SCOTT, ROBERT C. ``BOBBY'' (a Representative from Virginia)

Addresses

Reading of U.S. Constitution, H56 [6JA]

Amendments

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H931 [15FE]

FEMA: extend authorization of National Flood Insurance Program to achieve reforms to improve financial integrity of program and increase role of private markets in management of flood insurance risk (H.R. 1309), H4912 [12JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

American Legion: provide for an additional power under its Federal charter to provide guidance and leadership to individual departments and posts, but not control of activities of such entities (see H.R. 2369), H6182 [14SE]

Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 835), H8728 [12DE]

Animals: prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes (see H.R. 1513), H8881 [13DE]

———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), H8728 [12DE]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 139), H3161 [10MY]

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]

———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), H550 [8FE]

———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), H5239 [19JY]

———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]

———provide flexible spending accounts for military families (see H.R. 791), H5286 [20JY]

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

Aviation: provide penalties for aiming laser pointers at airplanes (see H.R. 386), H395 [20JA]

Bankruptcy: amend laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (see H.R. 1587), H3162 [10MY]

Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support expansion and development of mentoring programs (see H.R. 2152), H4074 [13JN]

Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 36), H256 [18JA]

Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (see H.R. 3179), H8262 [7DE]

———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), H7831 [17NO]

Capital punishment: abolish under Federal law (see H.R. 3051), H6455 [23SE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall to honor Martin Luther King, Jr., and recognize Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., for its work to erect a monument to the civil rights leader (see H. Con. Res. 66), H5373 [21JY]

———designate a room of the Capitol Visitor Center as the ``Gabriel Zimmerman Meeting Room'' (see H. Res. 364), H7929 [29NO]

Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network: provide for continuing authorization (see H.R. 1649), H2935 [2MY]

Children and youth: prepare disconnected youth for a competitive future by improving existing education, workforce, and support programs for high school dropouts (see H.R. 2358), H4573 [24JN]

———protect students from inappropriate seclusion and physical restraint in schools (see H.R. 1381), H2409 [6AP]

———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]

———award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1303), H2214 [31MR]

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]

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), H7009 [24OC]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H5966 [7SE]

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), H7898 [22NO]

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), H3411 [24MY]

Corps of Engineers: modify the Chesapeake Bay environmental restoration and protection program (see H.R. 1652), H2913 [15AP]

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), H726 [11FE]

Courts: provide for deferred sentencing and the possibility of dismissal for drug offenders (see H.R. 2567), H5125 [15JY]

Credit: encourage creditors to safeguard credit scores of members of Armed Forces and their immediate family in the event of a Government shutdown (see H. Res. 215), H2570 [8AP]

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

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]

———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 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]

———allow State and local educational agencies and schools to make greater use of positive behavior supports and other early intervening services (see H.R. 3165), H6853 [12OC]

———assure comparability of opportunity for educationally disadvantaged students (see H.R. 1294), H2328 [5AP]

———award grants to establish pediatric early literacy programs for health care providers and facilities (see H.R. 820), H2572 [8AP]

———establish Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institutes for Sport and Social Impact (see H.R. 2152), H4074 [13JN]

———improve academic content standards for physical education (see H.R. 1057), H3162 [10MY]

———improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see H.R. 885), H5888 [1AU]

———make grants to promote the education of pregnant and parenting students (see H.R. 2617), H8320 [8DE]

———make grants to support early college high schools and other dual enrollment programs (see H.R. 925), H1797 [14MR]

———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), H2854 [14AP]

———reauthorize Impact Aid Program (see H.R. 1342), H5926 [23AU]

———support Promise Neighborhoods (see H.R. 2098), H3985 [2JN]

Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 733), H4187 [14JN]

———provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1195), H3062 [4MY]

———provide grants to States to establish maternal mortality review committees on pregnancy-related deaths (see H.R. 894), H2667 [13AP]

———require certain standards and enforcement provisions to prevent child abuse and neglect in residential programs (see H.R. 3126), H6782 [11OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: accept additional documentation when considering application for veterans status of an individual who performed service in the merchant marines during World War II (see H.R. 1288), H4366 [21JN]

Dept. of Justice: enhance the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program (see H.R. 1896), H3300 [13MY]

———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), H5399 [22JY]

Dept. of State: authorize the Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange Initiative focusing on peace and nonviolence in global conflict resolution (see H.R. 3056), H7161 [27OC]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H3343 [23MY]

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), H2857 [14AP]

———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]

Discrimination: prohibit housing and credit decision discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, or source of income (see H.R. 3030), H6413 [22SE]

———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]

District of Columbia: statehood (see H.R. 265), H7928 [29NO]

Drugs: concentrate Federal resources aimed at the prosecution of drug offenses on major offenses (see H.R. 2303), H4457 [22JN]

Economy: 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), H7715 [16NO]

———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: increase access to adult education to provide for economic growth (see H.R. 2226), H4326 [16JN]

Egypt: express solidarity with Egyptian people, condemn use of violence against protesters, express gratitude toward Egyptian military for restraint, and support transition to a representative government (see H. Res. 88), H1253 (see H. Res. 88), H1364 [18FE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: 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), H8881 [13DE]

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]

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

Families and domestic relations: provide grants to promote responsible fatherhood and strengthen low-income families (see H.R. 2193), H5127 [15JY]

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]

Firearms: ensure that individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System and require a background check for every firearm sale (see H.R. 1781), H3108 [5MY]

———prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 308), H684 [10FE]

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 trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see H.R. 639), H3281 [12MY]

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

Fort Monroe National Historical Park: establish (see H.R. 2456), H4748 [7JY]

Gambling: provide for Dept. of the Treasury licensing of Internet gambling, consumer protections, and enforcement of the tax code (see H.R. 1174), H3304 [13MY]

Guam War Claims Review Commission: implement recommendations (see H.R. 44), H138 [7JA]

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), H684 [10FE]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H723 [11FE]

Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1815), H3159 [10MY]

Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 1537), H3758 [26MY] (see H.R. 1796), H4673 [6JY]

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

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), H7627 [15NO]

Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 3618), H8318 [8DE]

Medicaid: require coverage of optometrists (see H.R. 1219), H3062 [4MY]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 2954), H6231 [15SE]

NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 19), H1178 (see H. Con. Res. 19), H1197 [17FE]

National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate (see H. Res. 385), H6183 [14SE]

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

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

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 51), H554 [8FE]

National Commission on Presidential War Powers and Civil Liberties: establish (see H.R. 109), H37 [5JA]

National Museum of the American People: support formation of a bipartisan Presidential commission to study establishment (see H. Con. Res. 63), H5087 [14JY]

National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance (see H. Res. 227), H3162 [10MY]

Native Americans: extend Federal recognition to the Chickahominy, Chickahominy-Eastern Division, Mattaponi, Upper Mattaponi, Rappahannock, Monacan, and Nansemond Tribes (see H.R. 783), H1253 (see H.R. 783), H1364 [18FE]

Northern Mariana Islands: convey certain submerged lands (see H.R. 670), H723 [11FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: establish a public health insurance option (see H.R. 191), H40 [5JA]

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), H4852 [11JY]

———ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 137), H6140 [13SE]

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

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

SBA: reform the HUBZone program for small business concerns (see H.R. 2131), H5966 [7SE]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1648), H6233 [15SE]

———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), H2109 [30MR]

———end use of corporal punishment (see H.R. 3027), H6413 [22SE]

———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]

Shenandoah National Park: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 62), H4528 [23JN]

Shuttlesworth, Fred L.: tribute (see H. Res. 432), H6853 [12OC]

Social Security: revise medical criteria for evaluating disability in a person with Huntington's disease and waive Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington's disease (see H.R. 718), H1844 [15MR]

Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2152), H4074 [13JN]

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

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

———impose a tax on certain trading transactions (see H.R. 3313), H7400 [4NO]

———make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 687), H5239 [19JY]

———make permanent the 7-year depreciation recovery period for motorsport entertainment complexes (see H.R. 673), H723 [11FE]

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

———promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 860), H8187 [6DE]

———promote simplification and fairness in the administration and collection of sales and use taxes (see H.R. 2701), H8262 [7DE]

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

———regulate certain State taxation of interstate commerce (see H.R. 1439), H2569 [8AP]

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), H8262 [7DE]

Transportation: prevent and remedy discrimination relating to federally funded transportation projects (see H.R. 2019), H4578 [24JN]

———provide flexibility in use of Federal funding for certain transit functions to local entities (see H.R. 3200), H8967 [14DE]

U.S. Parole Commission: provide for continued performance of functions (see H.R. 2944), H6231 [15SE]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (see H.R. 589), H599 [9FE]

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. 303), H684 [10FE] (see H.R. 333), H725 [11FE]

Voting: prevent voter caging (see H.R. 107), H5374 [21JY]

Water pollution: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 1375), H5127 [15JY]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 69), H6234 [15SE]

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), H8967 [14DE]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines (see H.R. 2447), H6552 [4OC]

Year for People of African Descent: support (see H. Res. 41), H5127 [15JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Correctional institutions: award credit toward the service of a sentence to prisoners who participate in designated educational, vocational, treatment, assigned work, or other developmental programs (see H.R. 2343), H4527 [23JN]

———clarify policy relative to good time credit toward service of sentences of imprisonment (see H.R. 2344), H4527 [23JN]

Courts: clarify circumstances under which the enhanced penalty provisions for subsequent convictions apply (see H.R. 2398), H4575 [24JN]

———establish a meaningful opportunity for parole or similar release for child offenders sentenced to life in prison (see H.R. 3305), H7207 [1NO]

Dept. of Justice: encourage States to report certain information regarding the deaths of persons in the custody of law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 2189), H4277 [15JN]

———provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 2721), H5882 [1AU]

Drugs: address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine (see H.R. 2242), H4332 [20JN]

———apply reduced sentences for certain cocaine based offenses retroactively for certain offenders (see H.R. 2316), H4526 [23JN]

Education: improve calculation, reporting, and accountability for high school graduation rates (see H.R. 1419), H2533 [7AP]

National Center for Campus Public Safety: establish and operate (see H.R. 2342), H4527 [23JN]

Constitutional authority statements

Correctional institutions: award credit toward the service of a sentence to prisoners who participate in designated educational, vocational, treatment, assigned work, or other developmental programs (H.R. 2343), H4529 [23JN]

———clarify policy relative to good time credit toward service of sentences of imprisonment (H.R. 2344), H4529 [23JN]

Courts: clarify circumstances under which the enhanced penalty provisions for subsequent convictions apply (H.R. 2398), H4577 [24JN]

———establish a meaningful opportunity for parole or similar release for child offenders sentenced to life in prison (H.R. 3305), H7208 [1NO]

Dept. of Justice: encourage States to report certain information regarding the deaths of persons in the custody of law enforcement agencies (H.R. 2189), H4278 [15JN]

———provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (H.R. 2721), H5885 [1AU]

Drugs: address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine (H.R. 2242), H4332 [20JN]

———apply reduced sentences for certain cocaine based offenses retroactively for certain offenders (H.R. 2316), H4528 [23JN]

Education: improve calculation, reporting, and accountability for high school graduation rates (H.R. 1419), H2535 [7AP]

National Center for Campus Public Safety: establish and operate (H.R. 2342), H4529 [23JN]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2112), H4142 [14JN]

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H892, H896 [15FE], H1044 [16FE], H1283 [18FE]

Budget: allocation of funds, H686 [11FE]

———comply with cut-as-you-go requirement, H23 [5JA]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced, H5477, H5478 [25JY]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 2), H7797, H7802 [17NO], H7850 [18NO]

———cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit, H5715 [28JY], H5753, H5770, H5771, H5772, H5773 [29JY]

———cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit (H.R. 2560), H5211 [19JY]

———deficit, H748 [14FE], H7850 [18NO]

———reform entitlement programs, H5771 [29JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2021 (H. Con. Res. 34), H2847 [14AP], H5478 [25JY]

Children and youth: importance of summer job creation, H3327 [23MY]

Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays: establish (S. 627), H5715 [28JY], H5770, H5771, H5772, H5773 [29JY]

———establish (S. 627), consideration (H. Res. 383), H5753 [29JY]

Congressional Black Caucus: budget priorities, H2847 [14AP]

Controlled Substances Act: place synthetic drugs in Schedule I indicating high potential for abuse, no current accepted medical use, and lack of accepted safety for use under medical supervision (H.R. 1254), H8241, H8243 [7DE]

Dept. of Agriculture: WIC funding, H4142 [14JN]

Dept. of Education: reauthorize District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program for vouchers to provide school choice (H.R. 471), H2068 [30MR]

Dept. of Justice: encourage States to report certain information regarding the deaths of persons in the custody of law enforcement agencies (H.R. 2189), H6245 [20SE]

———juvenile justice programs funding, H892 [15FE]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct certain offshore oil and gas lease sales (H.R. 1230), H3090 [5MY]

———ensure that proposed oil and gas lease sales on the Outer Continental Shelf will not impede Dept. of Defense operations, H3197 [11MY]

———require each offshore oil and gas leasing program offer leasing in areas with most prospective oil and gas resources (H.R. 1231), H3197 [11MY]

———require the President to certify that proposed oil and gas lease sale 220 on the Outer Continental Shelf of Virginia will not impede naval or other Dept. of Defense operations, H3090 [5MY]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2584), H5657 [27JY]

Drugs: clarify that persons who conspire or engage in conduct within the U.S. to possess, traffic, or abet traffickers of illegal drugs outside the U.S., may be criminally prosecuted in the U.S. (H.R. 313), H8832, H8834 [13DE]

Economy: express sense of the House of Representatives on legislation to provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H. Res. 501), H9994 [20DE]

———impact of tax cuts, H748 [14FE]

———importance of job creation, H3326 [23MY], H5773 [29JY]

Education: improve calculation, reporting, and accountability for high school graduation rates (H.R. 1419), E666 [7AP]

EPA: Chesapeake Bay Watershed restoration plan implementation funding, H1283 [18FE]

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), consideration (H. Res. 189), H2127 [31MR]

———provide liability protection for volunteer pilot organizations that fly for public benefit, H2127 [31MR]

FEMA: extend authorization of National Flood Insurance Program to achieve reforms to improve financial integrity of program and increase role of private markets in management of flood insurance risk (H.R. 1309), H4913 [12JY]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (H.R. 822), H7664 [16NO]

———establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (H.R. 822), consideration (H. Res. 463), H7600 [15NO]

GAO: require a report on the means and effects of facilitating a market for all-peril supplemental insurance policies for residential properties, H4913 [12JY]

Hampton, VA: tribute to Phoebus High School football team, E2296 [16DE]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 2), H83, H86, H87 [6JA], H107 [7JA], H267 [19JA]

House of Representatives: legislative priorities, H748 [14FE]

House Rules: amend and adopt (H. Res. 5), H23 [5JA]

Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act: extend certain provisions (H.R. 514), H523 [8FE], H736 [14FE]

———extend certain provisions (H.R. 514), Senate amendment, H1075, H1076, H1078 [17FE]

LSC: funding, H896 [15FE]

NASA: anniversary of Langley Aerospace Research Summer Scholars Program, E1444 [29JY]

National Center for Campus Public Safety: establish and operate (H.R. 2342), E1188 [23JN]

National Endowment for the Arts: funding, H5657 [27JY]

Parliamentary inquiry, H7803 [17NO]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of repeal on senior citizens, H87 [6JA]

———impact on small businesses, H87 [6JA]

———repeal (H.R. 2), H83, H86, H87 [6JA], H107 [7JA], H267 [19JA]

Portsmouth, VA: tribute to Norcom High School boys' basketball team, E606 [1AP]

Public debt: increase statutory limit, H5477 [25JY], H5657 [27JY]

Richmond, VA: anniversary of St. Philip's Episcopal Church, E1804 [6OC]

Schools: allow grants to high quality charter schools that do not include every subgroup of students classified as disadvantaged, H6004 [8SE]

———encourage growth and replication of successful charter school models (H.R. 2218), H6004 [8SE]

Taxation: rates, H5477 [25JY], H5771, H5772 [29JY]

U.S. Parole Commission: provide for continued performance of functions (H.R. 2944), H6244 [20SE]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation, H1044 [16FE], H3326 [23MY]

———rates, H3326 [23MY]

———reform compensation to promote work and job creation and allow forward funding of remaining Federal compensation funds (H.R. 1745), H3326 [23MY]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: extend certain provisions (H.R. 514), H523 [8FE], H736 [14FE]

———extend certain provisions (H.R. 514), Senate amendment, H1075, H1076, H1078 [17FE]

Voting: impact of State voting reform laws labeled as ``voter suppression'' legislation, H5156 [19JY]

Tributes

Dillard, Laurence B., E1166 [22JN]

Johnson, Katherine Goble, E1940 [26OC]

Scott, Cessar L., Sr., E1204 [24JN]