RUSH, BOBBY L. (a Representative from Illinois)
Amendments
Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H934 [15FE]
Dept. of Energy: expedite consideration and approval of construction and operation of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 1938), H5519, H5525 [26JY]
Ecology and environment: preempt regulation of, action relating to, or consideration of greenhouse gases relative to any Federal policy to mitigate climate change (H.R. 910), H2380 [6AP]
EPA: establish a temporary prohibition against revising any national ambient air quality standard for coarse particulate matter and limit Federal regulation of nuisance dust in certain areas (H.R. 1633), H8282 [8DE]
———provide additional time to issue achievable standards for cement manufacturing facilities (H.R. 2681), H6555 [4OC], H6587 [5OC]
———provide additional time to issue achievable standards for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process heaters, and incinerators (H.R. 2250), H6553 [4OC], H6651 [6OC]
Outer Continental Shelf: monitor activities relative to air pollution (H.R. 2021), H4404 [22JN]
Refuse disposal: facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels (H.R. 2273), H6949 [14OC]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Afghanistan: require the President to transmit a plan with timeframe and completion date and reports with status updates on the transition of U.S. military and security operations to the Government of Afghanistan (see H.R. 1735), H4279 [15JN]
Africa: support efforts to provide humanitarian relief to mitigate the effects of drought and avert famine in the Horn of Africa (see H. Res. 361), H5489 [25JY]
AID: codify the Health Technology Program (see H.R. 2144), H4035 [3JN]
———provide assistance to expand, improve, support, and promote higher education in the countries of sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 2792), H5892 [2AU]
Alcoholic beverages: support State based alcohol regulation (see H.R. 1161), H6854 [12OC]
Ali, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 401), H553 [8FE]
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), H8135 [5DE]
Animals: prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes (see H.R. 1513), H8319 [8DE]
———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), H8188 [6DE]
Appropriations: prevent a Government shutdown by requiring funds to be automatically appropriated at the previous year's level if a budget is not agreed upon (see H.R. 1471), H6457 [23SE]
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), H1908 [16MR]
———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), H776 [14FE]
———ensure that Reserve members who have served on active duty or performed certain active service receive credit toward early receipt of non-regular service retired pay (see H.R. 181), H5965 [7SE]
———expand matters covered by preseparation counseling (see H.R. 535), H2039 [29MR]
———improve prevention and response to sexual assaults (see H.R. 3435), H8262 [7DE]
———limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under authorizations for use of military force (see H.R. 3676), H10036 [3JA] (see H.R. 3702), H9925 [16DE]
———provide members of Individual Ready Reserve who served in Afghanistan or Iraq with information on counseling to prevent suicide (see H.R. 1089), H5019 [13JY]
———require Presidential negotiation of and entrance into a bilateral status of forces agreement with Afghanistan (see H.R. 651), H2216 [31MR]
———require the use of only human-based methods for training members in the treatment of severe combat injuries (see H.R. 1417), H4852 [11JY]
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), H4279 [15JN]
Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 36), H202 [12JA]
Buy American Act: clarify applicability to products purchased for use of legislative branch and prohibit exceptions for products bearing an official congressional insignia (see H.R. 1239), H6988 [21OC]
Capitol Building and Grounds: designate a room of the Capitol Visitor Center as the ``Gabriel Zimmerman Meeting Room'' (see H. Res. 364), H5812 [30JY]
Caribbean-American Heritage Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 289), H3869 (see H. Res. 289), H3910 [1JN]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: establish and implement a birth defects prevention, risk reduction, and public awareness program (see H.R. 2029), H3755 [26MY]
Charles `Chip' Lawrence Chan Post Office Building, Peoria, IL: designate (see H.R. 2548), H5086 [14JY]
Children and youth: promote minimum State requirements for prevention and treatment of concussions caused by participation in school sports (see H.R. 469), H3000 [3MY]
———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]
City College of Chicago: anniversary (see H. Res. 499), H9431 [15DE]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1519), H2664 [13AP]
Civilian Conservation Corps: reestablish (see H.R. 494), H7008 [24OC]
Combating Autism Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2005), H4460 [22JN]
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), H5936 [2SE]
Committee on Job Creation (Joint, Select): establish (see H.R. 2835), H5936 [2SE] (see H.R. 2835), H5938 [6SE]
Consumers: protect from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels (see H.R. 964), H3000 [3MY]
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora: tribute (see H. Res. 47), H396 [20JA]
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 20), H42 [5JA]
Corporations: constitutional amendment to clarify authority of Congress and the States to regulate the expenditure of funds for political activity by corporations (see H.J. Res. 78), H6782 [11OC]
Cote d'Ivoire: provide humanitarian support in response to political crisis and support democracy (see H. Res. 85), H681 [10FE]
Credit: require lender or servicer of a home mortgage, upon a request by the homeowner for a short sale, to make a prompt decision whether to allow the sale (see H.R. 1498), H3304 [13MY]
Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 1886), H3279 [12MY]
Dallas Mavericks (basketball team): tribute (see H. Res. 311), H4327 [16JN]
Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see H.R. 1116), H6506 [3OC]
Dept. of Agriculture: establish the Eva M. Clayton Fellows Program to provide fellowships on the eradication of world hunger and malnutrition (see H.R. 3437), H7713 [16NO]
Dept. of Education: allow certain Armed Forces members who served on active duty to be eligible to participate in the Troops-to-Teachers Program (see H.R. 1947), H5286 [20JY]
———reauthorize Impact Aid Program (see H.R. 1342), H6626 [5OC]
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]
———establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 733), H4366 [21JN]
———implement the National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan (see H.R. 2600), H5285 [20JY]
———provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1195), H2328 [5AP]
———reauthorize support for graduate medical education programs in children's hospitals (see H.R. 1852), H4330 [16JN]
———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases by expanding comprehensive, age-appropriate sex education in schools (see H.R. 3324), H7256 [2NO]
———revise and expand the 340B Drug Pricing Program to improve provision of discounts on drug purchases for certain safety net providers (see H.R. 2674), H5660 [27JY]
Dept. of HUD: authorize funds to prevent housing discrimination through the use of nationwide testing and increase funds for the Fair Housing Initiatives Program (see H.R. 284), H201 [12JA]
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), H2664 [13AP]
———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]
———award grants to prevent or alleviate community violence by providing education, mentoring, and counseling services to children, teachers, families, and community leaders (see H.R. 3054), H6455 [23SE]
———establish 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), H5734 [28JY]
———establish guidelines to prevent and address occurrences of bullying, provide grants to States for related programs, and reauthorize the Juvenile Accountability Block Grants program (see H.R. 83), H1620 [8MR]
———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), H4279 [15JN]
———provide grants to the National Urban League for an Urban Jobs Program (see H.R. 683), H3646 (see H.R. 683), H3684 [25MY]
Dept. of State: authorize the Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange Initiative focusing on peace and nonviolence in global conflict resolution (see H.R. 3056), H6455 [23SE]
———remove People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) from list of foreign terrorist organizations (see H. Res. 60), H1908 [16MR]
Dept. of the Interior: 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), H2935 [2MY]
Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H1456 [1MR]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: deem certain service in the organized military forces of the Philippines and the Philippine Scouts to have been active service for benefit purposes (see H.R. 210), H4329 [16JN]
———exempt reimbursements of expenses for accident, theft, loss, or casualty loss from annual income determinations relative to veterans' pensions (see H.R. 923), H2108 [30MR]
———extend age of eligibility of dependent children for receipt of transferred educational assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 614), H4075 [13JN]
———extend demonstration projects on adjustable rate mortgages and hybrid adjustable rate mortgages (see H.R. 3330), H7256 [2NO]
———extend eligibility period for veterans to enroll in certain vocational rehabilitation programs (see H.R. 3329), H7256 [2NO]
———improve comprehensive service programs for homeless veterans (see H.R. 2559), H7009 [24OC]
———improve disability compensation evaluation procedures for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder or mental health conditions related to military sexual trauma (see H.R. 930), H2572 [8AP]
———provide expedited procedures for consideration of certain veterans claims (see H.R. 2377), H5734 [28JY]
———repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 178), H725 [11FE]
Developing countries: improve access to microenterprise by the very poor (see H.R. 2524), H5018 [13JY]
———promote sexual and reproductive health of individuals and couples (see H.R. 1319), H2265 [1AP]
Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of unemployment status (see H.R. 1113), H1988 [17MR]
———take steps to counter the growth in anti-Muslim sentiments, targeted rhetorical attacks, and violence against the Muslim, Arab, Sikh, and South Asian American communities (see H. Res. 283), H3756 [26MY]
Diseases: address HIV/AIDS in the African-American community (see H.R. 1462), H2570 [8AP]
———establish a comprehensive interagency response to reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (see H.R. 1394), H5489 [25JY]
———promote increased awareness, diagnosis, and treatment of atrial fibrillation to address the high morbidity and mortality rates and to prevent avoidable associated hospitalizations (see H. Res. 295), H9946 [19DE]
———provide for an evidence-based strategy for voluntary screening for HIV/AIDS and other common sexually transmitted infections (see H.R. 1774), H3108 [5MY]
———require reporting on the implementation of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy and on the status of international progress on universal access to HIV/AIDS treatment (see H.R. 1880), H3279 [12MY]
Dover AFB, DE: tribute to Air Force Mortuary Operations (see H. Res. 229), H4578 [24JN]
Drugs: improve safety (see H.R. 1483), H5966 [7SE]
Ecology and environment: constitutional amendment on the right to a clean, safe, and sustainable environment (see H.J. Res. 33), H5782 [29JY]
Economy: constitutional amendment on the right to full employment and balanced growth (see H.J. Res. 35), H5782 [29JY]
———create jobs and invest in communities through rehabilitation of abandoned and foreclosed residential and commercial properties (see H.R. 3502), 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 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: constitutional amendment on the right to a quality public education (see H.J. Res. 29), H5782 [29JY]
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), H3411 [24MY]
———establish the Detroit Jobs Trust Fund (see H.R. 2920), H6674 [6OC]
Fair Labor Standards Act: establish a base minimum wage for tipped employees (see H.R. 631), H3161 [10MY]
———strengthen child labor provisions (see H.R. 2234), H6626 [5OC]
Families and domestic relations: improve the lives of working families by providing medical, child care, and educational assistance and encouraging the establishment of family-friendly workplaces (see H.R. 2346), H4527 [23JN]
———provide grants to promote responsible fatherhood and strengthen low-income families (see H.R. 2193), H4277 [15JN]
FBI: provide additional resources for Federal investigations and prosecutions of crimes related to the recent financial crisis (see H.R. 1350), H4673 [6JY]
FCC: permit each Commissioner to appoint an electrical engineer or computer scientist to provide technical consultation (see H.R. 2102), H6098 [12SE]
FDA: improve priority review voucher incentive program for expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric diseases (see H.R. 3059), H6456 [23SE]
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]
Financial institutions: provide certain credit unions with the authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 1418), H5905 [12AU]
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), H6233 [15SE]
———prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 308), H2039 [29MR]
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]
Foreign policy: establish the Office of the Special Inspector General for Overseas Contingency Operations (see H.R. 2880), H7209 [1NO]
Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see H.R. 639), H680 [10FE]
Forest Service: protect certain roadless areas (see H.R. 3465), H7829 [17NO]
Freedom of Information Act: clarify that the personal privacy exemption is explicitly limited to individuals and not corporate entities (see H.R. 484), H601 [9FE]
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]
Green, Christina Taylor: honor memory by encouraging schools to teach civic education and civil discourse (see H. Res. 181), H1985 [17MR]
Haiti: measure progress of relief, recovery, reconstruction, and development efforts following earthquake (see H.R. 1016), H1908 [16MR]
———recognize anniversary of earthquake, honor victims and responders, and reaffirm support and assistance (see H. Res. 35), H202 [12JA]
Health: constitutional amendment on the right to high quality health care (see H.J. Res. 30), H5782 [29JY]
———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), H3161 [10MY]
Health care facilities: protect interests of residents of intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded in certain class action lawsuits and Dept. of Justice actions (see H.R. 2032), H3755 [26MY]
Honduras: limit assistance pending certification that the Government of Honduras has settled all outstanding expropriation claims brought by U.S. companies (see H.R. 2200), H4946 [12JY]
Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1815), H3305 [13MY]
Housing: constitutional amendment on the right to decent, safe, sanitary, and affordable housing (see H.J. Res. 32), H5782 [29JY]
———require home inspections conducted for property with federally related mortgages be conducted by State-licensed or certified home inspectors and include such inspections in settlement statements (see H.R. 2191), H4277 [15JN]
Immigration: allow companies to attract foreign graduates of U.S. universities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, and reform and create new immigration categories to stimulate the economy (see H.R. 2161), H4185 [14JN]
———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]
———modify requirements for admission of nonimmigrant nurses in health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 1933), H4366 [21JN]
India: call for continued strengthening of relations with the U.S. and recognize people and Government for building and maintaining a constitutional democracy (see H. Res. 59), H509 [26JA]
Insurance: allow enforcement of State disclosure laws and access to courts for covered Holocaust-era insurance policy claims (see H.R. 890), H5905 [12AU]
———require coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see H.R. 111), H37 [5JA]
International Day for the Abolition of Slavery: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 508), H10015 [20DE]
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), H6345 [21SE]
———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]
Jesse M. Donaldson Post Office, Shelbyville, IL: designate (see H.R. 1686), H2998 [3MY]
Jordan, Barbara: tribute (see H. Res. 90), H1253 (see H. Res. 90), H1364 [18FE]
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]
Liberia: adjust immigration status of certain nationals (see H.R. 1293), H3000 [3MY]
Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2139), H4035 [3JN]
March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 3187), H7069 [25OC]
Medicaid: require coverage of optometrists (see H.R. 1219), H2328 [5AP]
Medicare: increase payment for chest radiography (x-ray) services that use computer aided detection technology for early detection of lung cancer (see H.R. 1172), H8319 [8DE]
———repeal competitive acquisition program for durable medical equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) in a budget neutral manner (see H.R. 1041), H1988 [17MR]
———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), H4367 [21JN]
Miller, Doris: waive certain time limitations to allow the posthumous award of the Medal of Honor for actions while a member of the Navy during World War II (see H.R. 305), H553 [8FE]
Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 2954), H6231 [15SE]
Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3510), H8967 [14DE]
National Clinicians HIV/AIDS Testing and Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 362), H5373 [21JY]
National Dance Day: designate (see H. Res. 342), H5020 [13JY]
National Infrastructure Development Bank: establish (see H.R. 402), H513 [26JA]
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 Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 407), H6271 [20SE]
National School Breakfast Week: observance (see H. Res. 153), H1619 [8MR]
National security: call for adoption of smart security platform for the 21st century (see H. Res. 19), H138 [7JA]
National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 165), H1769 [11MR]
Native Americans: provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 27), H4366 [21JN]
New Zealand: express condolences to those affected by earthquake and pledge support in rescue and recovery efforts (see H. Res. 139), H2040 [29MR]
NRC: permit a Commissioner to continue to serve if a successor is not timely appointed and confirmed (see H.R. 2068), H3868 (see H.R. 2068), H3909 [1JN]
Peace Corps: issue semipostal stamp (see H.R. 384), H395 [20JA]
———require sexual assault risk-reduction and response training, develop assault protocol and guidelines, establish victims advocates, and establish a Sexual Assault Advisory Council (see H.R. 2337), H4674 [6JY]
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), H3281 [12MY]
———ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 137), H3759 [26MY]
———provide for additional criteria when considering closing or consolidating a post office (see H.R. 2956), H7009 [24OC]
———reform (see H.R. 1262), H4459 [22JN]
President and Vice President: constitutional amendment on direct popular election (see H.J. Res. 36), H5782 [29JY]
Public debt: increase statutory limit (see H.R. 2663), H5660 [27JY]
Real estate: proposed settlement between Dept. of Justice, State attorneys general, and mortgage services relative to mortgage fraud and the economic crisis (see H. Con. Res. 85), H8188 [6DE]
Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: include bullying and harassment prevention programs (see H.R. 975), H3281 [12MY]
Salem, MA: recognize as birthplace of the National Guard (see H.R. 1339), H9928 [16DE]
SBA: ensure fairness and transparency in contracting with small business concerns (see H.R. 3184), H6919 [13OC]
———improve microenterprise technical assistance and capacity building grant program and establish an Office of Youth Entrepreneurship (see H.R. 2809), H8320 [8DE]
Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary schools to make information available on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 458), H7830 [17NO]
———end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 998), H2109 [30MR]
———provide assistance for the modernization, renovation, and repair of elementary and secondary school buildings and community colleges (see H.R. 2948), H7134 [26OC]
Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security (see H.R. 456), H4673 [6JY]
Small business: repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations (see H.R. 4), H553 [8FE]
Social Security: ensure any reform prevents the reduction of benefits or an increase in retirement age (see H. Con. Res. 64), H5240 [19JY]
Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see H.R. 1106), H1842 [15MR]
Sports: encourage and ensure the use of safe football helmets (see H.R. 1127), H4852 [11JY]
Sudan: continue restrictions unless the President certifies that Sudan is no longer engaged in training, harboring, supplying, financing, or supporting in any way the Lord's Resistance Army (see H.R. 895), H1797 [14MR]
Syria: strengthen sanctions, enhance multilateral commitment to address threatening policies, and establish a program to support a transition to a democratically-elected government (see H.R. 2106), H5926 [23AU]
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), H6979 [14OC]
———allow seniors with Social Security and pension income to file income tax form 1040S without regard to amount of interest or taxable income (see H.R. 1058), H3062 [4MY]
———constitutional amendment on progressive taxation (see H.J. Res. 34), H5782 [29JY]
———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H5087 [14JY]
———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1964), H3408 [24MY]
———prevent further restriction of Federal income tax deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Res. 25), H3344 [23MY]
———promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 860), H4075 [13JN]
———provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 2866), H7166 [31OC]
———repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies (see H.R. 1689), H2998 [3MY]
———restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation (see H.R. 2669), H5660 [27JY]
Telecommunications: require accurate disclosure to consumers of the terms and conditions of 4G service and other advanced wireless mobile broadband service (see H.R. 2281), H4852 [11JY]
Territories: clarify application of Federal election laws to certain jurisdictions (see H.R. 3268), H7831 [17NO]
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), H6674 [6OC]
Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorize appropriations and enhance measures to combat trafficking in persons (see H.R. 2830), H6344 [21SE]
Transportation: prevent and remedy discrimination relating to federally funded transportation projects (see H.R. 2019), H4330 [16JN]
———provide flexibility in use of Federal funding for certain transit functions to local entities (see H.R. 3200), H10017 [20DE]
Travel and tourism: require operators of international travel websites to provide information on potential health and safety risks associated with overseas vacation destinations marketed on the website (see H.R. 1120), H3281 [12MY]
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]
U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 886), H7332 [3NO]
Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (see H.R. 589), H599 [9FE] (see H.R. 3346), H10017 [20DE]
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), H5965 [7SE]
———provide for reemployment of certain persons following absences from a position to obtain medical treatment for certain injuries and illnesses (see H.R. 2875), H7892 [18NO]
———provide housing assistance for very low-income veterans (see H.R. 287), H2215 [31MR]
Voting: constitutional amendment on the right to vote (see H.J. Res. 28), H5782 [29JY]
Women: constitutional amendment on equality of rights and reproductive rights (see H.J. Res. 31), H5782 [29JY]
———constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 69), H5399 [22JY]
———honor and support women in North Africa and the Middle East (see H. Res. 258), H3160 [10MY]
———require mammography reports contain a breast density summary and a statement on the benefit of supplementary screening tests for patients with dense breast tissue (see H.R. 3102), H6624 [5OC]
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), H4748 [7JY]
Year of the Girl: designate (see H. Res. 460), H7627 [15NO]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Africa: advance mutual interests of the U.S. and Africa with respect to the promotion of trade and investment and the advancement of socioeconomic development and opportunity (see H.R. 656), H722 [11FE]
Children and youth: create and encourage the creation of jobs for youth (see H.R. 1901), H3300 [13MY]
Dept. of Commerce: establish Minority Business Development Program (see H.R. 1902), H3300 [13MY]
Dept. of Justice: provide grants to nonprofit organizations that carry out child-parent visitation programs for children with incarcerated parents (see H.R. 2464), H4792 [8JY]
FTC: establish rules to prohibit unfair or deceptive acts or practices relative to the provision of funeral services (see H.R. 900), H1573 [3MR]
Peace Corps: anniversary (see H. Res. 11), H41 [5JA]
Peace Corps Month: designate (see H. Res. 11), H41 [5JA]
Privacy: foster transparency about commercial use of personal information and provide consumers with choice about collection, use, and disclosure of such information (see H.R. 611), H679 [10FE]
———protect consumers by requiring reasonable security policies and procedures to protect computerized data containing personal information and require data breach notification (see H.R. 1707), H3060 [4MY]
Small business: ensure certain Federal contracts are set aside for small businesses and enhance services to disadvantaged small businesses (see H.R. 2424), H4671 [6JY]
Year for People of African Descent: support (see H. Res. 41), H354 [19JA]
Constitutional authority statements
Africa: advance mutual interests of the U.S. and Africa with respect to the promotion of trade and investment and the advancement of socioeconomic development and opportunity (H.R. 656), H724 [11FE]
Children and youth: create and encourage the creation of jobs for youth (H.R. 1901), H3302 [13MY]
Dept. of Commerce: establish Minority Business Development Program (H.R. 1902), H3302 [13MY]
Dept. of Justice: provide grants to nonprofit organizations that carry out child-parent visitation programs for children with incarcerated parents (H.R. 2464), H4793 [8JY]
FTC: establish rules to prohibit unfair or deceptive acts or practices relative to the provision of funeral services (H.R. 900), H1576 [3MR]
Privacy: foster transparency about commercial use of personal information and provide consumers with choice about collection, use, and disclosure of such information (H.R. 611), H681 [10FE]
———protect consumers by requiring reasonable security policies and procedures to protect computerized data containing personal information and require data breach notification (H.R. 1707), H3061 [4MY]
Small business: ensure certain Federal contracts are set aside for small businesses and enhance services to disadvantaged small businesses (H.R. 2424), H4672 [6JY]
Letters
Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act: several individuals, H6950 [14OC]
Remarks
Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H1009 [16FE]
Children and youth: address issues of sexual abuse, H7728 [17NO]
Committee on Homeland Security (House): radicalization in the American muslim community hearings, E454
Dept. of Energy: expedite consideration and approval of construction and operation of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 1938), H5520, H5524, H5525 [26JY]
———extend deadline for permit decision on construction and operation of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline, H5525 [26JY]
Ecology and environment: preempt regulation of, action relating to, or consideration of greenhouse gases relative to any Federal policy to mitigate climate change (H.R. 910), H2352, H2380, H2381 [6AP], H6633 [6OC]
Economy: ``Occupy Wall Street'' protest movement against wealth disparity issues, H7128 [26OC]
EPA: allow extensions in the offshore drilling permitting process to allow time for State and local community input, H4405 [22JN]
———clarify impact of TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline on greenhouse gas emissions, H5520 [26JY]
———clarify that proposal for additional time to issue achievable standards for cement manufacturing facilities does not supersede authority to regulate air pollution, H6587, H6588 [5OC]
———clarify that proposal for additional time to issue achievable standards for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process heaters, and incinerators does not supersede authority to regulate air pollution, H6651 [6OC]
———consult with the Dept. of Defense to certify that not regulating greenhouse gases relative to climate change does not jeopardize national security, H2380, H2381 [6AP]
———delay implementation of rules on maximum achievable control technology and cross-State air pollution produced by powerplants, H6378 [22SE], H6425 [23SE], H6633 [6OC]
———enforce emission reductions from cement kilns if such emissions are harming brain development or causing learning disabilities in infants or children, H6584 [5OC]
———enforce national ambient air quality standard for coarse particulate matter, H8283 [8DE]
———establish a temporary prohibition against revising any national ambient air quality standard for coarse particulate matter and limit Federal regulation of nuisance dust in certain areas (H.R. 1633), H8277, H8280, H8283 [8DE]
———provide additional time to issue achievable standards for cement manufacturing facilities (H.R. 2681), H6378 [22SE], H6574, H6584, H6587, H6588 [5OC]
———provide additional time to issue achievable standards for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process heaters, and incinerators (H.R. 2250), H6378 [22SE], H6633, H6651 [6OC]
———require analyses of the cumulative and incremental impacts of certain rules and actions (H.R. 2401), H6378 [22SE], H6425, H6426, H6427 [23SE], H6633 [6OC]
———require analyses of the cumulative and incremental impacts of certain rules and actions include pending rules on gasoline sulfur levels and vapor pressure, H6425 [23SE]
———require implementation costs and feasibility of compliance be considered when setting national ambient air quality standards, H6426 [23SE]
Health care facilities: trauma center funding, H1009 [16FE]
Orland Hills, IL: anniversary, E1150
Outer Continental Shelf: monitor activities relative to air pollution (H.R. 2021), H4394, H4399, H4405 [22JN]
Pipelines: enhance safety and environmental protection in pipeline transportation and enhance reliability in the transportation of U.S. energy products by pipeline (H.R. 2845), H8337 [12DE]
Refuse disposal: facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels (H.R. 2273), H6949, H6951 [14OC]
———provide Federal enforcement and inspection authority if EPA determines that a structure is in violation of a State coal combustion residuals permit program, H6949, H6951 [14OC]
TransCanada Pipelines Ltd.: clarify that construction of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline would promote oil exports to China and other nations, H5524 [26JY]
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), H185
War: recognize impact of financial costs on U.S. economy and move to redeploy U.S. Armed Forces and refocus efforts on addressing domestic priorities, E1861
Tributes
Brice, Hortense, E2250
Evans, George T., E1790
Pandy, Darryl A., E1267
Payne, Willye Mae, E1342
Reed, David R., Sr., E457