WATERS, MAXINE (a Representative from California)
Amendments
Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H786, H796 [14FE]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), H3601 [25MY]
Dept. of HUD: rescind funding for the Neighborhood Stabilization Program and terminate the program (H.R. 861), H1883, H1884 [16MR]
———rescind unobligated funding for FHA Refinance Program and terminate the program (H.R. 830), H1666, H1667 [9MR], H1694, H1700 [10MR]
———rescind unobligated funding for the Emergency Mortgage Relief Program and terminate the program (H.R. 836), H1668 [9MR], H1742 [11MR]
Dept. of the Treasury: terminate authority to provide new assistance under the Home Affordable Modification Program while preserving assistance that was already offered (H.R. 839), H2010 [29MR]
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), H2176 [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), H4895, H4897 [12JY]
Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 754), H3253 [12MY]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal mandatory funding for school-based health center construction (H.R. 1214), H2935, H2936 [2MY]
———repeal mandatory funding provided to States to establish American Health Benefit Exchanges (H.R. 1213), H2963 [3MY]
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), H1177 (see H.R. 780), H1196 [17FE]
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), H2268 [1AP]
———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]
Ali, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 401), H3343 [23MY]
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]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 139), H10016 [20DE]
Armed Forces: improve prevention and response to sexual assaults (see H.R. 3435), H7713 [16NO]
———repeal authority to use against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2859), H5964 [7SE]
———require Presidential negotiation of and entrance into a bilateral status of forces agreement with Afghanistan (see H.R. 651), H681 [10FE]
Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 3368), H10017 [20DE]
Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 36), H726 [11FE]
Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (see H.R. 3179), H8262 [7DE]
Capitol Building and Grounds: designate a room of the Capitol Visitor Center as the ``Gabriel Zimmerman Meeting Room'' (see H. Res. 364), H5897 [5AU]
Caribbean-American Heritage Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 289), H4279 [15JN]
Children and youth: 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), H2410 [6AP]
Colleges and universities: improve education and prevention related to campus sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking (see H.R. 2016), H7134 [26OC]
Combating Autism Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2005), H4188 [14JN]
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), H5923 [19AU]
Congress: prohibit securities and commodities trading based on nonpublic information relating to Congress and require additional reporting of securities transaction by Members and employees (see H.R. 1148), H8187 [6DE]
Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see H.R. 1873), H3278 [12MY]
Copyrights: provide protection for fashion design (see H.R. 2511), H5018 [13JY]
Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 192), H553 [8FE]
Cote d'Ivoire: provide humanitarian support in response to political crisis and support democracy (see H. Res. 85), H681 [10FE]
Credit: extend increase in the maximum original principal obligation of a mortgage that may be purchased by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac (see H.R. 2508), H6344 [21SE]
———prohibit use of consumer credit checks against prospective and current employees for the purpose of making adverse employment decisions (see H.R. 321), H725 [11FE]
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 Defense: reduce budget to level provided for fiscal year 2008 and freeze budget at such level (see H.R. 413), H601 [9FE]
Dept. of HHS: provide grants to States to establish maternal mortality review committees on pregnancy-related deaths (see H.R. 894), H1797 [14MR]
———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases by expanding comprehensive, age-appropriate sex education in schools (see H.R. 3324), H10027 [23DE]
———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 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), H1525 [2MR]
———create livable communities through coordinated public investment and streamlined regulations (see H.R. 3325), H7256 [2NO]
———establish position of Special Assistant for Veterans Affairs (see H.R. 3298), H8262 [7DE]
Dept. of State: remove People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) from list of foreign terrorist organizations (see H. Res. 60), H5889 [1AU]
Dept. of the Interior: prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 612), H10016 [20DE]
Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H4037 [3JN]
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), H6233 [15SE]
Discrimination: eliminate discrimination in State criminal and civil laws for those who have tested positive for HIV (see H.R. 3053), H9928 [16DE]
Diseases: address HIV/AIDS in the African-American community (see H.R. 1462), H4673 [6JY]
———establish a grant program to provide screenings for glaucoma to individuals determined to be at high risk for glaucoma (see H.R. 353), H5150 [18JY]
———provide for an evidence-based strategy for voluntary screening for HIV/AIDS and other common sexually transmitted infections (see H.R. 1774), H4673 [6JY]
———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]
Drugs: address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine (see H.R. 2242), H4332 [20JN]
Economy: create jobs and reduce the deficit through fair tax rates, cutting defense spending, strengthening Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security, and infrastructure investment (see H.R. 3638), H9946 [19DE]
———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]
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]
Employment: adjust discretionary spending limits for appropriations for emergency job creation (see H.R. 2857), H7999 [30NO]
———create an emergency jobs program (see H.R. 2914), H6180 [14SE]
———establish a competitive grant program for youth summer job placement (see H.R. 2539), H8262 [7DE]
FAA: extend Airport Improvement Program authority (see H.R. 2644), H5782 [29JY]
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]
FBI: provide additional resources for Federal investigations and prosecutions of crimes related to the recent financial crisis (see H.R. 1350), H2291 [4AP]
Federal Interagency Working Group on Reducing Poverty: establish (see H.R. 3300), H7333 [3NO]
Federal Railroad Administration: require a percentage of funding be expended through small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals (see H.R. 3513), H7927 [29NO]
FEMA: 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 (see H.R. 1309), H2265 [1AP]
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), H7009 [24OC]
———permit certain current loans that would otherwise be treated as non-accrual loans as accrual loans for certain purposes (see H.R. 1723), H6140 [13SE]
———provide certain credit unions with the authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 1418), H7892 [18NO]
———restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 1489), H3646 (see H.R. 1489), H3684 [25MY]
Firearms: prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 308), H254 [18JA]
First Lieutenant Oliver Goodall Post Office Building, Pasadena, CA: designate (see H.R. 1975), H4076 [13JN]
Food: require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material (see H.R. 3553), H8124 [2DE]
Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see H.R. 639), H6506 [3OC]
Forest Service: protect certain roadless areas (see H.R. 3465), H10017 [20DE]
Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 192), H553 [8FE]
Haiti: measure progress of relief, recovery, reconstruction, and development efforts following earthquake (see H.R. 1016), H3162 [10MY]
———recognize anniversary of earthquake, honor victims and responders, and reaffirm support and assistance (see H. Res. 35), H202 [12JA]
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H776 [14FE]
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), H6922 [13OC]
Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1815), H3305 [13MY]
Houston (TX) Forward Times: anniversary (see H. Res. 160), H1725 [10MR]
Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 1537), H2854 [14AP]
———temporarily expand the V nonimmigrant visa category to include Haitians whose petition for a family-sponsored immigrant visa was approved on or before Haitian earthquake (see H.R. 3297), H7579 [14NO]
Iraq: prohibit funding to maintain U.S. Armed Forces and military contractors in Iraq after a certain date (see H.R. 2757), H5884 [1AU]
Kenya: provide compensation to relatives of Foreign Service members and U.S. citizens who were killed as a result of the bombing of the U.S. Embassy in Kenya on August 7, 1998 (see H.R. 2881), H9432 [15DE]
Liberia: adjust immigration status of certain nationals (see H.R. 1293), H5781 [29JY]
Los Angeles County, CA: designate a portion of Interstate Route 710 as the ``Jenny Oropeza Highway'' (see H.R. 1472), H2570 [8AP]
Medicaid: extend the period of temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage (see H.R. 3542), H8967 [14DE]
Medicare: 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), H4673 [6JY]
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 Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 51), H434 [24JA]
Native Americans: provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 27), H1392 [28FE]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: establish a public health insurance option (see H.R. 191), H1252 (see H.R. 191), H1364 [18FE]
Political campaigns: 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), H3112 [5MY]
———ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 137), H2935 [2MY]
Private First Class Alejandro R. Ruiz Post Office Building, Yountville, CA: designate (see H.R. 3004), H6416 [22SE]
Public buildings: provide for restroom gender parity in Federal buildings (see H.R. 1361), H2292 [4AP]
Public welfare programs: reauthorize and amend the program of block grants to States under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 3573), H8186 [6DE]
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), H8136 [5DE]
———protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (see H.R. 1433), H2534 [7AP]
Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 1574), H10016 [20DE]
Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1648), H6233 [15SE]
———end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 998), H4329 [16JN]
———provide assistance for the modernization, renovation, and repair of elementary and secondary school buildings and community colleges (see H.R. 2948), H8262 [7DE]
Senior citizens: encourage, enhance, and integrate Silver Alert plans throughout the U.S. (see H.R. 112), H6043 [9SE]
Shuttlesworth, Fred L.: tribute (see H. Res. 432), H6853 [12OC]
Social Security: ensure any reform prevents the reduction of benefits or an increase in retirement age (see H. Con. Res. 64), H4946 [12JY]
———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 1332), H2917 [15AP]
Specialist Jake Robert Velloza Post Office, Inverness, CA: designate (see H.R. 793), H1177 (see H.R. 793), H1197 [17FE]
Taxation: disallow deduction for income attributable to domestic production activities with respect to oil and gas activities of major integrated oil companies (see H.R. 1689), H3162 [10MY]
———extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (see H.R. 2644), H5782 [29JY]
———extend qualified school construction and zone academy bonds, treat zone academy bonds as specified tax credit bonds, and modify private business contribution requirement for zone academy bonds (see H.R. 2394), H7892 [18NO]
———increase, extend, and make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 1738), H10027 [23DE]
———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), H1581 [4MR]
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: provide flexibility in use of Federal funding for certain transit functions to local entities (see H.R. 3200), H6920 [13OC]
Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2453), H9946 [19DE]
U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 886), H5019 [13JY]
Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (see H.R. 589), H599 [9FE]
Veterans: provide housing assistance for very low-income veterans (see H.R. 287), H3062 [4MY]
Voting: constitutional amendment on the right to vote (see H.J. Res. 28), H6011 [8SE]
Water pollution: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 1375), H10016 [20DE]
Wayne Grisham Post Office, La Mirada, CA: designate (see H.R. 2158), H4188 [14JN]
Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 69), H4457 [22JN]
World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines (see H.R. 2447), H6140 [13SE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Committee on Deficit Reduction (Joint, Select): eliminate (see H.R. 3201), H6920 [13OC]
Correctional institutions: provide for an effective HIV/AIDS program in Federal prisons (see H.R. 3547), H8075 [1DE]
Credit: require mortgagees for mortgages in default to engage in reasonable loss mitigation activities (see H.R. 1567), H2855 [14AP]
Cultural Initiative, Inc.: anniversary of first hip hop conference at Howard University (see H. Res. 424), H6625 [5OC]
Dept. of Education: revise rule requiring for-profit colleges from receiving a certain percentage of revenue from non-Federal sources to count veterans' education benefits under such rule (see H.R. 3764), H10015 [20DE]
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), H5895 [5AU]
Dept. of HUD: improve financial safety and soundness of the FHA mortgage insurance program (see H.R. 1977), H3409 [24MY]
Dept. of Justice: reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program (see H.R. 2800), H5895 [5AU]
Drugs: concentrate Federal resources aimed at the prosecution of drug offenses on major offenses (see H.R. 2303), H4457 [22JN]
Economy: create jobs and invest in communities through rehabilitation of abandoned and foreclosed residential and commercial properties (see H.R. 3502), H7890 [18NO]
FCC: disclose contributions received by a party that submits comments to certain proceedings and limit officials from working for a company after presiding over a decision involving that company (see H.R. 3763), H10015 [20DE]
FEMA: extend authorization of National Flood Insurance Program and identify priorities essential to reform and ongoing stable functioning of the Program (see H.R. 1026), H1724 [10MR]
Housing: revitalize distressed housing, reform public housing demolition and disposition rules, provide agencies with resources to preserve units, and train residents to provide home-based health services (see H.R. 762), H1176 (see H.R. 762), H1195 [17FE]
Jones, Noel: tribute (see H. Res. 326), H4457 [22JN]
National Clinicians HIV/AIDS Testing and Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 362), H5373 [21JY]
Taxation: require IRS to update collection policies and procedures to more adequately protect and assist taxpayers suffering an economic hardship (see H. Res. 89), H724 [11FE]
U.S. Housing Act: reform housing choice voucher program under section 8 (see H.R. 1209), H1985 [17MR]
Washington, Jeannie: tribute (see H. Res. 305), H4186 [14JN]
Constitutional authority statements
Committee on Deficit Reduction (Joint, Select): eliminate (H.R. 3201), H6921 [13OC]
Correctional institutions: provide for an effective HIV/AIDS program in Federal prisons (H.R. 3547), H8076 [1DE]
Credit: require mortgagees for mortgages in default to engage in reasonable loss mitigation activities (H.R. 1567), H2857 [14AP]
Dept. of Education: revise rule requiring for-profit colleges from receiving a certain percentage of revenue from non-Federal sources to count veterans' education benefits under such rule (H.R. 3764), H10016 [20DE]
Dept. of HHS: authorize grants for training and support services for Alzheimer's disease patients and their families (H.R. 2798), H5896 [5AU]
———authorize grants to provide treatment for diabetes within minority communities (H.R. 2799), H5896 [5AU]
Dept. of HUD: improve financial safety and soundness of the FHA mortgage insurance program (H.R. 1977), H3410 [24MY]
Dept. of Justice: reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program (H.R. 2800), H5896 [5AU]
Drugs: concentrate Federal resources aimed at the prosecution of drug offenses on major offenses (H.R. 2303), H4459 [22JN]
Economy: create jobs and invest in communities through rehabilitation of abandoned and foreclosed residential and commercial properties (H.R. 3502), H7892 [18NO]
FCC: disclose contributions received by a party that submits comments to certain proceedings and limit officials from working for a company after presiding over a decision involving that company (H.R. 3763), H10016 [20DE]
FEMA: extend authorization of National Flood Insurance Program and identify priorities essential to reform and ongoing stable functioning of the Program (H.R. 1026), H1726 [10MR]
Housing: revitalize distressed housing, reform public housing demolition and disposition rules, provide agencies with resources to preserve units, and train residents to provide home-based health services (H.R. 762), H1178, H1198 [17FE]
U.S. Housing Act: reform housing choice voucher program under section 8 (H.R. 1209), H1988 [17MR]
Factsheets
No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act: ACLU, E1086
Remarks
Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions and provide for conscience protections (H.R. 3), E1086
Africa: support efforts to provide humanitarian relief to mitigate the effects of drought and avert famine in the Horn of Africa, E1433
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2112), H4129
Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H835 [15FE], H1127, H1132, H1146, H1152 [17FE], H1217
Budget: cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit, H5834 [1AU]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2021 (H. Con. Res. 34), H2867 [15AP], H3375 [24MY]
CFTC: funding, H4163
Committee on Deficit Reduction (Joint, Select): establish, H5834 [1AU]
Committees of the House: direct certain standing committees to inventory and review existing, pending, and proposed regulations and orders from Federal agencies (H. Res. 72), H649, H654 [10FE]
Dept. of Agriculture: Commodity Supplemental Food Program funding, H4129
———Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, H4129
———The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) funding, H4129
———WIC funding, H4129
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), H3603 [25MY]
———boards and commissions funding, H835 [15FE]
———military operations in Afghanistan funding, H1146 [17FE]
———provide preference for potential contractors that are committed to activities that promote education, traning, and employment in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, H3603 [25MY]
Dept. of Education: prohibit funding to implement gainful employment rule applicable to certain proprietary or for-profit colleges, H1152 [17FE]
Dept. of HHS: convert funding for graduate medical education in qualified teaching health centers from direct appropriations to an authorization of appropriations (H.R. 1216), H3375 [24MY]
———submit a report outlining the difficulties States will face setting up health care exchanges without Federal assistance, H2964 [3MY]
Dept. of HUD: conduct study on negative impact of underwater mortgage loans on the economy and housing market, H1694, H1695 [10MR]
———post announcement prominently on website stating Emergency Mortgage Relief Program termination and direct unemployed homeowners to contact their Member of Congress, H1742 [11MR]
———post announcement prominently on website stating FHA Short Refinance Program termination and direct homeowners to contact their Member of Congress for loan modification assistance, H1700 [10MR]
———require notification of Neighborhood Stabilization Program termination to be sent to grantees, H1883 [16MR]
———rescind funding for the Neighborhood Stabilization Program and terminate the program (H.R. 861), H1866, H1883, H1884 [16MR]
———rescind unobligated funding for FHA Refinance Program and terminate the program (H.R. 830), H1694, H1695, H1696, H1697, H1699, H1700 [10MR]
———rescind unobligated funding for the Emergency Mortgage Relief Program and terminate the program (H.R. 836), H1742, H1744 [11MR]
———study number of non-mitigated homes in each congressional district as a result of Neighborhood Stabilization Program termination, H1884 [16MR]
Dept. of Justice: pursue criminal charges against organizations not complying with State laws relating to foreclosues, H1696 [10MR]
Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2584), E1427
Dept. of the Treasury: require notification of Home Affordable Modification Program termination be sent to applicants and instructions to contact their Member of Congress to inquire about loan modification assistance, H2011 [29MR]
———terminate authority to provide new assistance under the Home Affordable Modification Program while preserving assistance that was already offered (H.R. 839), H2011 [29MR]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: mental health treatment funding, E1090
Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 2055), E1090
Economy: address wealth gap among racial and ethnic minorities, H6082 [12SE]
———impact of Government regulations, H649, H654 [10FE]
———importance of job creation, H6082 [12SE], H6497 [3OC]
———provide financial regulatory reform, protect consumers and investors, enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, and regulate the over-the-counter derivatives markets, H649, H654 [10FE]
———provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and modernize country's infrastructure, and provide pathways back to work for those looking for jobs (H.R. 12), H6497 [3OC], H7117 [26OC], H7291 [3NO]
Education Sciences Reform Act: technical amendment (S. 365), consideration (H. Res. 384), H5834 [1AU]
EPA: funding, E1427
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), H2176 [31MR]
———extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 2553), E1446
———require airport operators receiving Airport Improvement Program grants to consult with nearby communities regarding airport operations and their impact on the community, H2176 [31MR]
FEMA: establish a reserve fund in the National Flood Insurance Program, H4911 [12JY]
———extend authorization of National Flood Insurance Program and identify priorities essential to reform and ongoing stable functioning of the Program (H.R. 1026), H4871 [12JY]
———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), H4871, H4876, H4911, H4912, H4915 [12JY]
———prohibit funding for promotional commercials for the National Flood Insurance Program, H4912 [12JY]
———terminate National Flood Insurance Program and related mandatory purchase and compliance requirements, H4915 [12JY]
Financial Stability Oversight Council: strengthen review authority of regulations issued by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (H.R. 1315), H5318 [21JY]
FRS: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau funding through reductions in IRS enforcement funding, H1132 [17FE]
———postpone date for transfer of functions to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau if the Bureau does not have a Director in place, H5318 [21JY]
———replace the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau with a five person commission, H5318 [21JY]
Haiti: measure progress of relief, recovery, reconstruction, and development efforts following earthquake (H.R. 1016), H3129 [10MY]
Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: health-care related provisions implementation funding, H1217
———repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 2), H230
Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 754), H3254 [12MY]
———require Inspector General of the Intelligence Community to report on recruitment and retention of racial and ethnic minorities to professional intelligence positions, H3254 [12MY]
Medicaid: reform, H3375 [24MY]
Medicare: reform, H3375 [24MY]
NLRB: clarify membership criteria for collective bargaining units and timing of elections of labor organizations (H.R. 3094), H7966 [30NO]
Obama, President: Executive order on student loan reform, H7118 [26OC]
Patents: eliminate the transitional program for covered business method patents requiring a post-grant administrative review, H4496 [23JN]
———reform (H.R. 1249), H4496 [23JN]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: implementation funding, H1217
———repeal (H.R. 2), H230
———repeal mandatory funding provided to States to establish American Health Benefit Exchanges (H.R. 1213), H2964 [3MY]
Public debt: increase statutory limit, H5590 [27JY]
Schools: encourage growth and replication of successful charter school models (H.R. 2218), E1573
SEC: eliminate prohibition against general solicitation as a requirement for certain registration exemptions (H.R. 2940), H7290, H7291 [3NO]
———funding through reductions in GSA and IRS funding, H1127 [17FE]
———require issuers of securities to verify that purchasers are accredited investors, H7290 [3NO]
Taxation: extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 2553), E1446
———extend the standard deduction for real property taxes and adjust such deduction for inflation, H1697 [10MR]
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), H194
U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement: approve and implement (H.R. 3078), H6801 [12OC]
———require improvement of labor rights and security for workers before approval and implementation, H6801 [12OC]
Unemployment: rates, H6497 [3OC]
Voting: impact of State voting reform laws labeled as ``voter suppression'' legislation, H5163 [19JY]
Tributes
Mobley, Lillian Harkless, E1391