SLAUGHTER, LOUISE McINTOSH (a Representative from New York)
Amendments
Appropriations: deem House-passed Government funding legislation passed under certain conditions and prohibit Members of Congress and the President from receiving pay during Government shutdowns (H.R. 1255), consideration (H. Res. 194), H2231 [1AP]
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2021 (H. Con. Res. 34), consideration (H. Res. 223), H2684 [14AP]
Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2838), H7374 [4NO]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2838), consideration (H. Res. 455), H7339 [4NO]
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), consideration (H. Res. 502), H9958 [20DE]
———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 502), H9958 [20DE]
Federal agencies and departments: provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (H.R. 10), consideration (H. Res. 479), H8152 [6DE]
House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 502), H9958 [20DE]
———amend and adopt (H. Res. 5), H25 [5JA]
———same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration of certain legislation (H. Res. 502), H9958 [20DE]
National Public Radio: prohibit Federal funding and the use of Federal funds to acquire radio content (H.R. 1076), consideration (H. Res. 174), H1918 [17MR]
Small Business Act: extend programs (H.R. 2608), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 405), H6312 [21SE]
———extend programs (H.R. 2608), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 412), H6397 [22SE]
Small Business Investment Act: extend programs (H.R. 2608), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 405), H6312 [21SE]
———extend programs (H.R. 2608), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 412), H6397 [22SE]
Appointments
Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H6219 [15SE]
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, H1189 [17FE]
Articles and editorials
Dallas-Area Home Prices Sag Again, Steve Brown, Dallas (TX) Morning News, H1633 [9MR]
Deficit Hypocrisy, New York (NY) Times, H12 [5JA]
Eat the Future, Paul Krugman, New York (NY) Times, H810 [15FE]
Felons Finding It Easy To Regain Gun Rights, Michael Luo, New York (NY) Times, H7596-H7599 [15NO]
Friendship of Justice and Magnate Puts Focus on Ethics, New York (NY) Times, E1195
H.R. 3 a Deliberate Attack on Small Business, Frank Knapp, Jr., Hill (publication), H3022 [4MY]
Mining and the Canyon, New York (NY) Times, H5406 [25JY]
New Pay-Go Rules Reveal GOP's Misplaced Priorities, Washington (DC) Post, H12 [5JA]
Obama Budget, New York (NY) Times, H807 [15FE]
Republicans Should Quit Trying To Roll Back Uranium Mining Moratorium, Las Vegas (NV) Sun, H5406 [25JY]
Republicans Sought Clean-Energy Money for Home States, Eric Lipton, New York (NY) Times, H6391 [22SE]
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), H1253 (see H.R. 780), H1364 [18FE]
———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), H3106 [5MY]
Agriculture: authorize voluntary grazing permit retirement on certain Federal lands where livestock grazing is impractical (see H.R. 3432), H9946 [19DE]
———promote local and regional farm and food systems (see H.R. 3286), H7206 [1NO]
American Legion: provide for an additional power under its Federal charter to provide guidance and leadership to individual departments and posts, but not control of activities of such entities (see H.R. 2369), H6415 [22SE]
Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 835), H9928 [16DE]
Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 2256), H10016 [20DE]
———prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes (see H.R. 1513), H9432 [15DE]
———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]
Antitrust policy: restore application of Federal antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers (see H.R. 1943), H3342 [23MY]
Aquaculture: prohibit authorization of commercial finfish aquaculture operations in the exclusive economic zone except in accordance with a law authorizing such action (see H.R. 574), H4750 [7JY]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 139), H3758 [26MY]
Armed Forces: prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 1092), H7134 [26OC]
———require Presidential negotiation of and entrance into a bilateral status of forces agreement with Afghanistan (see H.R. 651), H2268 [1AP]
Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 3368), H7929 [29NO]
Aviation: ensure air passengers have access to necessary services while on a grounded air carrier and are not unnecessarily held on a grounded air carrier before or after a flight (see H.R. 729), H7406 [10NO]
BLM: provide for leasing of Federal lands for uranium mining (see H.R. 1452), H5966 [7SE]
Capitol Building and Grounds: designate a room of the Capitol Visitor Center as the ``Gabriel Zimmerman Meeting Room'' (see H. Res. 364), H6855 [12OC]
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]
CFTC: impose position limits and margin requirements to eliminate excessive oil speculation and ensure that price of crude oil and derivative fuels reflects fundamentals of supply and demand (see H.R. 2328), H4578 [24JN]
Children and youth: protect students from inappropriate seclusion and physical restraint in schools (see H.R. 1381), H2605 [12AP]
———require State child welfare agencies to promptly report information on missing or abducted children to law enforcement authorities (see H.R. 3741), H10014 [20DE]
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), H3806 [31MY]
Civilian Conservation Corps: reestablish (see H.R. 494), H5965 [7SE]
Colleges and universities: improve education and prevention related to campus sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking (see H.R. 2016), H6673 [6OC]
Combating Autism Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2005), H5966 [7SE]
Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 3067), H8125 [2DE]
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), H6011 [8SE]
Committee on Rules (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 110), H1391 [28FE]
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), H1982 [17MR]
Consumers: protect from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels (see H.R. 964), H3000 [3MY]
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 20), H3282 [12MY]
Corporal Steven Blaine Riccione Post Office, Geneva, NY: designate (see H.R. 2244), H4363 [21JN]
Corporations: constitutional amendment to clarify application of the words people, person, or citizen in the Constitution to corporations, limited liability companies, or other corporate entities (see H.J. Res. 88), H7893 [18NO]
———constitutional amendment to clarify authority of Congress and the States to regulate the expenditure of funds for political activity by corporations (see H.J. Res. 78), H6344 [21SE]
Corps of Engineers: study feasibility of the hydrological separation of the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Basins (see H.R. 892), H1573 [3MR]
Courts: strengthen enforcement of spousal court-ordered property distributions (see H.R. 583), H6978 [14OC]
Credit: require certain mortgagees to evaluate loans for modifications and establish a grant program for State and local government mediation programs (see H.R. 1477), H4279 [15JN]
Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 2492), H9928 [16DE]
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), H7929 [29NO]
———expand eligibility for Farm Service Agency loans (see H.R. 874), H2605 [12AP]
———making emergency supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (see H.R. 3005), H6467 [29SE]
Dept. of Defense: authorize a pilot program on enhancements of efforts on mental health in the National Guard and Reserves through community partnerships (see H.R. 2751), H8188 [6DE]
———post on departmental website the cost to each taxpayer of the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Libya (see H.R. 3088), H8188 [6DE]
———preserve documentary evidence of incidents of sexual assault and sexual harassment in the military (see H.R. 1260), H2106 [30MR]
———provide for military sexual assault and domestic violence accountability (see H.R. 1517), H2664 [13AP]
———reduce budget to level provided for fiscal year 2008 and freeze budget at such level (see H.R. 413), H776 [14FE]
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), H4366 [21JN]
———amend the weighted child count used to determine distribution of low-income student assistance funding to local educational agencies (see H.R. 2485), H4850 [11JY]
———award grants to establish pediatric early literacy programs for health care providers and facilities (see H.R. 820), H1621 [8MR]
———improve academic content standards for physical education (see H.R. 1057), H2109 [30MR]
Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 733), H7579 [14NO]
———provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1195), H7406 [10NO]
———provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1426), H7579 [14NO]
———provide grants to States to establish maternal mortality review committees on pregnancy-related deaths (see H.R. 894), H1797 [14MR]
———provide protections for consumers against excessive, unjustified, or unfairly discriminatory increases in insurance premium rates (see H.R. 416), H553 [8FE]
———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]
———reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity (see H.R. 2679), H7579 [14NO]
———require States to help alien children in the child welfare system apply for all available forms of immigration relief (see H.R. 3333), H7329 [3NO]
———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), H8077 [1DE]
———revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 751), H1176 (see H.R. 751), H1195 [17FE]
Dept. of Homeland Security: modify requirements for the visa waiver program (see H.R. 959), H7008 [24OC]
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]
———classify human trafficking as a violent crime for purposes of the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program (see H.R. 2982), H6506 [3OC]
Dept. of Labor: phase out issuance of special wage certificates to entities providing employment to disabled individuals at rates of pay below the Federal minimum wage (see H.R. 3086), H7258 [2NO]
Dept. of Transportation: secure public investments in transportation infrastructure (see H.R. 2350), H4573 [24JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow for increased flexibility in payments for State veterans homes (see H.R. 2530), H5897 [5AU]
———clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 812), H6921 [13OC]
———display in each facility a Women Veterans Bill of Rights (see H.R. 809), H4037 [3JN]
———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), H776 [14FE]
———improve comprehensive service programs for homeless veterans (see H.R. 2559), H5125 [15JY]
———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), H6552 [4OC]
Developing countries: promote sexual and reproductive health of individuals and couples (see H.R. 1319), H2572 [8AP]
———protect girls through prevention of child marriage (see H.R. 3357), H7330 [3NO]
Diseases: expand research and awareness activities relative to scleroderma (see H.R. 1672), H4578 [24JN]
———extend Postal Service authority to issue a semipostal to raise funds for breast cancer research (see H.R. 466), H6272 [20SE]
———provide grants to schools for the development of asthma management plans and the purchase of asthma medications and devices for emergency use (see H.R. 1692), H3112 [5MY]
Drugs: improve safety (see H.R. 1483), H2935 [2MY]
Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (see H.R. 3743), H10014 [20DE]
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), H1040 (see H. Res. 88), H1071 [16FE]
Emergency Trade Deficit Commission: establish (see H.R. 1603), H2911 [15AP]
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), H6855 [12OC]
Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to address domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking and their effects, and include domestic partners (see H.R. 3151), H7161 [27OC]
FBI: provide additional resources for Federal investigations and prosecutions of crimes related to the recent financial crisis (see H.R. 1350), H4076 [13JN]
FDA: improve capacity to prevent drug shortages (see H.R. 2245), H5240 [19JY]
———prevent approval of genetically-engineered fish (see H.R. 521), H1621 [8MR]
———require labeling of genetically-engineered fish (see H.R. 520), H1621 [8MR]
Ferraro, Geraldine A.: tribute (see H. Res. 190), H2107 [30MR]
Financial institutions: ensure that customers can immediately close accounts at insured depository institutions on demand and without cost, and that consumers receive any balance in accounts immediately (see H.R. 3077), H6922 [13OC]
———restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 1489), H3344 [23MY]
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), H5888 [1AU]
———prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 308), H254 [18JA]
———restrict ability of a person with certain Federal firearms license revocations, denials, or notices, to transfer business inventory firearms (see H.R. 263), H357 [19JA]
Food: require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material (see H.R. 3553), H8124 [2DE]
Food and Nutrition Act: treat the Northern Mariana Islands in the same manner as Guam (see H.R. 1465), H6273 [20SE]
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), H6855 [12OC]
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]
———require the President take the necessary steps to create a more balanced trading relationship with countries where the trade deficit has exceeded a certain limit (see H.R. 1717), H6552 [4OC]
Forest Service: protect certain roadless areas (see H.R. 3465), H7829 [17NO]
Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 460), H8126 [2DE]
Global Youth Service Days: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 210), H2605 [12AP]
Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 104), H2039 [29MR]
Health: provide for human stem cell research, including embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 2376), H8187 [6DE]
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), H4460 [22JN]
Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1815), H4076 [13JN]
Immigration: permanently authorize EB-5 regional center program (see H.R. 2972), H9928 [16DE]
Insurance: require coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see H.R. 111), H37 [5JA]
Iran: condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of religious prisoners (see H. Res. 134), H3806 [31MY]
———strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (see H.R. 1905), H6552 [4OC]
Iraq: prohibit funding to maintain U.S. Armed Forces and military contractors in Iraq after a certain date (see H.R. 2757), H5966 [7SE]
John J. Cook Post Office, East Rockaway, NY: designate (see H.R. 2079), H3987 [2JN]
Judge, Mychal: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1027), H1724 [10MR] (see H.R. 2580), H7209 [1NO]
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]
LIHEAP: provide level funding (see H.R. 3626), H9946 [19DE]
———revise formula for allocating funding to States (see H.R. 3574), H8187 [6DE]
Medicare: apply exceptions process fairly for tiered formulary drugs in prescription drug plans (see H.R. 3613), H8318 [8DE]
———clarify application of secondary payer rules (see H.R. 1063), H9945 [19DE]
———ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2267), H6552 [4OC]
———exclude certain advanced diagnostic imaging services from the in-office ancillary services exception to the prohibition on physician self-referral (see H.R. 1476), H4037 [3JN]
———provide coverage of comprehensive Alzheimer's disease and other dementia diagnosis and services to improve care and outcomes by increasing detection, diagnosis, care, and planning (see H.R. 1386), H7830 [17NO]
———provide coverage of custom fabricated breast prostheses following a mastectomy (see H.R. 2233), H6855 [12OC]
———provide for patient protection by establishing safe nurse staffing levels at certain Medicare providers (see H.R. 876), H2039 [29MR]
———require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2248), H6979 [14OC]
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), H4530 [23JN]
Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 2954), H6231 [15SE]
Music and dance: preserve knowledge and promote education about jazz (see H.R. 2823), H5966 [7SE]
NAFTA: assess impact, require further negotiation of certain provisions, and withdraw unless certain conditions are met (see H.R. 2287), H6782 [11OC]
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 Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 2527), H5084 [14JY]
National Clandestine Service of the CIA NCS Officer Gregg David Wenzel Memorial Post Office, Monroe, NY: designate (see H.R. 3593), H9929 [16DE]
National Dance Day: designate (see H. Res. 342), H4748 [7JY]
National Infrastructure Development Bank: establish (see H.R. 402), H684 [10FE]
National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 407), H6271 [20SE]
National security: call for adoption of smart security platform for the 21st century (see H. Res. 19), H4076 [13JN]
National Train Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 252), H3109 [5MY]
National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 165), H1769 [11MR]
NOAA: establish a Working Waterfront Grant Program (see H.R. 3109), H6624 [5OC]
Norway: condemn terrorist attacks in Oslo and Utoya Island and express condolences and support to those affected by the attack (see H. Res. 379), H5889 [1AU]
Nuclear energy: ensure that nuclear powerplants can withstand and adequately respond to earthquakes, tsunamis, strong storms, or other events that threaten a major impact (see H.R. 1242), H2935 [2MY]
Nuclear weapons: recognize nonproliferation options for nuclear understanding to keep everyone safe (NO NUKES) (see H. Res. 21), H4076 [13JN]
Oil Pollution Act: require responsible parties to pay full cost of offshore oil spills (see H.R. 492), H554 [8FE]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: apply extension of dependent health coverage for individuals through age 26 to retiree health plans (see H.R. 3299), H7207 [1NO]
———establish a public health insurance option (see H.R. 191), H40 [5JA]
Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2970), H7009 [24OC]
Peace Corps: 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), H6552 [4OC]
Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation: authorize establishment of a commemorative work in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 854), H6467 [29SE]
Political campaigns: reform system of public financing of Presidential elections (see H.R. 414), H513 [26JA]
———require disclosure to shareholders of any expenditure made by companies in support of or in opposition to any candidate for Federal, State, or local public office (see H.R. 2728), H5883 [1AU]
———require shareholder authorization before a public company may make certain political expenditures (see H.R. 2517), H5018 [13JY]
Postal Service: amend methodology for calculating the amount of any Postal surplus or supplemental liability under the Civil Service Retirement System (see H.R. 1351), H2917 [15AP]
———ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 137), H2667 [13AP]
———recalculate and restore retirement annuities, eliminate requirement to pre-fund health benefits fund, restrict facility closures, and create incentives to maintain levels of service (see H.R. 3591), H8260 [7DE]
———reform (see H.R. 1262), H2858 [14AP]
Power resources: establish a program to provide for workforce training and education at community colleges in sustainable energy (see H.R. 1881), H4076 [13JN]
Private Isaac T. Cortes Post Office, Bronx, NY: designate (see H.R. 3413), H7577 [14NO]
Product safety: ban use of bisphenol A in food and beverage containers (see H.R. 432), H469 [25JA]
Public debt: increase statutory limit (see H.R. 2663), H5660 [27JY]
Public works: ensure that transportation and infrastructure projects using Federal financial assistance are constructed with steel, iron, and manufactured goods produced in the U.S. (see H.R. 3533), H8967 [14DE]
Real estate: proposed settlement between Dept. of Justice, State attorneys general, and mortgage services relative to mortagage fraud and the economic crisis (see H. Con. Res. 85), H7579 [14NO]
Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 1574), H3870 (see H.R. 1574), H3911 [1JN]
Robert H. Jackson U.S. Courthouse, Buffalo, NY: designate (see H.R. 3556), H8124 [2DE]
Safe Drinking Water Act: repeal exemption for hydraulic fracturing (see H.R. 1084), H3870 (see H.R. 1084), H3911 [1JN]
Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1648), H2912 [15AP]
———end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 998), H2268 [1AP]
———end use of corporal punishment (see H.R. 3027), H6674 [6OC]
———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 and banks to disclose sanctionable investments and activities in Iran (see H.R. 740), H2667 [13AP]
Sergeant Angel Mendez Post Office, Staten Island, NY: designate (see H.R. 2422), H4671 [6JY]
Small business: repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations (see H.R. 584), H598 [9FE]
———repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations and impose a surcharge on high income taxpayers (see H.R. 417), H553 [8FE]
Small Business Saturday: designate (see H. Res. 468), H8126 [2DE]
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), H6233 [15SE]
Supreme Court: apply Code of Conduct for U.S. Judges to justices and establish procedures for the recusal of justices from cases (see H.R. 862), H2293 [4AP]
Syria: support peaceful demonstrations and universal freedoms and condemn human rights violations (see H. Res. 296), H4076 [13JN]
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), H7579 [14NO]
———allow for annual elections to accelerate alternative minimum tax credits in lieu of bonus depreciation (see H.R. 3123), H8000 [30NO]
———apply payroll taxes to remuneration up to the contribution and benefit base and to remuneration in excess of certain amounts (see H.R. 797), H6782 [11OC]
———deny certain tax benefits to persons responsible for an oil spill if such person commits certain additional violations (see H.R. 1814), H4366 [21JN]
———exempt certain shipping from harbor maintenance tax (see H.R. 1533), H3870 (see H.R. 1533), H3911 [1JN]
———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H7999 [30NO]
———extend the work opportunity credit for employers of recently discharged veterans (see H.R. 865), H2667 [13AP]
———impose a tax on certain trading transactions (see H.R. 3313), H7255 [2NO]
———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1964), H3408 [24MY]
———modify credit for qualified fuel cell motor vehicles and allow the credit for certain off-highway vehicles (see H.R. 1659), H4366 [21JN]
———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]
———provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 2866), H7929 [29NO]
———reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain small producers (see H.R. 1236), H3304 [13MY]
———reduce tobacco smuggling (see H.R. 3186), H6919 [13OC]
———repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies (see H.R. 601), H1770 [11MR] (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: 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), H4529 [23JN]
Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorize appropriations and enhance measures to combat trafficking in persons (see H.R. 2830), H6467 [29SE]
Transportation: prevent and remedy discrimination relating to federally funded transportation projects (see H.R. 2019), H3754 [26MY]
———provide States certain authority to adopt air pollution reduction requirements for motor carriers providing services at port facilities (see H.R. 572), H598 [9FE]
Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2453), H7579 [14NO]
U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 886), H6139 [13SE]
Ukraine: independence anniversary and support for continued political and economic development (see H. Res. 401), H6232 [15SE]
Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (see H.R. 3346), H7330 [3NO]
Veterans: establish veterans' treatment courts (see H.R. 2026), H3754 [26MY]
———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), H353 [19JA]
———provide grants to State emergency medical service departments to provide for the expedited training and licensing of veterans with prior medical training (see H.R. 2853), H6183 [14SE]
Water pollution: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 1375), H2327 [5AP]
Wildlife refuges: issue a Wildlife Refuge System Conservation Semipostal Stamp (see H.R. 2236), H4327 [16JN]
Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 69), H5897 [5AU]
———promote economic security and safety of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking victims (see H.R. 3271), H7929 [29NO]
———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), H7134 [26OC]
World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines (see H.R. 2447), H6140 [13SE]
Year of the Girl: designate (see H. Res. 460), H8126 [2DE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Armed Forces: lift statutory bans on denying servicewomen coverage for abortions in cases of rape or incest and preventing use of private funds for abortions at U.S. military facilities (see H.R. 2085), H3984 [2JN]
———prevent and end occurrence of sexual assaults (see H.R. 1709), H3060 [4MY]
Canada: recognize and thank Gander, Newfoundland, and other airports and communities for assistance provided following the closure of U.S. airspace due to September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks (see H. Res. 286), H3805 [31MY]
Crime: improve the health care system's assessment and response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking (see H.R. 1578), H2909 [15AP]
Drugs: provide for the disposal of drugs pursuant to national pharmaceutical stewardship programs (see H.R. 2939), H6230 [15SE]
Pharmaceuticals: preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 965), H1664 [9MR]
Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary schools to make information available on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 458), H507 [26JA]
Taxation: restrict benefits of Reverse Morris Trust transactions by removing incentives to sell off assets tax free by creating spinoff companies that assume large amounts of debt (see H.R. 2604), H5285 [20JY]
Treaties and agreements: enhance reciprocal market access for U.S. domestic producers in the negotiating process of bilateral, regional, and multilateral trade agreements (see H.R. 1749), H3107 [5MY]
Constitutional authority statements
Armed Forces: 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 (H.R. 2085), H3986 [2JN]
———prevent and end occurrence of sexual assaults (H.R. 1709), H3061 [4MY]
Crime: improve the health care system's assessment and response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking (H.R. 1578), H2914 [15AP]
Drugs: provide for the disposal of drugs pursuant to national pharmaceutical stewardship programs (H.R. 2939), H6232 [15SE]
Pharmaceuticals: preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (H.R. 965), H1665 [9MR]
Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary schools to make information available on equality in athletic programs (H.R. 458), H510 [26JA]
Taxation: restrict benefits of Reverse Morris Trust transactions by removing incentives to sell off assets tax free by creating spinoff companies that assume large amounts of debt (H.R. 2604), H5285 [20JY]
Treaties and agreements: enhance reciprocal market access for U.S. domestic producers in the negotiating process of bilateral, regional, and multilateral trade agreements (H.R. 1749), H3110 [5MY]
Explanations
Previous Question Vote—What It Really Means, H1918 [17MR], H2231 [1AP], H2684 [14AP], H6312 [21SE], H6398 [22SE], H7340 [4NO], H8152 [6DE], H9958 [20DE]
Letters
National Endowment for the Arts funding: several organizations, H5654 [27JY]
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H473 [26JA]
Remarks
Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions and provide for conscience protections (H.R. 3), consideration (H. Res. 237), H3015, H3017, H3022 [4MY]
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2112), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 467), H7734, H7737 [17NO]
Appropriations: deem House-passed Government funding legislation passed under certain conditions and prohibit Members of Congress and the President from receiving pay during Government shutdowns (H.R. 1255), consideration (H. Res. 194), H2231 [1AP]
———making consolidated, H9814, H9817, H9818 [16DE]
———making continuing, H6305, H6308, H6309, H6312 [21SE], H6390, H6392, H6394, H6397 [22SE]
———making for Dept. of Defense and continuing for other Federal departments and agencies (H.R. 1473), consideration (H. Res. 218), H2620 [13AP]
———making for Dept. of Defense and continuing for other Federal departments and agencies (H.R. 1473), correction in enrollment relative to Planned Parenthood funding (H. Con. Res. 36), consideration (H. Res. 218), H2620 [13AP]
———making for Dept. of Defense and continuing for other Federal departments and agencies (H.R. 1473), correction in enrollment relative to health care reform funding (H. Con. Res. 35), consideration (H. Res. 218), H2620 [13AP]
———making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H825
———making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), consideration (H. Res. 92), H805, H807, H810 [15FE]
———making for disaster relief requirements (H.R. 3672), consideration (H. Res. 500), H9814, H9817, H9818 [16DE]
———making for disaster relief requirements (H.R. 3672), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 94)—consideration (H. Res. 500), H9814, H9817, H9818 [16DE]
Arizona: facilitate efficient extraction of mineral resources in southeast Arizona by authorizing and directing an exchange of Federal and non-Federal land (H.R. 1904), consideration (H. Res. 444), H7037 [25OC]
Armed Forces: authorize limited use in support of NATO mission in Libya (H.J. Res. 68), consideration (H. Res. 328), H4534, H4539 [24JN]
———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, H3705 [26MY]
———improve prevention and response to sexual assaults, H8204 [7DE]
———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 (H.R. 2085), E1021
———prevent and end occurrence of sexual assaults (H.R. 1709), E827
———restrict use of funds in support of NATO mission in Libya (H.R. 2278), consideration (H. Res. 328), H4534, H4539 [24JN]
BLM: leasing of Federal lands near Grand Canyon National Park for uranium mining, H5403, H5405, H5407 [25JY]
Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance, E1921
Budget: comply with cut-as-you-go requirement, H4384 [22JN]
———cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit, H5680, H5683, H5687 [28JY], H5752, H5760 [29JY], H5831, H5834, H5837, H5847 [1AU]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2021 (H. Con. Res. 34), consideration (H. Res. 223), H2676, H2678, H2683, H2684 [14AP]
Business and industry: bring manufacturing jobs back from overseas, H7733 [17NO]
Canada: recognize and thank Gander, Newfoundland, and other airports and communities for assistance provided following the closure of U.S. airspace due to September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks (H. Res. 286), E1004
Clean Air Act: impact, H542
Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2838), H7374 [4NO], E2050
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2838), consideration (H. Res. 455), H7338, H7339 [4NO]
———prohibit funding for items classified as textiles or apparel that are not grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced in the U.S., H7339 [4NO]
Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays: establish (S. 627), consideration (H. Res. 375), H5680, H5683, H5687 [28JY]
———establish (S. 627), consideration (H. Res. 383), H5752, H5760 [29JY]
Committee on Deficit Reduction (Joint, Select): establish, H5834 [1AU]
Committees of the House: instruct certain committees to report legislation replacing health care reform legislation (H. Res. 9), consideration (H. Res. 26), H108, H111, H115 [7JA]
Congress: prohibit securities and commodities trading based on nonpublic information relating to Congress and require additional reporting of securities transaction by Members and employees, H8822 [13DE]
Corps of Engineers: emergency flood control and disaster relief funding through rescission of unobligated economic stimulus funding for high-speed and intercity passenger rail projects, H5033 [14JY]
Crime: improve the health care system's assessment and response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking (H.R. 1578), E736
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), H3705 [26MY]
———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), motion to instruct conferees, H8204 [7DE]
Dept. of HHS: family planning services funding, E249
Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2017), E1027
Dept. of HUD: rescind unobligated funding for the Emergency Mortgage Relief Program and terminate the program (H.R. 836), consideration (H. Res. 151), H1630, H1633 [9MR]
Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2584), H5560
———making appropriations (H.R. 2584), consideration (H. Res. 363), H5403, H5405, H5407, H5408 [25JY]
Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 2055), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 500), H9814, H9817, H9818 [16DE]
Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations, H7734 [17NO]
Drugs: provide for the disposal of drugs pursuant to national pharmaceutical stewardship programs (H.R. 2939), E1639
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), consideration (H. Res. 502), H9950, H9954, H9958 [20DE]
———importance of job creation, H1630 [9MR], H7037 [25OC], H7733 [17NO], H8148, H8151 [6DE]
———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), consideration (H. Res. 491), H8752 [13DE]
———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 502), H9950, H9954, H9958 [20DE]
———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), motion to recommit, H8822 [13DE]
Education Sciences Reform Act: technical amendment (S. 365), H5847 [1AU]
———technical amendment (S. 365), consideration (H. Res. 384), H5831, H5834, H5837 [1AU]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2354), H5033 [14JY]
EPA: preserve authority to regulate waters that provide flood protection, are fish and wildlife habitats which provide economic benefits, or are coastal recreation areas, H4985
———require watersheds receiving Federal funds to be subject to Federal clean water regulations, H4983
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), H2202
———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), H2125 [31MR]
———improve training and increase minimum flight hours for commercial pilots, H2125 [31MR]
Federal agencies and departments: provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (H.R. 10), consideration (H. Res. 479), H8148, H8151 [6DE]
FEMA: Disaster Relief Fund funding, H6309, H6312 [21SE]
———Disaster Relief Fund funding through reductions in Dept. of Energy Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program funding, H6306, H6308 [21SE], H6390, H6392, H6394, H6397 [22SE]
———Disaster Relief Fund funding through reductions in Dept. of Energy Innovative Technology Loan Guarantee Program funding, H6390 [22SE]
———remove restriction limiting Urban Areas Security Initiative funding to certain high-risk areas, E1027
Financial Stability Oversight Council: strengthen review authority of regulations issued by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (H.R. 1315), consideration (H. Res. 358), H5306, H5311 [21JY]
Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (H.R. 822), consideration (H. Res. 463), H7596 [15NO]
———gun control, H7596 [15NO]
Foreign trade: clarify that fundamental exchange-rate misalignment by any foreign nation is actionable under U.S. countervailing and antidumping duty laws, H115 [7JA]
Generalized System of Preferences: extend (H.R. 2832), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 425), H6715 [11OC]
Government: prohibit Members of Congress and the President from receiving pay during Government shutdowns (S. 388), H2231 [1AP]
Health: prohibit discrimination by group health plans and employers based on genetic information, E1159
———protect Medicare, TRICARE, and VA health care programs, H2683 [14AP]
———societal impact of health care service cuts, H825
Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 2), H282 [19JA]
———repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 2), consideration (H. Res. 26), H108, H111, H115 [7JA]
House of Representatives: adjournment (H. Res. 375), H5680, H5683, H5687 [28JY]
House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 375), H5680, H5683, H5687 [28JY]
———allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 502), H9950, H9954, H9958 [20DE]
———amend and adopt (H. Res. 5), H12, H19, H24 [5JA]
———same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration of certain legislation (H. Res. 500), H9814, H9817, H9818 [16DE]
———same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration of certain legislation (H. Res. 502), H9950, H9954, H9958 [20DE]
Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act: extend certain provisions (H.R. 514), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 93), H953, H954 [16FE]
Medicare: reform, H2683, H2684 [14AP]
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: observance, E1930
National Endowment for the Arts: funding, H5654 [27JY], E253
National Mediation Board: repeal rule on recognition of a labor union if a simple majority of workers who cast ballots approved organizing, H2202
National Public Radio: prohibit Federal funding and the use of Federal funds to acquire radio content (H.R. 1076), consideration (H. Res. 174), H1912, H1914, H1917 [17MR]
NLRB: clarify membership criteria for collective bargaining units and timing of elections of labor organizations (H.R. 3094), H7958 [30NO]
———clarify membership criteria for collective bargaining units and timing of elections of labor organizations (H.R. 3094), consideration (H. Res. 470), H7840
Outer Continental Shelf: monitor activities relative to air pollution (H.R. 2021), consideration (H. Res. 316), H4384 [22JN]
Patent and Trademark Office: codify policy preventing issuance of patents directed to or encompassing human organisms, E1159
Patents: reform (H.R. 1249), E1159
———reform (H.R. 1249), consideration (H. Res. 316), H4384 [22JN]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: modify special rules relating to coverage of abortion services (H.R. 358), E1874
———repeal (H.R. 2), H282 [19JA]
———repeal (H.R. 2), consideration (H. Res. 26), H108, H111, H115 [7JA]
Pharmaceuticals: preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (H.R. 965), E437
Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: funding, H1163 [17FE]
Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary schools to make information available on equality in athletic programs (H.R. 458), E129
Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations, H7734 [17NO]
Ships and vessels: regulate discharges from commercial vessels, H7338, H7374 [4NO], E2050
Small Business Act: extend programs (H.R. 2608), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 405), H6305, H6308, H6309, H6312 [21SE]
———extend programs (H.R. 2608), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 412), H6390, H6392, H6394, H6397 [22SE]
Small Business Investment Act: extend programs (H.R. 2608), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 405), H6305, H6308, H6309, H6312 [21SE]
———extend programs (H.R. 2608), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 412), H6390, H6392, H6394, H6397 [22SE]
States: preserve authority to make determinations relating to water quality standards (H.R. 2018), H4983
Supreme Court: apply Code of Conduct for U.S. Judges to justices and establish procedures for the recusal of justices from cases (H.R. 862), E1264
Taxation: create jobs by providing payroll tax relief for middle class families and businesses and ensure protection of Social Security trust fund, H8148, H8151 [6DE]
———extend the Build America Bonds program (H.R. 11), H1917 [17MR]
———restrict benefits of Reverse Morris Trust transactions by removing incentives to sell off assets tax free by creating spinoff companies that assume large amounts of debt (H.R. 2604), E1371
———terminate taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns and party conventions (H.R. 359), consideration (H. Res. 54), H477 [26JA]
Thomas, Clarence: allegations of ethics violations relative to relationship with Harlan Crow, E1195
Treaties and agreements: enhance reciprocal market access for U.S. domestic producers in the negotiating process of bilateral, regional, and multilateral trade agreements (H.R. 1749), E822
U.S. Women's National Soccer Team: tribute, E1389
U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement: approve and implement (H.R. 3078), consideration (H. Res. 425), H6715 [11OC]
U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement: approve and implement (H.R. 3080), consideration (H. Res. 425), H6715 [11OC]
U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement: approve and implement (H.R. 3079), consideration (H. Res. 425), H6715 [11OC]
Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation, H8148, H8151 [6DE]
Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: extend certain provisions (H.R. 514), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 93), H953, H954 [16FE]
Votes: position on missed, H2060
Women: health care for women, H282 [19JA]
Reports
Update on Job Growth Under Health Reform, H113 [7JA]
Reports filed
Activities During the 111th Congress: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Rept. 111-714), H1389 [28FE]
Statements
Supreme Court Justice's Recusal Decisions Should Be Transparent and Reviewable: Alliance for Justice, E1264
Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act: Several Republican Senators, H9953 [20DE]
Tributes
Malloy, James T., E1427