WAXMAN, HENRY A. (a Representative from California)
Amendments
Ecology and environment: preempt regulation of, action relating to, or consideration of greenhouse gases relative to any Federal policy to mitigate climate change (H.R. 910), H2372 [6AP]
EPA: establish a temporary prohibition against revising any national ambient air quality standard for coarse particulate matter and limit Federal regulation of nuisance dust in certain areas (H.R. 1633), H8286 [8DE]
———provide additional time to issue achievable standards for cement manufacturing facilities (H.R. 2681), H6555 [4OC], H6582, H6595, H6596 [5OC]
———provide additional time to issue achievable standards for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process heaters, and incinerators (H.R. 2250), H6553 [4OC], H6645 [6OC], H6698 [11OC]
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), H2204 [31MR]
Refuse disposal: facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels (H.R. 2273), H6946 [14OC]
Appointments
Committee to escort Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu into the House Chamber, H3348 [24MY]
Conferee: H.R. 1540, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H8208 [7DE]
———H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act, H10025 [23DE]
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council, H2902 [15AP]
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), H2293 [4AP]
———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), H3344 [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), H6458 [23SE]
Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 835), H2917 [15AP]
Animals: prohibit certain interstate conduct relative to exotic animals and prohibit certain computer-assisted remote hunting (see H.R. 2210), H4578 [24JN]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 139), H5374 [21JY]
Arlington National Cemetery: provide a memorial marker on Chaplains Hill to honor the memory of Jewish chaplains who died while on active duty in the Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 12), H1180 (see H. Con. Res. 12), H1200 [17FE]
Armed Forces: designate the Honor and Remember Flag as an official symbol to recognize and honor members who died in the line of duty (see H.R. 546), H776 [14FE]
———extend time period for submission of retroactive stop-loss special pay claims (see H.R. 573), H598 [9FE]
———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]
———require Presidential negotiation of and entrance into a bilateral status of forces agreement with Afghanistan (see H.R. 651), H2328 [5AP]
Bankruptcy: make privately issued student loans dischargeable (see H.R. 2028), H5489 [25JY]
Capitol Building and Grounds: designate a room of the Capitol Visitor Center as the ``Gabriel Zimmerman Meeting Room'' (see H. Res. 364), H5373 [21JY]
———permit use of rotunda for a ceremony to honor victims of the Holocaust (see H. Con. Res. 33), H2292 [4AP]
Children and youth: prevent States from prohibiting male circumcision (see H.R. 2400), H4575 [24JN]
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]
Consumers: clarify that a video tape service provider may obtain a consumer's informed, written consent on an ongoing basis and that consent may be obtained through the Internet (see H.R. 2471), H6183 [14SE]
Contraceptives: establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of FDA-approved contraception (see H.R. 2659), H5734 [28JY]
Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see H.R. 1873), H3759 [26MY]
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 20), H3063 [4MY]
Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 192), H553 [8FE]
CPSC: provide with greater authority and discretion in enforcing consumer product safety laws (see H.R. 2715), H5882 [1AU]
Credit: permanently increase conforming loan limits for the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises and the FHA maximum mortgage amount limitations (see H.R. 1754), H5375 [21JY]
———prohibit creditors from discriminating on account of sexual orientation or gender identity when extending credit (see H.R. 1488), H2603 [12AP]
Dams: further allocate and expand availability of hydroelectric power generated at Hoover Dam (see H.R. 470), H1392 [28FE]
Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see H.R. 1116), H1905 [16MR]
Dept. of Commerce: establish a competitive grant program to promote domestic regional tourism (see H.R. 3484), H8967 [14DE]
Dept. of Education: award grants to establish pediatric early literacy programs for health care providers and facilities (see H.R. 820), H2857 [14AP]
———establish an awards program recognizing excellence exhibited by public school system employees providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through higher education (see H.R. 1704), H4038 [3JN]
———establish Office of Specialized Instructional Support Services and provide grants to State educational agencies to reduce barriers to learning (see H.R. 1995), H3644 (see H.R. 1995), H3682 [25MY]
———make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 1753), H3107 [5MY]
Dept. of HHS: provide protections for consumers against excessive, unjustified, or unfairly discriminatory increases in insurance premium rates (see H.R. 416), H468 [25JA]
———reauthorize support for graduate medical education programs in children's hospitals (see H.R. 1852), H3411 [24MY]
Dept. of Justice: allow the denial of transfer of firearms or the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or suspected terrorists (see H.R. 1506), H2664 [13AP]
———provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs and establish a Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Registry (see H.R. 1523), H6140 [13SE]
Dept. of the Interior: prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 612), H679 [10FE]
Dept. of Transportation: require that broadband conduit be installed as part of certain highway construction projects (see H.R. 1695), H2998 [3MY]
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), H4794 [8JY]
———establish the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H7332 [3NO]
———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), H679 [10FE]
Diseases: 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: improve safety (see H.R. 1483), H2603 [12AP]
Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (see H.R. 3743), H10014 [20DE]
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]
FAA: extend Airport Improvement Program authority (see H.R. 2644), H5897 [5AU]
———issue regulations to reduce helicopter noise pollution in residential areas of Los Angeles County, CA (see H.R. 2677), H5889 [1AU]
Families and domestic relations: prohibit discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on sexual orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any prospective parent or the child involved (see H.R. 1681), H2998 [3MY]
Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 3485), H7929 [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), H6233 [15SE]
———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), H3409 [24MY]
Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 2639), H5488 [25JY]
———provide assistance for developing countries to promote quality and universal basic education (see H.R. 2705), H6674 [6OC]
Foreign policy: ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate understanding and sensitivity on human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide documented in U.S. record on the Armenian Genocide (see H. Res. 304), H4186 [14JN]
Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see H.R. 639), H5966 [7SE]
Forest Service: protect certain roadless areas (see H.R. 3465), H7829 [17NO]
Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 192), H553 [8FE]
Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1815), H7399 [4NO]
Hunting and trapping: prohibit body-gripping traps in National Wildlife Refuge System (see H.R. 2657), H5579 [26JY]
Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 1537), H2854 [14AP]
———compensate States for incarcerating undocumented aliens charged with a felony or two or more misdemeanors (see H.R. 410), H725 [11FE]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: permit prevailing party in actions or proceedings brought to enforce the Act to be awarded expert witness fees and certain other expenses (see H.R. 1208), H4794 [8JY]
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), H5087 [14JY]
———strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (see H.R. 1905), H4530 [23JN]
Israel: call for immediate and unconditional release of Gilad Shalit held captive by Hamas (see H. Res. 317), H4590 [5JY]
Jordan, Barbara: tribute (see H. Res. 90), H724 [11FE]
Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 1171), H8187 [6DE]
Medicare: deliver a meaningful drug benefit and lower prescription drug prices (see H.R. 999), H1723 [10MR]
———increase minimum loss ratio required of Medigap policies (see H.R. 2645), H5579 [26JY]
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), H4076 [13JN]
National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling: implement recommendations (see H.R. 501), H508 [26JA]
National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 165), H1989 [17MR]
Native Americans: provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 27), H471 [25JA]
Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation: authorize establishment of a commemorative work in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 854), H1844 [15MR]
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), H6010 [8SE]
Power resources: safely increase domestic oil and gas production (see H.R. 1870), H3278 [12MY]
Private First Class Alejandro R. Ruiz Post Office Building, Yountville, CA: designate (see H.R. 3004), H6416 [22SE]
Public debt: increase statutory limit (see H.R. 2663), H5660 [27JY]
Public lands: designate certain portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (see H.R. 1916), H5399 [22JY]
———designate lands in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness and wild and scenic rivers and establish Northern Rockies Wildlife Habitat and Corridors Information System and Program (see H.R. 3334), H7329 [3NO]
Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 1574), H3001 [3MY]
Salem, MA: recognize as birthplace of the National Guard (see H.R. 1339), H9928 [16DE]
Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1648), H5375 [21JY]
———end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 998), H1723 [10MR]
Social Security: extend eligibility period for SSI benefits for refugees, asylees, and certain other humanitarian immigrants (see H.R. 3083), H7209 [1NO]
Specialist Jake Robert Velloza Post Office, Inverness, CA: designate (see H.R. 793), H1177 (see H.R. 793), H1197 [17FE]
SSI: extend rule relative to eligibility for benefits for certain aliens and victims of trafficking (see H.R. 2763), H6461 [26SE]
Taxation: extend credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources (see H.R. 3307), H8320 [8DE]
———extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (see H.R. 2644), H5897 [5AU]
———make equitable the exclusion from gross income of parking and transportation fringe benefits and provide for a common cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 2412), H8728 [12DE]
———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1964), H3408 [24MY]
———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1327), H5399 [22JY]
———reduce tobacco smuggling (see H.R. 3186), H6919 [13OC]
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), H8188 [6DE]
———award Fallen Heroes of 9/11 Congressional Medal to memorials established at 3 sites honoring individuals killed in terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 2864), H6140 [13SE]
Transportation: provide flexibility in use of Federal funding for certain transit functions to local entities (see H.R. 3200), H6920 [13OC]
———provide States certain authority to adopt air pollution reduction requirements for motor carriers providing services at port facilities (see H.R. 572), H2039 [29MR]
Uganda: honor life of David Kato and all who are victims of violence because of their sexual orientation or gender identity (see H. Res. 100), H1666 [9MR]
Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (see H.R. 589), H1666 [9MR] (see H.R. 3346), H7929 [29NO]
Water pollution: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 1375), H2917 [15AP]
Wayne Grisham Post Office, La Mirada, CA: designate (see H.R. 2158), H4075 [13JN]
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), H6922 [13OC]
Bills and resolutions introduced
FCC: provide for creation of a public safety broadband network, ensure a more efficient and innovative allocation of the electromagnetic spectrum, and permit the FCC to conduct incentive auctions (see H.R. 3509), H7927 [29NO]
Kelley, Allan B.: relief (see H.R. 794), H1178 (see H.R. 794), H1197 [17FE]
Medicare: require drug manufacturers to provide rebates for drugs dispensed to low-income individuals under the prescription drug benefit program (see H.R. 2190), H4277 [15JN]
Constitutional authority statements
FCC: provide for creation of a public safety broadband network, ensure a more efficient and innovative allocation of the electromagnetic spectrum, and permit the FCC to conduct incentive auctions (H.R. 3509), H7928 [29NO]
Kelley, Allan B.: relief (H.R. 794), H1180, H1199 [17FE]
Medicare: require drug manufacturers to provide rebates for drugs dispensed to low-income individuals under the prescription drug benefit program (H.R. 2190), H4278 [15JN]
Letters
Better Use of Light Bulbs Act: Darrell Steinberg, Alex Padilla and Fran Pavley, California State Legislature, H4829 [11JY]
———David Jenkins, Republicans for Environmental Protection (organization), H4828 [11JY]
———Gene Karpinski, League of Conservation Voters, H4828 [11JY]
———Larry Schweiger, National Wildlife Federation, H4828 [11JY]
———National Electrical Manufacturers Association, H4827 [11JY]
———Representatives Garrett, Rob Bishop, and Stutzman, H4829 [11JY]
———several consumer protection organizations, H4827 [11JY]
———several energy and environmental organizations, H4827 [11JY]
———several environmental organizations, H4828 [11JY]
EPA Regulatory Relief Act: W. Randall Rawson, American Boiler Manufacturers Association, H6704 [11OC]
EPA rule enforcement funding relative to national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants from the Portland cement manufacturing industry: G. Vinson Hellwig, National Association of Clean Air Agencies, H1120 [17FE]
Health care reform funding: Kathleen Sebelius, Sec. of HHS, E731
Reaffirm support for a negotiated solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in the Middle East and oppose a unilateral declaration of a Palestinian state: several Representatives, H6337
Remarks
Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions and provide for conscience protections (H.R. 3), H3035
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), H2248
———making consolidated, H9901
———making continuing, E1703
———making for Dept. of Defense and continuing for other Federal departments and agencies (H.R. 1473), E733
———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), H2796, H2797 [14AP]
———making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H967 [16FE], H1098, H1117, H1118, H1119, H1120, H1164 [17FE], H1209, H1316, H1320, H1322, H1326 [18FE], H2248
Armed Forces: authorize limited use in support of NATO mission in Libya (H.J. Res. 68), consideration (H. Res. 328), H4539
———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, E1590
———direct the President, pursuant to the War Powers Resolution, to remove the U.S. Armed Forces from Afghanistan (H. Con. Res. 28), E592
———limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under authorizations for use of military force, E2316
———restrict use of funds in support of NATO mission in Libya (H.R. 2278), consideration (H. Res. 328), H4539
———withdrawal of troops from Iraq, E2303
Armenia: anniversary of genocide, E767
Aviation: prohibit operators of civil aircraft of the U.S. from participating in the European Union emissions trading scheme (H.R. 2594), H7000 [24OC]
Budget: comply with cut-as-you-go requirement, H6935 [14OC]
———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 2), H7871
———cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit, H5720
———cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit (H.R. 2560), H5223
———deficit, H7871
———reform entitlement programs, H5761
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2021 (H. Con. Res. 34), H2880 [15AP]
Clean Air Act: funding, H967 [16FE]
Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays: establish (S. 627), H5720
———establish (S. 627), consideration (H. Res. 383), H5761
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), H637 [10FE]
———instruct certain committees to report legislation replacing health care reform legislation (H. Res. 9), H371
Conservation of energy: repeal phase-out of incandescent light bulbs (H.R. 2417), H4826 [11JY]
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), H8244
CPSC: provide with greater authority and discretion in enforcing consumer product safety laws (H.R. 2715), H5827 [1AU]
———Publicly Available Consumer Product Safety Information Database funding, H1320, H1322 [18FE]
Cuba: call for release of political prisoners, E2156
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), conference report, E2316
Dept. of Energy: expedite consideration and approval of construction and operation of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 1938), H5509, H5510, H5512, H5513 [26JY]
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), H3363 [24MY]
———reauthorize certain programs to protect against pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons (H.R. 2405), E2205
Dept. of State: require to act on a permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, H8807 [13DE]
Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2584), H5450 [25JY]
Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 2055), conference report, H9901
Ecology and environment: accept EPA scientific findings that climate change is occurring, is caused largely by human activities, and poses significant risks for public health and welfare, H2373 [6AP]
———preempt regulation of, action relating to, or consideration of greenhouse gases relative to any Federal policy to mitigate climate change (H.R. 910), H2351, H2353, H2357, H2358, H2365, H2367, H2371, H2373, H2379, H2381, H2385 [6AP], H6632 [6OC]
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), H9989 [20DE]
———impact of Government regulations, H637 [10FE]
———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), H8807, H8808 [13DE], E2255
———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), H8251
Education Sciences Reform Act: technical amendment (S. 365), E1492
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2354), E1353
EPA: allow a notice period permiting affected industries to submit economic impact statements before any greenhouse gas regulations take effect, H2367 [6AP]
———clarify application of particulate matter produced from mining activities to Clean Air Act regulations, H8286 [8DE]
———clarify authority to provide technical assistance to States taking action to limit greenhouse gas emissions, H2371 [6AP]
———clarify public health benefits of cement manufacturing facilities' compliance with Clean Air Act, H6616 [5OC]
———clarify that proposal for additional time to issue achievable standards for cement manufacturing facilities does not supersede authority to regulate air pollution, H6588 [5OC]
———clarify that proposal for additional time to issue achievable standards for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process heaters, and incinerators does not supersede authority to regulate air pollution, H6651 [6OC]
———coal combustion waste regulation funding, H1320 [18FE]
———conduct study to determine long-term impact of ban on authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions, H2365 [6AP]
———consider impact on employment levels and economic activity of agricultural industry prior to issuance of any new environmental rules or regulations, H8288, H8289 [8DE]
———consider potential reductions in illness-related absences from work due to cement kiln-related illnesses when establishing a compliance date for cement manufacturing facility achievable standards, H6614 [5OC]
———consult with the Dept. of Agriculture when modifying national ambient air quality standards relative to nuisance dust in certain areas, H8285 [8DE]
———consult with the Dept. of Defense to certify that not regulating greenhouse gases relative to climate change does not jeopardize national security, H2381 [6AP]
———continue to require industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process heaters, and incinerators to reduce emissions if such emissions are causing respiratory and cardiovascular illnesses and deaths, H6699 [11OC]
———continue to require industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process heaters, and incinerators to reduce emissions if such emissions are damaging children's development, H6645, H6651 [6OC]
———continue to require industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process heaters, and incinerators to reduce emissions if such emissions are increasing cancer risks, H6701, H6702 [11OC]
———delay implementation of rules on maximum achievable control technology and cross-State air pollution produced by powerplants, H6377, H6380, H6383, H6387, H6389 [22SE], H6575 [5OC], H6632 [6OC]
———effect of standards for cement manufacturing facilities on amount of mercury that deposits to land and water, H6596 [5OC]
———enforce emission reductions from cement kilns if such emissions are harming brain development or causing learning disabilities in infants or children, H6582, H6584 [5OC]
———ensure that any prohibition or limitation on Clean Air Act authority would not apply to any EPA action to reduce demand for oil, H2379 [6AP]
———establish a temporary prohibition against revising any national ambient air quality standard for coarse particulate matter and limit Federal regulation of nuisance dust in certain areas (H.R. 1633), H8274, H8279, H8281, H8285, H8286, H8287, H8288, H8289 [8DE]
———exclude certain uncontrollable dust events from determinations of whether an area is in compliance with the coarse particulate matter standard, H8287 [8DE]
———exempt farmers, ranchers, and small businesses from regulation of greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act, H2385 [6AP]
———impact of Government regulations on the economy, H5450 [25JY]
———include findings for health costs and benefits to standards for cement manufacturing facilities, H6591, H6592 [5OC]
———maintain current air quality standards for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process heaters, and incinerators in certain metropolitan areas with worst air quality rankings, H6653 [6OC]
———maintain existing standards for cement manufacturing facilities if proposed changes impede Dept. of HHS mercury reduction goals, H6597 [5OC]
———national primary ambient air quality standard modification applicable to coarse particulate matter funding, H1326 [18FE]
———prevent delays of implementation of standards for cement manufacturing facilities until the President certifies that such delays will have no adverse affect on public health and vulnerable subpopulations, H6603, H6604 [5OC]
———provide additional time to issue achievable standards for cement manufacturing facilities (H.R. 2681), H6575, H6576, H6578, H6580, H6582, H6584, H6588, H6591, H6592, H6593, H6594, H6595, H6596, H6597, H6603, H6604, H6614, H6615, H6616 [5OC], H6632 [6OC]
———provide additional time to issue achievable standards for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process heaters, and incinerators (H.R. 2250), H6575 [5OC], H6632, H6633, H6634, H6645, H6651, H6653 [6OC], H6698, H6699, H6701, H6702, H6703, H6704, H6705, H6706, H6709 [11OC]
———provide an offset for funding required to issue new standards for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process heaters, and incinerators, H6698 [11OC]
———provide that maximum achievement control technology and cross-State air pollution rules have no legal force or effect, H6433 [23SE]
———recognize that mercury emitted from cement kilns is a potent neurotoxin, H6593, H6594 [5OC]
———recognize that mercury emitted from industrial boilers and waste incinerators is a potent neurotoxin, H6705, H6706 [11OC]
———recognize that new standards for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process heaters, and incinerators will create jobs, H6703, H6704 [11OC]
———require analyses of the cumulative and incremental impacts of certain rules and actions (H.R. 2401), H6377, H6380, H6382, H6383, H6384, H6387, H6389 [22SE], H6433, H6434, H6435 [23SE], H6575 [5OC], H6632 [6OC]
———require cement industry compliance with standards and requirements in accordance with the Clean Air Act by a certain date, H6615 [5OC]
———require implementation costs and feasibility of compliance be considered when setting national ambient air quality standards, H6377 [22SE], H6434, H6435 [23SE]
———require publication of notice in Federal Register estimating public health impact of delaying standards for cement manufacturing facilities, H6604 [5OC]
———rule enforcement funding relative to national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants from the Portland cement manufacturing industry and standards of performance for Portland cement plants, H1117, H1118, H1119, H1120 [17FE]
———shorten compliance date to provide additional time to issue achievable standards for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process heaters, and incinerators, H6709 [11OC]
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), H2204 [31MR]
FCC: disapprove rule with respect to regulating the Internet and broadband industry practices (H.J. Res. 37), H2553, H2560 [8AP]
———funding to implement rule with respect to regulating the Internet and broadband industry practices, H1098 [17FE]
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), H8218
FEMA: Disaster Relief Fund funding through reductions in Dept. of Energy Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program funding, E1703
Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (H.R. 822), H7669
Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: health-care related provisions implementation funding, H1209 [18FE]
———repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 2), H276 [19JA]
Holocaust Remembrance Day: observance, E780
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: prohibit U.S. contributions, H1316 [18FE]
Iran: presume refugee eligiblity for persecuted religious minorities, H9901
———strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 1905), H8858
Medicaid: reform, H2880 [15AP]
Medicare: reform, H2880 [15AP]
———reform sustainable growth rate payment system for physicians, H8807 [13DE]
Middle East: reaffirm support for a negotiated solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and oppose a unilateral declaration of a Palestinian state, H6336
———reaffirm support for a negotiated solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and oppose a unilateral declaration of a Palestinian state (H. Res. 268), E1305
National Public Radio: prohibit Federal funding and the use of Federal funds to acquire radio content (H.R. 1076), H1954 [17MR]
NRC: prohibit funding for draft supplemental environmental impact statement regarding Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant, E1353
OMB: determine whether Cement Sector Regulatory Relief Act authorizes appropriation of funds for implementation, H6595 [5OC]
Outer Continental Shelf: monitor activities relative to air pollution (H.R. 2021), H4393, H4397, H4399 [22JN], H6632 [6OC]
Parliamentary inquiry, H2370 [6AP], H6702 [11OC]
Patents: reform (H.R. 1249), E1208
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: implementation funding, H1209 [18FE]
———modify special rules relating to coverage of abortion services (H.R. 358), H6889 [13OC]
———repeal (H.R. 2), H276 [19JA]
———repeal mandatory funding for school-based health center construction (H.R. 1214), H2972 [3MY]
———repeal mandatory funding provided to States to establish American Health Benefit Exchanges (H.R. 1213), H2954 [3MY]
———repeal the Prevention and Public Health Fund (H.R. 1217), H2634 [13AP]
Pipelines: enhance safety and environmental protection in pipeline transportation and enhance reliability in the transportation of U.S. energy products by pipeline (H.R. 2845), H8336 [12DE]
Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: funding, H1164 [17FE]
Political campaigns: terminate taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns and party conventions and terminate the Election Assistance Commission (H.R. 3463), H8031
Refuse disposal: disposal of materials generated by the combustion of coal in toxic landfills, H6938 [14OC]
———facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels (H.R. 2273), H6934, H6937, H6938, H6939, H6940, H6941, H6945, H6946 [14OC]
———remove recycled coal fly ash from hazardous waste list, H6940 [14OC]
———require State regulations for coal combustion residuals to meet a legal standard of protection to ensure human health and the environment are protected, H6946 [14OC]
Republican Party: national agenda, H6934 [14OC]
Santa Monica, CA: develop runway safety areas at Santa Monica Airport, H2204 [31MR]
Small business: repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations (H.R. 4), H1540 [3MR]
Small Business Act: extend programs (H.R. 2608), Senate amendment, E1703
Small Business Investment Act: extend programs (H.R. 2608), Senate amendment, E1703
Taxation: prohibit tax increase on middle class, H1540 [3MR]
———repeal expansion of information reporting requirements to payments made to corporations, payments for property and other gross proceeds, and rental property expense payments, H1540 [3MR]
———terminate taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns and party conventions (H.R. 359), H489
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, E1590
———anniversary of terrorist attacks (H. Res. 391), E1640
U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement: approve and implement (H.R. 3078), E1836
U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement: approve and implement (H.R. 3080), E1836
U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement: approve and implement (H.R. 3079), E1836
Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (H.R. 589), H8251
———provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (H.R. 3346), H8251
Reports filed
Activities During the 111th Congress: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H. Rept. 111-706), H33 [5JA]
Tributes
Cortines, Ramon C., E743
Mongan, James, E893
Taylor, Elizabeth, E543