]
———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 2), H7803
———cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit (H.R. 2560), E1368
———reduce spending through a transition to non-security spending at fiscal year 2008 levels (H. Res. 38), E132
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2021 (H. Con. Res. 34), H2837
Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (H.J. Res. 66), E1503
California: MemorialCare Health System recipient of Gallup, Inc., Great Workplace Award, E605
———tribute to Great California ShakeOut earthquake drill, E1911
Capitol Building and Grounds: designate a room of the Capitol Visitor Center as the ``Gabriel Zimmerman Meeting Room'' (H. Res. 364), H7949
Civil rights: anniversary of March on Washington, E1537
Clean Air Act: impact of regulations on air quality, E1173
Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2838), H7349
Committee on the Marine Transportation System: ensure assessment and strategy plan identifies important maritime projects, implements container screening at ports, and utilizes Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, H7349
Congressional Black Caucus: budget priorities, H2851
Conservation of energy: repeal phase-out of incandescent light bulbs (H.R. 2417), E1454
Contracts: Government contracts that require project labor agreements funding, H1309
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, H5036 [14JY]
Dept. of Agriculture: Commodity Assistance Program funding, H4181, H4182 [14JN]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), H3718
———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), conference report, E2310
———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), motion to instruct conferees, E2204
———instruct Transportation Command (TRANSCOM) to update and expand study on seaports, E1003
———Northern Command (NORTHCOM) funding, E1003
Dept. of Education: Alaskan Native Education Equity Act and Native Hawaiian Education Program funding, E295
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), H3376 [24MY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: Interoperable Emergency Communications Grant Program funding, H3863 [1JN]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2017), H3840, H3862, H3863, H3881 [1JN], E1081
———port and transit security, interoperable emergency communications, buffer zone protection, and medical response programs funding, H3862 [1JN]
Dept. of HUD: amend effective dates of Neighborhood Stabilization Program funding termination, H1881, H1882, H1883 [16MR]
———Community Development Block Grant Program funding, E270
———rescind funding for the Neighborhood Stabilization Program and terminate the program (H.R. 861), H1881, H1882, H1883 [16MR]
Dept. of Justice: decision to not defend the Defense of Marriage Act, E1880
Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: International Security Assistance funding for Egypt, Pakistan, Jordan, and Israel, E305
Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2584), H5631, H5636, H5637 [27JY]
Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 2055), H4050, H4051 [13JN]
———prohibit funding to implement or enforce Executive order on use of project labor agreements for Federal construction projects, H4050, H4051 [13JN]
Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act: implementation, E1880
Economy: importance of job creation, E1539
———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), E2278
Election Assistance Commission: terminate (H.R. 672), E1197
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2354), H5036 [14JY]
EPA: clean air grants funding through reductions in capital improvement and maintenance funding, H5637 [27JY]
———Diesel Emissions Reduction Act grants funding, H5636 [27JY], H6435, H6436 [23SE]
———Diesel Emissions Reduction Act grants funding through reductions in buildings and facilities account funding, H5631 [27JY]
———reauthorize and modify the diesel emissions reduction program, E1173
———require analyses of the cumulative and incremental impacts of certain rules and actions (H.R. 2401), H6435, H6436 [23SE]
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), H2190 [31MR]
———extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 2644), E1481
———require commercial airlines to provide passengers notification of flight status by text message or e-mail, H2190 [31MR]
FEMA: Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program and Staffing for Adequate Fire and Response (SAFER) grants funding, H3840 [1JN]
———Disaster Relief Fund funding, H3881 [1JN]
———permit Port Security Grant Program funding to be used for replacement of security equipment, H7349
———permit Port Security Grant Program funding to be used for security personnel expenses, H7349
———Staffing for Adequate Fire and Response (SAFER) grants funding, E243
Filipino American History Month: observance, E1945
Financial Stability Oversight Council: strengthen review authority of regulations issued by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (H.R. 1315), H5326
Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (H.R. 822), E2082
Freedom of assembly: preserve right, H163 [12JA]
FRS: postpone date for transfer of functions to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau if the Bureau does not have a Director in place, H5326
———replace the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau with a five person commission, H5326
Golden West Humanitarian Foundation: tribute, E1447
GPO: eliminate mandatory printing of bills and resolutions for use by Congress (H.R. 292), E75
Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 2), H229 [18JA], H316
House Rules: amend and adopt (H. Res. 5), E19
Iran: expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum, E1995
———strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 1905), E1995
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: anniversary of assassination, E704
Labor Day: observance, E1539
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month: observance, E1880
Long Beach, CA: anniversary of Port of Long Beach, E1224
Maersk Line (business): tribute to conversion to low-sulfur fuel, E583
Medicaid: reform, H3376 [24MY]
Medicare: reform, H2303 [5AP], H2837
———women's health funding, E1531
Middle East: reaffirm support for a negotiated solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and oppose a unilateral declaration of a Palestinian state (H. Res. 268), E1252
Mississippi: rejection of State constitutional amendment on fetal personhood, E2028
National Adoption Day: observance, E2106
National Adoption Month: observance, E2106
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: observance, E1812
National Family Caregivers Month: observance, E2030
———support goals and ideals (H. Res. 473), H7834 [18NO]
National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: observance, E2222
NLRB: clarify membership criteria for collective bargaining units and timing of elections of labor organizations (H.R. 3094), H7972 [30NO]
Oceans: improve ability to sustain healthy ocean and coastal ecosystems by maintaining capabilities relating to oil spill preparedness, prevention, response, restoration, and research, E1173
Ohio: referendum on legislation prohibiting collective bargaining by public employees, E2027
Outer Continental Shelf: monitor activities relative to air pollution (H.R. 2021), E1173
———preserve State authority over air quality protections for offshore drilling activities, E1176
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: modify special rules relating to coverage of abortion services (H.R. 358), E1891
———repeal (H.R. 2), H229 [18JA], H316
———repeal the Prevention and Public Health Fund (H.R. 1217), E807
Peace Corps: anniversary, E403
———require sexual assault risk-reduction and response training, develop assault protocol and guidelines, establish victims advocates, and establish a Sexual Assault Advisory Council (S. 1280), E2014
Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: funding, E290
Political campaigns: terminate taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns and party conventions and terminate the Election Assistance Commission (H.R. 3463), H8030
Postal Service: amend methodology for calculating the amount of any Postal surplus or supplemental liability under the Civil Service Retirement System (H.R. 1351), E1630
———impact of prefunding of retiree benefits, H6283 [21SE]
———restore financial solvency and ensure the efficient and affordable nationwide delivery of mail (H.R. 2309), E1630
Republican Party: national agenda, E134
Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization, E1539
———extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 662), H1488 [2MR]
Ships and vessels: regulate discharges from commercial vessels, H7349
Staff: tribute, E1336
Taiwan: observance of National Day, E1675
Taxation: extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 2644), E1481
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (H. Res. 391), E1582
Transportation: extend surface and air transportation programs (H.R. 2887), H6118
———infrastructure funding, E258
Transportation Security Administration: establish an Aviation Security Advisory Committee (H.R. 1447), H9936 [19DE]
———establish an Ombudsman Office (H.R. 1165), H9937 [19DE]
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), H163 [12JA], E70
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: North American Wetlands Conservation Fund funding through reductions in EPA Diesel Emissions Program funding, H983 [16FE]
U.S. Northern Command: increase effectiveness, H3718
Votes: correction, H3184
———position on missed, H2645
Women's Equality Day: observance, E1531
World AIDS Day: observance, E2159
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H5487 [25JY]
Tables
Number of outstanding mortgages with negative equity by State, H1881 [16MR]
Tributes
Aliewine, Edna, E1519
Cobell, Elouise Pepion, E1902
Cortines, Ramon C., E725
Duncan, Paul, E1525
Hahn, Ramona, E1338
Hughes, Teresa, E2089
Roberts, Leonard E., Sr., E1302
Shriver, R. Sargent, Jr., E78
Sutton, Debbie, E1519
Weemes, John T., E1565