FAMILIES AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS related term(s) Children and Youth

Affidavits

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement: Sopuruchi V. Chukwueke, S5413 [25JY]

Amendments

Children and youth: provide for universal intercountry adoption accreditation standards (S. 3331), S7460, S7636 [5DE]

Dept. of HHS: reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity (S. 1440), S6860, S6868, S6869 [15NO], H7296 [19DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure deceased veterans with no known next of kin can receive a dignified burial (S. 3202), S8226 [19DE]

——— improve assistance provided to women veterans, facilitate research on long-term reproductive health of veterans, and modify child care assistance for certain veterans (S. 3313), S8016, S8017, S8045 [13DE]

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act: improve (S. 3472), S8085, S8091 [17DE]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: ensure compliance by certain countries and establish procedures for prompt return of children abducted to other countries (S. Res. 543), S7403 [4DE]

Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (H.J. Res. 118), consideration (H. Res. 788), H6172 [20SE]

Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations (H.R. 8), S8592, S8608 [31DE], H5588 [1AU], H7536 [1JA]

——— extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations (H.R. 8), consideration (H. Res. 747), H5549 [1AU]

——— extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief for families making less than a certain annual income and provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), S5309, S5310, S5316 [24JY], S5352 [25JY]

——— make permanent certain tax cuts and relief for families making less than a certain income, increased expensing limitations, and alternative minimum tax relief (H.J. Res. 66), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 841), H7381 [20DE]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4970), consideration (H. Res. 656), H2742 [16MY]

——— reauthorize (S. 1925), S2698, S2737, S2738, S2741 [25AP], S2795, S2841, S2842, S2843, S2864, S2865, S2884 [26AP]

Articles and editorials

Backward on Domestic Violence, S3229 [16MY]

Census—Fuller Poverty Picture Finds 49.7M Are Poor, Factoring in Medical and Work Expenses, H6376 [15NO]

Delay on Domestic Violence, S5288 [24JY], S5348 [25JY]

Fallen Soldiers, Families Are Heroes, E1213 [9JY]

Family & Children’s Place Has Money for Big Center, S904 [17FE]

G.O.P. and Violence Against Women, S7207 [29NO]

House Republicans Tax Bill Leaves Some Military Families Behind, H5543 [1AU]

Lye Attack Victim Writes of Forgiveness, S7657 [6DE]

Millions Forgo Foreclosure Reviews Homeowners Don’t Have Much Time To Ask for Accuracy Checks, E2020 [31DE]

More Businesses May Pull Plug on Welfare Cash Cards, H318 [1FE]

Needs of Military Families Must Not Be Overlooked, E973 [5JN]

Partisanship and the Violence Against Women Act, S3230 [16MY]

Protect Immigrant Women From Violence, H2765 [16MY]

Smite the Myth That Tax Cuts Create Jobs, S7396 [4DE]

Stop Demagoguing Our Food Safety Net, E284 [29FE]

Unfinished War, E1367 [31JY]

Weakening Violence Against Women Act Betrays Immigrant Victims, S6302 [13SE]

When States Abuse Women, S1498 [8MR]

Bills and resolutions

Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 3805), H114 [23JA]

Adoption: express importance of a safe, nurturing, and permanent family for all children and recognize that adoption promotes greater stability than long-term institutionalization or foster care (see S. Res. 378), S699 [15FE]

Afterschool Alliance (organization): support goals and ideals of Lights on Afterschool! event (see S. Res. 587), S6626 [21SE]

Armed Forces: add a definition of spouse for purposes of military personnel policies and military and veterans benefits that recognize new State definitions of spouse (see H.R. 6046), H4156 [27JN]

——— authorize space-available travel on military aircraft for certain current and former members of the Reserve components, widows and widowers of retired members, and dependents (see S. 2112), S699 [15FE] (see H.R. 4164), H1272 [7MR]

——— extend military commissary and exchange store privileges to members who are involuntarily separated with a service-connected disability and their dependents (see H.R. 6488), H6274 [21SE]

——— grant family of members temporary annual leave during deployment of such members (see H.R. 6188), H5290 [25JY]

——— pay monthly annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to a supplemental or special needs trust established for the benefit of a disabled dependent child of a participant (see H.R. 4329), H1804 [29MR]

——— protect child custody arrangements for parents who are members (see H.R. 4201), H1366 [16MR]

——— provide for relief in civil actions for violations of the protections on credit extended to members and their dependents (see S. 3207), S3329 [21MY]

——— require military command responsibility and accountability for the care, handling, and transportation of the remains of a deceased member to ensure treatment with dignity, honor, and respect (see H.R. 4913), H2205 [26AP]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see S. 3712), S8507 [28DE]

Children and youth: call on all governments to assist in the safe return of children abducted from or wrongfully retained outside the country of their habitual residence (see S. Res. 449), S3042 [9MY]

——— establish a toll-free telephone helpline to provide information and assistance to parents and caregivers of children to prevent child abuse and strengthen families (see S. 2293), S2496 [18AP]

——— establish national and State putative father registries and make grants to States to promote permanent families for children and responsible fatherhood (see S. 3321), S4368 [20JN] (see H.R. 6035), H4156 [27JN]

——— issue a semipostal stamp to support programs targeted at improving permanency outcomes for youth in foster care (see S. 3231), S3516 [23MY]

——— provide children in foster care with school stability and equal access to educational opportunities (see H.R. 5868), H3266 [30MY]

——— provide for universal intercountry adoption accreditation standards (see S. 3331), S4417 [21JN] (see H.R. 6027), H4064 [26JN]

Citizenship: provide for certain children of U.S. servicemen born overseas during the Vietnamese Conflict or Korean War (see H.R. 5156), H2271 [27AP]

Commission on Americans Living Abroad: establish (see H.R. 6263), H5629 [1AU]

Commission To Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities: establish (see S. 3705), S8364 [21DE] (see H.R. 6655), H6806 [13DE]

Congress: prohibit adjournment unless Bush administration tax cuts and certain expiring tax provisions are extended (see H. Res. 746), H5525 [31JY]

Constitutional amendments: parental rights (see S.J. Res. 42), S3729 [5JN] (see H.J. Res. 107), H1805 [29MR] (see H.J. Res. 110), H3480 [5JN]

Courts: provide funds to State courts for the provision of legal representation to parents and legal guardians relative to child welfare cases (see H.R. 3873), H374 [1FE]

Crime: consolidate, improve, and reauthorize programs that support families and victims in the justice system affected by domestic violence (see H.R. 3977), H640 [8FE]

——— encourage reporting of child abuse (see S. 3708), S8364 [21DE]

——— protect civil rights of victims of gender-motivated violence and create employer liability for negligent conduct resulting in gender-motivated crimes on employer-controlled premises (see H.R. 6198), H5291 [25JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding (see H. Res. 664), H3103 [17MY] (see H. Res. 760), H5707 [2AU]

Dept. of Defense: establish a working group to review and improve TRICARE program policy relative to child health care (see H.R. 4341), H1805 [29MR]

——— require victims of attack at Fort Hood, TX, and their families be accorded the same treatment, benefits, and honors accorded to September, 11, 2001, terrorist attack victims and families (see H.R. 6630), H6622 [4DE]

Dept. of Education: encourage effective teachers and innovative education programs in schools (see H.R. 3990), H691 [9FE]

——— require States receiving Higher Education Act assistance to charge in-State tuition at public institutions to dependents of certain active duty personnel residing in such State (see H.R. 5834), H3161 [18MY]

——— support State and local accountability for public education and inform parents of their schools’ performance (see H.R. 3989), H691 [9FE]

Dept. of HHS: authorize a national toll-free hotline and website to provide child care consumer education information to help parents access child care under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (see S. 2135), S1088 [28FE] (see H.R. 6707), H7435 [27DE]

——— award competitive grants to public and private entities to provide qualified sexual risk avoidance education to youth and their parents (see S. 2185), S1576 [12MR]

——— ensure access to high-quality child care for homeless children and families under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (see S. 3476), S5870 [1AU]

——— ensure that immigration status alone is not a disqualification for foster child placement and clarify State and local laws on parental rights in foster care cases (see H.R. 6128), H4868 [13JY]

——— establish a public-private partnership program to provide child care (see S. 2182), S1540 [8MR] (see H.R. 5877), H3362 [31MY]

——— extend funding for family-to-family health information centers to help families of children with disabilities or special health care needs make informed choices about health care (see S. 2123), S909 [17FE] (see H.R. 4083), H943 [17FE]

——— implement demonstration projects at federally qualified community health centers to prevent child maltreatment and promote family well-being through parenting practices and skills (see H.R. 5841), H3162 [18MY]

——— improve the quality of infant and toddler care under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (see S. 3436), S5381 [25JY]

——— prohibit discrimination under the family planning program on the basis of separate provision of abortion (see H.R. 5650), H2565 [9MY]

——— provide cardiomyopathy education, awareness, and risk assessment materials and resources and disseminate such materials by State educational agencies to identify more at-risk families (see S. 2124), S909 [17FE]

——— provide guaranteed child care assistance for low-income families (see H.R. 5188), H2271 [27AP]

——— reauthorize and extend the fetal alcohol syndrome prevention and services program (see S. 2262), S2242 [29MR]

——— require a criminal background check for child care providers and adults residing with child care providers in a State that receives funds from the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (see H.R. 3829), H181 [25JA]

——— require child care providers receiving Child Care and Development Block Grant Program funds to provide parents information on whether such providers carry current liability insurance (see H.R. 4283), H1739 [28MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit from granting deferred action or otherwise suspending effectiveness or enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 5957), H3733 [18JN]

——— prohibit funding for the rule entitled ‘‘Provisional Unlawful Presence Waivers of Inadmissibility for Certain Immediate Relatives’’ (see H.R. 6052), H4603 [28JN]

——— prohibit implementation of certain immigration policies regarding the exercise of prosecutorial discretion (see H.R. 5953), H3732 [18JN]

——— provide protection for certain Federal employees relative to implementation of certain immigration policies regarding the exercise of prosecutorial discretion (see H.R. 6069), H4654 [29JN]

Dept. of Justice: improve services for victims of sexual assault and domestic violence in U.S. territories and the District of Columbia (see H.R. 4195), H1359 [9MR]

——— provide grants for juvenile mentoring (see S. 3328), S4417 [21JN]

Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child labor rules relative to family farming (see S. 2221), S1932 [21MR] (see H.R. 4157), H1272 [7MR]

——— prohibit finalization of proposed rule relative to domestic service employees (see H.R. 5970), H3807 [19JN]

Dept. of Transportation: issue regulations to ensure families are able to sit together on flights (see H.R. 6124), H4863 [12JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure deceased veterans with no known next of kin can receive a dignified burial (see S. 3202), S3280 [17MY] (see H.R. 6073), H4655 [29JN]

——— ensure veterans have information and protections required to make informed decisions on Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program benefits (see S. 2241), S2085 [27MR]

——— extend authority to provide specially adapted housing assistance to individuals residing temporarily in housing owned by a family member (see H.R. 4299), H1803 [29MR]

——— improve assistance provided to homeless veterans (see S. 3309), S4238 [18JN]

——— improve assistance provided to women veterans, facilitate research on long-term reproductive health of veterans, and modify child care assistance for certain veterans (see S. 3313), S4299 [19JN] (see H.R. 6527), H6275 [21SE]

——— improve benefits for homeless veterans who are women or who have dependents (see S. 3308), S4238 [18JN]

——— improve pensions for surviving spouses of World War II and Korean War veterans (see H.R. 4371), H1914 [17AP]

——— improve supervision of fiduciaries of veterans (see H.R. 5948), H3702 [12JN]

——— treat small businesses bequeathed to family by Armed Forces members killed in the line of duty as owned and controlled by veterans for contracting goals and preferences (see S. 3405), S5211 [19JY]

Developing countries: protect girls through prevention of child marriage (see H.R. 6087), H4684 [9JY]

Dia de los Niños—Celebrating Young Americans: designate (see S. Res. 432), S2655 [24AP]

Diseases: recognize potential for virtual elimination of pediatric HIV and AIDS and keeping HIV positive mothers alive (see H. Con. Res. 123), H2645 [10MY]

Economy: rebuild middle class by creating jobs, building opportunity for working families, and restoring balance to the tax code (see S. 2252), S2242 [29MR] (see H.R. 5727), H2645 [10MY]

Egypt: honor rule of law and return Noor and Ramsay Bower to the U.S. (see S. Res. 477), S3729 [5JN]

Employment: permit employees to request, and ensure employers consider requests, for flexible work terms and conditions (see S. 2142), S1147 [29FE] (see H.R. 4106), H1099 [29FE]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave because of the death of a son or daughter (see H.R. 6673), H6828 [17DE]

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act: improve (see S. 3472, 3478), S5870 [1AU] (see H.R. 5871), H3362 [31MY]

FCC: prescribe rules regulating inmate telephone service rates (see H.R. 6624), H6578 [30NO]

Federal employees: provide that fathers of certain permanently disabled or deceased veterans shall be included with mothers of such veterans as preference eligibles for treatment in civil service (see H.R. 4312), H1803 [29MR]

——— provide that spouses and widows or widowers of certain veterans and Armed Forces members receive competitive service employment preference (see H.R. 5852), H3162 [18MY]

Foster Children’s Day: designate (see H. Res. 660), H2812 [16MY]

GAO: study impact of certain announced Dept. of Homeland Security immigration policies regarding the exercise of prosecutorial discretion (see H.R. 6070), H4655 [29JN]

Gold Star Dads of America, Inc.: tribute (see H. Res. 577), H1273 [7MR]

Gold Star Wives Day: designate (see S. Res. 420), S2393 [17AP]

Government regulations: provide for regulatory accountability and revision of economically burdensome regulations (see H.R. 4116), H1133 [1MR]

Hague Convention on International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance: implement (see H.R. 4282), H1739 [28MR]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: ensure compliance by certain countries and establish procedures for prompt return of children abducted to other countries (see S. Res. 543), S5978 [2AU]

Homeless: eliminate involuntary homelessness for families, women, and children (see H. Con. Res. 119), H2067 [24AP]

Housing: develop local strategies to coordinate use of assistance for low-income housing residents with public and private resources to enable families to achieve economic independence and self-sufficiency (see S. 3513), S5977 [2AU]

Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status for certain long-term residents who entered the U.S. as children (see H.R. 3823), H158 [24JA] (see H.R. 5869), H3266 [30MY]

Iran: use parts of fines levied against companies that do business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified in a certain court case (see H.R. 5796), H3102 [17MY]

LIHEAP: establish minimum level of assistance for certain States (see H.R. 6533), H6275 [21SE]

——— provide funding with a dedicated revenue source consisting of a tax on offshore oil production (see H.R. 3807), H114 [23JA]

——— reauthorize (see H.R. 4026), H725 [14FE]

Medicaid: increase Federal medical assistance percentage for territories (see H.R. 5566), H2442 [8MY]

——— provide medical assistance coverage for uninsured newborns (see H.R. 6258), H5628 [1AU]

Medicare: clarify application of special enrollment periods and secondary payer rules to employer coverage of family members of employees (see H.R. 6435), H6150 [19SE]

Mental health: require disclosure to parents of information on mental illness treatment for their children under a certain age (see H.R. 6712), H7435 [27DE]

Minimum wage: provide for calculation based on the Federal poverty threshold for a family of 2, as determined by the Bureau of the Census (see H.R. 6076), H4655 [29JN]

Mining and mineral resources: improve occupational safety law compliance, empower workers to raise concerns, prevent workplace tragedies, and establish rights for workplace accident victims and families (see S. 3443), S5381 [25JY]

National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 595), S6800 [14NO] (see H. Res. 809), H6397 [15NO]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 595), S6800 [14NO] (see H. Res. 809), H6397 [15NO]

National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate (see S. Res. 546), S5978 [2AU] (see H. Res. 756), H5707 [2AU]

National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 569), S6455 [19SE]

National Child Abuse Prevention Month: designate (see S. Res. 433), S2655 [24AP]

National Day of Recognition for Veterans’ Families: designate (see H. Res. 817), H6428 [16NO]

National Family Reunification Month: designate (see H. Res. 693), H3807 [19JN]

National Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 536), S5871 [1AU]

National Foster Care Month: designate (see S. Res. 462), S3234 [16MY]

——— recognize goals and ideals (see H. Res. 659), H2812 [16MY]

National Kids to Parks Day: designate (see S. Res. 463), S3234 [16MY]

National Parents as Teachers Day: designate (see S. Res. 570), S6455 [19SE]

National Safe Place Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 593), H1497 [21MR]

National Solidarity Day for Compassionate Patient Care: designate (see H. Res. 771), H5707 [2AU]

National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month: designate (see S. Res. 362), S208 [31JA] (see H. Res. 535), H374 [1FE]

National Work and Family Month: designate (see S. Res. 533), S5658 [30JY]

Native Americans: grant Indian tribes jurisdiction over crimes of domestic violence that occur in the Indian country of that tribe (see H.R. 6625), H6586 [3DE]

Ogden, UT: honor and express condolences to family of Jared Francom of the Ogden Police Dept., and wish a speedy recovery to other officers wounded while serving a search warrant (see S. Res. 355), S132 [26JA]

Presidents of the U.S.: eliminate certain limitations on length of Secret Service protection for former Presidents and their children (see H.R. 6620), H6578 [30NO]

Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (see S.J. Res. 50), S6107 [11SE] (see H.J. Res. 118), H5859 [11SE]

——— disapprove rule relative to waivers of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (H.J. Res. 118), consideration (see H. Res. 788), H6150 [19SE]

——— permit States to exempt single parents with children under a certain age from Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program participation rate requirements (see H.R. 4379), H1976 [18AP]

——— prohibit waivers relative to compliance with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (see S. 3397), S5133 [18JY] (see H.R. 6140), H5008 [18JY]

——— repeal the program of block grants to States for social services (see H.R. 6442), H6151 [19SE]

Read Across America Day: designate (see S. Res. 382), S1147 [29FE]

——— observance (see H. Res. 602), H1805 [29MR]

Russia: disapprove law ending inter-country adoptions of Russian children by U.S. citizens, urge reconsideration of the law, and prioritize processing of adoptions of children matched before enactment (see S. Res. 628), S8589 [31DE]

Social Security: require States to follow certain procedures in placing a child who has been removed from the custody of his or her parents (see H.R. 6021), H4063 [26JN]

——— treat permanent partnerships between individuals of the same gender as marriage for purposes of determining entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and disability insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2066 [24AP]

Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 408), S2166 [28MR]

Taxation: allow a deduction for qualified long-term care insurance and a credit for individuals who care for those with long-term care needs (see H.R. 6005), H3974 [21JN]

——— allow an income disparity tax credit (see H.R. 4260), H1570 [26MR]

——— allow deduction and make refundable the credit for household and dependent care services necessary for gainful employment (see H.R. 4397), H1977 [18AP]

——— deny the refundable portion of the child tax credit to those not authorized to work in the U.S. and terminate use of certifying acceptance agents to facilitate the taxpayer ID number application process (see H.R. 6074), H4655 [29JN]

——— eliminate separate tax return forms for earned income credit, include certain information required by that form on appropriate tax forms, and compute earned income credit for taxpayers (see H.R. 4421), H2029 [19AP]

——— exclude certain farmland and family-owned business interests from the value of the gross estate of decedents (see H.R. 6271), H5629 [1AU]

——— exclude from gross income certain State foster care program payments made to the biological parents of disabled children (see H.R. 4111), H1100 [29FE]

——— exempt certain family-owned farms and businesses from the estate tax (see S. 2200), S1734 [15MR]

——— expand access to Coverdell education savings accounts (see H.R. 6289), H5704 [2AU]

——— extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations (see H.R. 8), H5200 [24JY]

——— extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations (H.R. 8), consideration (see H. Res. 747), H5524 [31JY]

——— extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations (H.R. 8), consideration of Senate amendments (see H. Res. 844), H7565 [1JA]

——— extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative minimum tax relief, and repeal estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see S. 3420), S5257 [23JY]

——— extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative minimum tax relief, extend increased expensing limitations, and provide instructions for tax reform (see S. 3401), S5133 [18JY] (see S. 3413), S5212 [19JY] (see S. 3417), S5257 [23JY]

——— extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief for families making less than a certain annual income (see H.R. 6100, 6104), H4827 [11JY]

——— extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief for families making less than a certain annual income and provide alternative minimum tax and estate tax relief (see S. 3393), S5085 [17JY] (see H.R. 6262), H5629 [1AU]

——— extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief for families making less than a certain annual income and provide alternative minimum tax relief (see S. 3412), S5212 [19JY] (see H.R. 15), H5330 [30JY]

——— extend certain improvements in the child tax credit and the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 6181), H5201 [24JY]

——— extend estate and gift tax rules (see S. 3440), S5381 [25JY]

——— improve health savings accounts (see H.R. 5858), H3177 [29MY]

——— improve the dependent care credit by repealing the phasedown of the credit percentage and making permanent the increased dollar limitations (see H.R. 5886), H3404 [1JN]

——— increase exclusion for employer-provided dependent care assistance (see H.R. 5938), H3699 [8JN]

——— make permanent certain tax cuts and relief for families making less than a certain income, increased expensing limitations, and alternative minimum tax relief (H.J. Res. 66), consideration of Senate amendment (see H. Res. 841), H7359 [19DE]

——— make permanent the expansion of certain tax benefits for adoption (see S. 3616), S6625 [21SE] (see H.R. 4373), H1914 [17AP]

——— modify dependent care credit to take into account expenses for care of parents and grandparents who do not live with the taxpayer (see H.R. 3820), H158 [24JA]

——— permanently extend Bush administration tax cuts (see H.R. 6663), H6806 [13DE]

——— permanently extend tax relief and repeal certain tax increases (see H.R. 3804), H114 [23JA]

——— permanently extend the employer-provided child care credit (see S. 3427), S5304 [24JY]

——— provide a credit for eldercare expenses (see S. 3226), S3516 [23MY]

——— provide estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer tax relief (see H.R. 16), H5330 [30JY]

——— provide that the value of certain historic property shall be determined using an income approach in determining the taxable estate of a decedent (see S. 2209), S1847 [20MR] (see H.R. 5982), H3914 [20JN]

——— rename the section of the Internal Revenue Code known as the spousal individual retirement account as the Kay Bailey Hutchison Spousal IRA (see S. 3667), S7702 [10DE] (see H.R. 6647), H6701 [11DE]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see S. 2242), S2166 [28MR]

——— repeal estate and gift taxes (see S. 3403), S5211 [19JY] (see H.R. 6279), H5704 [2AU]

——— repeal phasedown of the credit percentage for the dependent care credit (see H.R. 6268), H5629 [1AU]

——— require certain nonresident aliens to provide valid immigration documents to claim the refundable portion of the child tax credit (see S. 3083), S3084 [10MY] (see H.R. 6165), H5130 [23JY]

——— require that individual taxpayer identification number applicants submit their application in person at taxpayer assistance centers (see H.R. 6523), H6275 [21SE]

Veterans: increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see S. 2259), S2242 [29MR] (see H.R. 4114), H1100 [29FE] (see H.R. 4142), H1153 [5MR]

Veterans’ Job Corps: establish to provide gainful employment to unemployed veterans and widows of veterans through performance of useful public works (see H.R. 5683), H2566 [9MY]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see S. 2338), S2601 [23AP] (see H.R. 4271), H1641 [27MR] (see H.R. 4970, 4982), H2267 [27AP]

——— reauthorize (H.R. 4970), consideration (see H. Res. 656), H2712 [15MY]

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 492), S3977 [12JN]

Briefings

Impact of Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment (PACE) Home Energy Assistance Program: Francisco Talamantes, E771 [10MY]

Cloture motions

Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief for families making less than a certain annual income and provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), motion to proceed, S5244 [23JY]

E-mails

Repeal of Obamacare Act: Christine Haight Farley, H4798 [11JY]

——— Emily Schlichting, H4798 [11JY]

Essays

Modern Tax System—Fair to the Average American? Lisa Vatavuk, H2718 [16MY]

Eulogies

Colson, Charles W.: by Emily Colson, E996 [6JN]

——— by Timothy George, E996–E998 [6JN]

Excerpts

U.S. Code: definition of ‘‘marriage’’ and ‘‘spouse’’, H5028 [19JY]

Factsheets

Race/Ethnicity and Triple Negative Breast Cancer, H3066 [17MY]

Triple-Negative Breast Cancer, H3065 [17MY]

Letters

Armed Forces incentive pay funding through reductions in Afghan Security Forces incentive pay funding: Raymond C. Kelley, VFW, H4978 [18JY]

Budget cuts impact on young children: several Representatives-elect, E1904 [11DE]

Bush administration tax cut extension: Jeffrey Hinz, S4928 [12JY]

——— Main Street Alliance, H5547 [1AU]

Child tax credit eligibility and Dept. of HHS Social Services Block Grant Program funding: Deborah Weinstein, Coalition on Human Needs, H2618 [10MY]

Constitutionality of tribal government provisions in Violence Against Women Act reauthorization: several law professors, S2680–S2682 [25AP]

Convention on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities: Home School Legal Defense Association, S7367 [4DE]

——— Penny Young Nance, Concerned Women for America (organization), S7366 [4DE]

Dept. of Defense TRICARE for Life program enrollment fee implementation funding: Fang A. Wong, American Legion, H5059 [19JY]

——— Wayne E. Carrignan, Florida VFW, H5059 [19JY]

Dept. of HHS memorandum on waivers relative to Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements: George Sheldon, Dept. of HHS, S6050 [10SE]

——— Lynn H. Gibson, GAO, S6047 [10SE], H6179 [20SE]

Disapprove law ending inter-country adoptions of Russian children by U.S. citizens and urge reconsideration of the law: several Senators, S8591 [31DE]

Grant Indian tribes jurisdiction over crimes of domestic violence that occur in the Indian country of that tribe: Jefferson Keel, National Congress of American Indians, S7658 [6DE]

International Child Support Recovery Improvement Act: Colleen Delaney Eubanks, National Child Support Enforcement Association, H3450 [5JN]

——— Gordon L. Berlin, Building Knowledge To Improve Social Policy (organization), H3450 [5JN]

——— Jon Baron, Coalition for Evidence-Based Policy, H3450 [5JN]

——— Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H3451 [5JN]

——— Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H3451 [5JN]

Mandatory minimum sentencing for domestic violence and sex offenses: Criminal Justice Legal Foundation, S2719 [25AP]

——— Mark Tennant, Arrow Child & Family Ministries, S2793 [26AP]

Mandatory minimum sentencing for domestic violence and sex offenses and Dept. of Justice Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs: Scott Berkowitz, Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network, S2793 [26AP]

Middle Class Tax Cut Act: Geoffrey G. Burr, Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc., S5330 [25JY]

——— Michael Kelsey, Nebraska Cattlemen (organization), S5323 [25JY]

——— Stephen D. Nelson, Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation, S5322 [25JY]

Preserving America’s Family Farms Act: several agricultural organizations, H5166 [24JY]

Prohibit use of Violence Against Women Act funds by religious organizations to discriminate in hiring practices: Coalition Against Religious Discrimination, H2729 [16MY]

Protect child custody arrangements for parents who are Armed Forces members deployed in support of a contingency operation: several Representatives, E839 [17MY]

Religious conscience protections relative to insurance coverage of certain women’s preventive health services: several law professors, E1370–E1372 [1AU]

Servicemember Family Protection Act: Committee on Armed Services (House), H3235 [30MY]

Triple-negative breast cancer research funding: Betty Sommer, Causes for a Cure (organization), H3065 [17MY]

Vets4Warriors Program funding: several veterans organizations, H5049 [19JY]

Violence Against Women Act reauthorization: Committee on the Judiciary (House) Democratic staff, H2771–H2773 [16MY]

——— Desiree Hoffman, YWCA, S3229 [16MY]

——— Hilary O. Shelton, NAACP, S2785 [26AP]

——— Jon Adler, Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association, S408 [9FE]

——— National Association of Attorneys General, S407 [9FE], S2594 [23AP]

——— National Task Force To End Sexual and Domestic Violence Against Women, S406 [9FE], S5347 [25JY]

——— Paul H. Fitzgerald, National Sheriffs’ Association, S407 [9FE]

——— Rahm Emanuel, Mayor of Chicago, IL, Antonio R. Villaraigosa, Mayor of Los Angeles, CA, and Michael R. Bloomberg, Mayor of New York, NY, S2593 [23AP]

——— Senators Leahy and Murkowski, S5348 [25JY]

——— several domestic violence organizations, H2737 [16MY]

——— several immigration, religious, legal, and domestic violence organizations, H2736 [16MY]

——— several religious organizations, S3228 [16MY]

——— several Representatives, S5348 [25JY]

——— Sue Else, National Network To End Domestic Violence (organization), S3228 [16MY]

——— Thomas M. Susman, ABA, S3229 [16MY]

——— U.S. Conference of Mayors, H2728 [16MY]

Welfare Integrity Now (WIN) for Children and Families Act: Tom Hansen and Barbara W. Ballard, National Conference of State Legislatures, H318 [1FE]

——— Tracy L. Wareing, American Public Human Services Association, and Paul Lefkowitz, National Association of State TANF Administrators, H318 [1FE]

Lists

Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day attendees and family members or guardians on the Senate floor, S2799 [26AP]

Memorandums

Violence Against Women Act Provision Clarifying Tribal Court Jurisdiction to Issue Protection Orders and Due Process: Jane M. Smith, Congressional Research Service, S2786 [26AP]

Waivers Relative to Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program Work Requirements: Earl S. Johnson, Dept. of HHS, S6048–S6050 [10SE]

Messages

Economic Report: President Obama, H938 [17FE]

Motions

Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations (H.R. 8), H5594 [1AU], H7551 [1JA]

——— extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief for families making less than a certain annual income and provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), S5239 [23JY], S5265 [24JY], S5321 [25JY]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4970), H2779 [16MY]

——— reauthorize (S. 1925), S2370 [17AP]

Poems

‘‘They Make Us Who We Are,’’ Albert C. Caswell, E881 [22MY]

Press releases

More Than 300 Organizations Oppose House GOP VAWA Bill: Representative Pelosi, H2771 [16MY]

Proclamations

Dempsey Family Reunion Day: Representative Henry C. ‘‘Hank’’ Johnson, Jr., E1196 [29JN]

Leon and Joyce Henry Day: Representative Henry C. ‘‘Hank’’ Johnson, Jr., E1203 [9JY]

Thomas, Walker, and Wilson Family Reunion Day: Representative Henry C. ‘‘Hank’’ Johnson, Jr., E1206 [9JY]

Remarks in House

A Safe Place, Inc.: anniversary, E1110 [21JN]

Abortion: prohibit Federal funding of abortions, H1537 [22MR]

——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions and provide for conscience protections (H.R. 3), H103 [23JA], H3279 [31MY]

——— tribute to film ‘‘October Baby’’, H1523 [22MR]

Alzheimer’s Action Day: observance, E1606, E1618, E1621, E1636, E1640, E1642 [21SE]

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: economic impact of stimulus funding, H398, H399, H403, H404 [2FE]

America’s Camp (organization): tribute to Center for Grieving Children support for children whose relatives were killed in September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and Pentagon art exhibit created by attendees, E1479 [11SE]

Archer, Iris M.: Congressional Coalition on Adoption Angels in Adoption Award recipient, E1463 [10SE]

Arkansas Farm Bureau: tribute to Arkansas Farm Family of the Year award recipients, H4708 [10JY]

Armed Forces: clarify procedures for the care, handling, and transportation of the remains of a deceased member, H5037, H5038 [19JY], E1290 [19JY]

——— ensure access by members to information about health care coverage through Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program, H5033 [19JY]

——— ensure extension of certain benefits and programs for active duty servicemembers and veterans, H5970 [13SE]

——— incentive pay funding through reductions in Afghan Security Forces incentive pay funding, H4978 [18JY]

——— pay monthly annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to a supplemental or special needs trust established for the benefit of a disabled dependent child of a participant (H.R. 4329), E506 [29MR]

——— protect child custody arrangements for parents who are members (H.R. 4201), H3234–H3236 [30MY]

——— provide for treatment of autism under TRICARE, H2827, H2828 [17MY]

——— require military command responsibility and accountability for the care, handling, and transportation of the remains of a deceased member to ensure treatment with dignity, honor, and respect (H.R. 4913), E663 [26AP]

——— tribute to members and their families, H1212 [7MR], E227 [17FE], E881 [22MY]

Asian Community Center of Sacramento Valley, Inc.: anniversary, E1426 [3AU]

Augusta, ME: tribute to signing of Maine Wabanaki-State Child Welfare Truth and Reconciliation Mandate, E1185 [29JN]

Bikers Against Child Abuse, Inc.: tribute, E123 [2FE]

Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc.: anniversary, E818 [16MY]

——— tribute, E1325 [25JY]

Budget: impact of impending budget cuts on young children, E1904 [11DE]

Burmah, Norman and Norma: Louisiana Family Forum (organization) Marriage Hall of Fame inductees, E286 [29FE]

CBO: add findings section addressing impact of Bush administration tax cuts to proposed legislation to provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislation, H405 [2FE]

Centre County, PA: tribute to Centre County Women’s Resource Center, H5118 [23JY]

Chandler, Shana: tribute to birth of child, E499 [29MR]

Children and youth: provide for universal intercountry adoption accreditation standards (S. 3331), H7457, H7458 [30DE], H7559 [1JA]

——— require States to take certain additional steps to assist foster children in making the transition to independent living, H3275 [31MY]

China: forced abortion policy, E1227–E1229 [11JY]

Christmas Day: observance, E1974 [19DE]

Citizen’s Commission on Human Rights: tribute to initiatives to protect parental rights, E1299 [23JY]

Clearwater, FL: Coast Guard Port Security Unit 307 recipient of Dept. of Defense Reserve Family Readiness Award, E229 [17FE]

Combating Autism Act: reauthorize (H.R. 2005), E1303 [24JY]

Commission on Americans Living Abroad: establish (H.R. 6263), E1381 [1AU]

Commission To Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities: establish (H.R. 6655), H7313–H7317 [19DE]

Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): hearings on women’s health and contraception with all-male panel, H972 [28FE], H1117 [1MR], H1599 [27MR]

Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, H5934 [13SE]

——— prohibit adjournment unless Bush administration tax cuts and certain expiring tax provisions are extended (H. Res. 746), H5647 [2AU], H6171 [20SE]

Convoy of Hope (organization): tribute, E454 [27MR]

Crime: address issues of domestic violence and sexual abuse, H1648, H1650 [28MR]

——— impose mandatory minimum sentencing for certain domestic violence and sex offenses, H2735 [16MY]

——— protect civil rights of victims of gender-motivated violence and create employer liability for negligent conduct resulting in gender-motivated crimes on employer-controlled premises (H.R. 6198), E1332 [25JY]

Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption: anniversary, E1081 [19JN], E1132 [25JN]

Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage, H906 [17FE]

——— repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (H.R. 1116), H3809 [20JN]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H427–H430 [2FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, H2574–H2577, H2579–H2581 [10MY], H3582 [7JN], H4708 [10JY], H4790, H4810 [11JY], H4831 [12JY], H5027 [19JY], H5655 [2AU], H5749 [10SE], H6225 [20SE], H7405, H7406 [20DE], E908 [30MY], E1232 [11JY], E2025 [31DE]

Dept. of Defense: breast cancer research funding, H3030 [17MY]

——— establish a working group to review and improve TRICARE program policy relative to child health care (H.R. 4341), E650 [25AP]

——— limit increase of premiums, deductibles, copayments, or other charges for health care provided under the TRICARE program, H1858 [17AP]

——— prohibit funding to be used in contravention of the Defense of Marriage Act, H5027, H5028 [19JY]

——— protect TRICARE health care program, H1213 [7MR], H2723 [16MY]

——— reduce funding and redirect savings to domestic priorities, H4915 [18JY]

——— report on feasibility of providing telecommunications services to servicemembers in transit to or from overseas deployment, H3031 [17MY]

——— TRICARE for Life program enrollment fee implementation funding, H5059 [19JY]

——— triple-negative breast cancer research funding, H3064 [17MY], H7369, H7370, H7393 [20DE]

——— Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program funding, H4980, H4981 [18JY]

Dept. of HHS: ensure that immigration status alone is not a disqualification for foster child placement and clarify State and local laws on parental rights in foster care cases (H.R. 6128), E1249 [13JY]

——— extend the child and family services program (H.R. 2883), H3275 [31MY]

——— provide guaranteed child care assistance for low-income families (H.R. 5188), H3581 [7JN], E694 [27AP]

——— reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity (S. 1440), H7296–H7301 [19DE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit funding to implement rule on Provisional Unlawful Presence Waivers of Inadmissibility for Certain Immediate Relatives, H3620, H3621 [7JN]

Dept. of HUD: vulnerable populations housing programs funding, E1239 [12JY]

Dept. of Justice: Office of Violence Against Women funding through reductions in general legal activities and salaries and expenses funding, H2379 [8MY]

——— prohibit funding for contravention of the Defense of Marriage Act, H2547–H2551 [9MY]

——— reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer’s Disease Patient Alert Program (H.R. 2800), H5790, H5791 [11SE]

Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child labor rules relative to family farming, H2080 [25AP]

——— prohibit finalization of certain proposed child labor rules relative to family farming (H.R. 4157), H5162–H5167 [24JY]

——— prohibit finalization of proposed rule relative to domestic service employees (H.R. 5970), H4067 [27JN], E1154 [27JN]

——— reform certain proposed child labor rules relative to family farming, H581 [8FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure deceased veterans with no known next of kin can receive a dignified burial (S. 3202), H7441–H7446 [30DE]

——— improve supervision of fiduciaries of veterans (H.R. 5948), H6088–H6094 [19SE]

——— presume service connection for illnesses associated with water contaminants at Camp Lejeune, NC, and provide health care to those affected by such contamination, H5335, H5416–H5432 [31JY]

Discrimination: prohibit in adoption or foster care placements based on sexual orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any prospective parent or the child involved (H.R. 1681), H3809 [20JN]

Drugs: address issues relative to prescription drug abuse, H5529–H5532 [1AU]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs, H68 [18JA]

Economy: impact of budget sequestration, H6706 [12DE], H6794 [13DE]

——— impact of Bush administration tax cuts, H400, H401, H403 [2FE], H661 [9FE], H4098 [27JN]

——— impact of stimulus funding, H6797 [13DE]

——— impact of tax cuts, H398 [2FE]

——— impact of unequal distribution of wealth and income, H6798 [13DE]

Egypt: honor rule of law and return Noor and Ramsay Bower to the U.S. (H. Res. 193), H7506–H7508 [31DE]

Employment: permit employees to request, and ensure employers consider requests, for flexible work terms and conditions (H.R. 4106), E282 [29FE]

——— promote economic self-sufficiency of low-income women through increased participation in high-wage, high-demand occupations (H.R. 2315), H1925 [18AP]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to address domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking and their effects, and include domestic partners (H.R. 3151), H2725 [16MY]

Family Central, Inc.: anniversary, E152 [7FE]

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act: improve (S. 3472), H7450–H7453 [30DE], H7559 [1JA]

Father’s Day: observance, E1045 [15JN]

FCC: promulgate regulations requiring a label on packaging of certain baby monitors warning that signals may be intercepted by potential intruders, H1619, H1620 [27MR]

Federal Mortuary Affairs Advisory Commission: establish, H3033 [17MY]

Ferko, Jacqueline and Jon: tribute to birth of child, E1860 [30NO]

Food: address U.S. hunger crisis, H976 [28FE], H1849 [17AP], E284 [29FE]

Foreign aid: provide assistance for the prevention and treatment of obstetric fistula (H.R. 949), E353 [8MR]

Frisco, TX: Frisco Heritage Museum participation in National Endowment for the Arts Blue Star Museums program offering free admission to active military personnel and their families from Memorial Day through Labor Day, E1284 [19JY]

Fun Spot Action Park (business): International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions Best Family Entertainment Center award recipient, E1969 [19DE]

Garrett, Monica and Ivory: Congressional Coalition on Adoption Angels in Adoption Award recipients, E1577 [20SE]

Gilmore, Jacob and family: Escambia County, FL, Outstanding Farm Family of the Year award recipient, E1692 [12OC]

Government regulations: provide for regulatory accountability and revision of economically burdensome regulations (H.R. 4116), H5163 [24JY]

Greater Cleveland Community Shares (organization): tribute, E1162 [27JN]

Hague Convention on International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance: implement (H.R. 4282), H3448–H3451 [5JN]

Halliburton Co.: provide assistance to at-risk youth of Houston, TX, in the areas of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), H3737 [19JN]

Health: health care programs funding, H1715 [28MR]

——— maternal and child health programs funding, E74 [25JA]

HeartsApart.org (organization): tribute, E647 [25AP]

Hillsides Organization: anniversary, E1276 [18JY]

Hitchcock Center for Women Inc.: anniversary, E1375 [1AU]

Hmong Heritage Month: observance, E518 [30MR]

House of Representatives: prohibit sine die adjournment unless the President signs H.R. 4078, Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Job Creation Act, with provisions of S. 3412, Middle Class Tax Cut Act as an amendment, H5306 [26JY]

Housing: authorize incremental vouchers for section 8 tenant-based rental assistance to help meet the housing needs of low-income families (H.R. 3603), H907 [17FE]

Hrabe, Mark and Chianna: tribute to birth of child, H930 [17FE]

Hurricanes: implement emergency preparedness plans, H3279, H3281 [31MY], H6357–H6362 [14NO], E956 [1JN]

Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (H.R. 1537), H3809 [20JN]

——— cancel removal and adjust status for certain long-term residents who entered the U.S. as children (H.R. 5869), H3180 [30MY]

——— expand ‘‘V’’ nonimmigrant visa program for spouses and children of permanent residents awaiting availability of an immigrant visa, H6517, H6519 [29NO]

——— reform, H562 [7FE], H1021 [29FE], H1144, H1149 [5MR], H2137, H2138 [26AP], H3749 [19JN], H6614–H6619 [4DE], H7564 [1JA]

Kankakee County, IL: anniversary of Kankakee County Farm Bureau, E190 [14FE]

Lenihan, Brian and Keagan: tribute to birth of child, E559 [17AP]

Maine: referendum to allow same-sex marriage, H387 [2FE]

Mayan Families (organization): tribute to humanitarian projects in Guatemala, E254 [27FE]

McKinney, TX: Collin County Farm Museum participation in National Endowment for the Arts Blue Star Museums program offering free admission to active military personnel and their families from Memorial Day through Labor Day, E1284 [19JY]

Medicaid: prohibit reduction in Federal medical assistance percentage for territories, E755 [9MY]

Medicare: clarify application of special enrollment periods and secondary payer rules to employer coverage of family members of employees (H.R. 6435), E1560 [19SE]

Members of Congress: encourage donation of frequent flyer miles to the Fisher House Foundation, Inc., Hero Miles Program, H6626 [5DE]

Military Appreciation Month: observance, E760 [10MY]

Month of the Military Child: observance, E650 [25AP]

Morality and ethics: address issues relative to youth violence, H6837 [18DE]

——— value of personal responsibility versus Federal aid programs, H466 [3FE], H5926 [13SE], H6161 [20SE]

Mothers Against Drunk Driving (organization): tribute to Prince William County, VA, chapter, E936 [31MY]

Mother’s Day: observance, H2454 [9MY], H2638 [10MY], E769 [10MY]

National Adoption Month: observance, E1736 [6NO]

National Child Abuse Prevention Month: observance, H2145 [26AP], E533 [16AP]

National Community Foundations Week: observance, E1753 [14NO]

National Council of La Raza: tribute to Las Vegas, NV, conference, E1171 [28JN]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: observance, E1675 [2OC], E1713 [19OC]

National Family Caregivers Month: observance, H6349 [14NO], H6524 [29NO], E1791 [16NO], E1860 [30NO]

National Foster Care Month: designate (H. Res. 242), E710 [7MY]

——— observance, H2457, H2458 [9MY], H3275 [31MY], E849, E857 [18MY], E965 [1JN]

——— recognize goals and ideals (H. Res. 659), H2717, H2718 [16MY]

National Guard: tribute to Vets4Warriors program, H5049 [19JY]

National Marriage Week: observance, H550–H554 [7FE], E151, E157 [7FE], E182 [13FE]

National Safe Place Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 593), E423 [22MR]

National Work and Family Month: observance, E1633 [21SE], E1656 [25SE]

New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence (NHCADSV): anniversary, E1715 [23OC]

Nunn, Diane: ABA Center on Children and the Law Mark Hardin Award for Child Welfare Legal Scholarship and Systems Change recipient, E1094 [20JN]

Nurses for Newborns (organization): anniversary, E600 [19AP]

Oakland County, MI: opening of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc., facility, E506 [29MR]

Obama, President: evaluation of economic policies, H1649 [28MR], H2041 [24AP], H2198–H2200 [26AP], H4872 [17JY], H4913, H4914, H4915 [18JY], H6664, H6671 [5DE], H6683 [11DE], H6799–H6802 [13DE]

Older Americans Month: observance, H2825 [17MY], E819 [16MY], E826 [17MY], E861 [18MY]

Orchards Children’s Services, Inc.: anniversary, E712 [7MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, H4785 [11JY], H4830 [12JY]

——— impact on Medicaid funding, H5183–H5188 [24JY]

——— impact on tax burden, H4688, H4728, H4745, H4746, H4747, H4760 [10JY], H4778, H4796, H4799, H4800, H4815, H4817–H4824 [11JY], H6671–H6673 [5DE]

Peninsula Family Services (organization): anniversary of senior peer counseling program, E1355 [31JY]

Petroleum: gasoline price levels, H1291 [8MR], H1376 [19MR]

Pine Tree Legal Assistance (organization): anniversary, E1238 [12JY]

Poe, Suzy and Kurt: tribute to birth of child, H1828 [16AP]

Poverty: address needs of the impoverished, H34, H67 [18JA], H123 [24JA], H226 [1FE], H1855 [17AP], H3273 [31MY], H5927 [13SE], H6376 [15NO]

——— emancipate the poor by urging empowerment and self-reliance, H378 [2FE]

Presidents of the U.S.: eliminate certain limitations on length of Secret Service protection for former Presidents and their children (H.R. 6620), H6646, H6647 [5DE]

Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (H.J. Res. 118), H6174–H6185 [20SE], E1618, E1621 [21SE], E1657 [25SE]

——— disapprove rule relative to waivers of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (H.J. Res. 118), consideration (H. Res. 788), H6165–H6174 [20SE]

——— permit States to exempt single parents with children under a certain age from Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program participation rate requirements (H.R. 4379), E570 [18AP]

——— reauthorize and amend the program of block grants to States under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 3659), H315 [1FE]

——— require States to implement policies to prevent assistance under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program from being used in strip clubs, casinos, and liquor stores (H.R. 3567), H226, H315–H322 [1FE], E152 [7FE]

Reston, VA: anniversary of Reston Children’s Center, E361 [9MR]

Russia: ban on adoption of Russian children by U.S. citizens as alleged retaliation for U.S. passage of Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal and Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act, H7457 [30DE]

San Leandro, CA: tribute to Davis Street Family Resource Center, E766 [10MY]

Santa Monica, CA: tribute to America’s Family Day, E1601 [21SE]

Service League of San Mateo County (organization): tribute, E264 [28FE]

Snowball Express (organization): tribute, H6537 [30NO]

Social Security: require States to follow certain procedures in placing a child who has been removed from the custody of his or her parents (H.R. 6021), E1139 [26JN]

Stoughton, WI: anniversary of Stoughton Area Senior Center, E711 [7MY]

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Awareness Month: observance, E1673 [2OC]

Tampa, FL: tribute to Military Officers Association of America Operation Helping Hand, E1623 [21SE]

Taxation: allow deduction and make refundable the credit for household and dependent care services necessary for gainful employment (H.R. 4397), E572 [18AP]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (H.R. 3423), H1524 [22MR]

——— exempt certain family-owned farms and businesses from the estate tax, H7361 [20DE]

——— extend Bush administration tax cuts, H3391 [1JN], H3657 [7JN], H4707 [10JY], H4855, H4856–H4859 [12JY], H4914, H4915, H4917 [18JY], H5023, H5025, H5073, H5074 [19JY], H5138, H5140, H5146 [24JY], H5210, H5211 [25JY], H5855 [11SE], E1290 [19JY]

——— extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations (H.R. 8), H5320, H5321 [26JY], H5533, H5535, H5536, H5537, H5538, H5578–H5597 [1AU], H5634, H5660, H5674, H5689 [2AU], H6043 [14SE], H6171 [20SE], H6575 [30NO], H6716, H6751 [12DE], E1390 [2AU], E1432 [3AU], E1465 [10SE]

——— extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations (H.R. 8), consideration (H. Res. 747), H5538–H5552 [1AU]

——— extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations (H.R. 8), consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 844), H7531–H7536 [1JA]

——— extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations (H.R. 8), motion to recommit, H5595, H5596 [1AU]

——— extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations (H.R. 8), Senate amendments, H7518, H7519, H7520, H7526, H7536–H7559, H7560 [1JA], H7575 [2JA], E2034 [2JA]

——— extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief for families making less than a certain annual income and provide alternative minimum tax relief, H5585–H5594 [1AU], H6685, H6687 [11DE], H7372 [20DE], E1390 [2AU]

——— extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief for families making less than a certain annual income and provide alternative minimum tax relief (H.R. 15), H5592 [1AU], H5783, H5784 [11SE], H5944 [13SE], H6171 [20SE], H6595, H6596, H6597 [4DE], H6626, H6659 [5DE], H6682, H6695 [11DE], H6708, H6714 [12DE], H6768, H6783, H6784 [13DE], H6836, H6837 [18DE], H7364 [20DE], H7438 [30DE]

——— extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief for families making less than a certain annual income and provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), H5305, H5306 [26JY], H5336 [31JY], H5533 [1AU], H5634 [2AU], H5867 [12SE], H6043, H6044 [14SE], H6563 [30NO]

——— make permanent certain tax cuts and relief for families making less than a certain income, increased expensing limitations, and alternative minimum tax relief (H.J. Res. 66), H7362, H7363, H7364 [20DE], E1997 [21DE]

——— make permanent certain tax cuts and relief for families making less than a certain income, increased expensing limitations, and alternative minimum tax relief (H.J. Res. 66), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 841), H7366, H7374–H7383 [20DE]

——— permanently extend Bush administration tax cuts and provide permanent alternative minimum tax and estate tax relief (H.R. 696), H923 [17FE]

——— provide alternative minimum tax relief, H5670 [2AU]

——— provide estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer tax relief, H5546, H5593 [1AU], H5646 [2AU]

——— provide taxpayers a flat tax alternative to the current income tax system, H468 [3FE], H723 [14FE], H6620 [4DE]

——— provide taxpayers a flat tax alternative to the current income tax system (H.R. 1040), H1265–H1270 [7MR]

——— rates, H592 [8FE], H660, H661 [9FE], H739 [15FE], H908 [17FE], H1119 [1MR], H1266 [7MR], H1735, H1736 [28MR], H2041 [24AP], H2116 [25AP], H2334 [8MY], H2578, H2620 [10MY], H4912 [18JY], H5757 [10SE], H5934, H5962 [13SE], H6043–H6045 [14SE], H6570–H6572, H6574 [30NO], H6783–H6785, H6799–H6802 [13DE]

——— reform the Federal tax code, H130 [24JA], H162 [25JA], H472 [3FE], H605 [8FE], H806 [16FE], H960, H962 [27FE], H1828 [16AP], H1850, H1859, H1911 [17AP], H2109–H2116 [25AP], H2334 [8MY], H2718 [16MY], H3270 [31MY], H4856, H4857 [12JY], H6349 [14NO], H7552, H7556 [1JA]

——— repeal estate and gift taxes, H5757, H5759, H5760 [10SE]

——— require individuals to provide their Social Security number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child tax credit, H2613 [10MY]

——— require individuals to provide their Social Security number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child tax credit (H.R. 1956), H1149 [5MR]

——— require that individual taxpayer identification number applicants submit their application in person at taxpayer assistance centers (H.R. 6523), H6236 [21SE]

TownSquareBuzz Foundation: tribute to ‘‘Red Shirt Fridays’’ campaign in McKinney, TX, to assist veterans returning from war, E419 [22MR]

Veterans: increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (H.R. 4114), H4660, H4663, H4664 [9JY]

Veterans’ Job Corps: establish to provide gainful employment to unemployed veterans and widows of veterans through performance of useful public works, H5870 [12SE]

Vienna, VA: anniversary of Marah Christian Counseling Center, E360 [9MR]

Violence Against Women Act: ensure access to assistance programs regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, H2707–H2711 [15MY], H2727–H2729, H2732–H2739, H2764–H2779 [16MY], E823 [16MY]

——— ensure protection for immigrant victims of domestic violence and crime, H2707–H2711 [15MY], H2726–H2739, H2764–H2779 [16MY], E823 [16MY]

——— funding, H2633, H2634 [10MY]

——— prohibit funding for religious organizations to discriminate in hiring practices, H2736 [16MY]

——— protect victims’ identity to avoid retaliation, H2779, H2780 [16MY]

——— reauthorize (H.R. 4271), H1658–H1661 [28MR], H2143 [26AP], H2777 [16MY]

——— reauthorize (H.R. 4970), H2636, H2637 [10MY], H2705–H2711 [15MY], H2717, H2724, H2725, H2726, H2745–H2781 [16MY], H2818, H2826 [17MY], H3279 [31MY], H3947 [21JN], H5854 [11SE], H6044 [14SE], H6098 [19SE], H6258–H6261 [21SE], H6564 [30NO], H6661, H6662 [5DE], H6716 [12DE], H6787 [13DE], E823 [16MY], E830, E831, E832 [17MY], E851, E865 [18MY], E881 [22MY]

——— reauthorize (H.R. 4970), consideration (H. Res. 656), H2726–H2744 [16MY]

——— reauthorize (H.R. 4970), motion to recommit, H2779, H2780 [16MY]

——— reauthorize (S. 1925), H2138 [26AP], H2253 [27AP], H3190 [30MY], H5322 [26JY], H6564 [30NO], E1713 [19OC]

War: recognize impact of financial costs on U.S. economy and move to redeploy U.S. Armed Forces and refocus efforts on addressing domestic priorities, H1857 [17AP], E549 [17AP]

West, Brandon: tribute to birth of child, E499 [29MR]

Williams-Skinner, Barbara: Presidential Champion of Change award recipient, E1060 [18JN]

Wilson, Julian and Joy: tribute to birth of child, E1233 [11JY]

Women: health care for women, H348 [1FE], H1028, H1029, H1030, H1031 [29FE], H1160, H1164, H1165 [6MR], H1218, H1270 [7MR], H1379–H1383 [19MR], H1398, H1399, H1400 [20MR], H1439, H1440, H1441, H1442, H1475, H1485 [21MR], H1500 [22MR], H1651 [28MR], H1924 [18AP], H4803 [11JY], H5536, H5537, H5538 [1AU], H5634 [2AU], E464 [28MR], E506 [29MR], E1226 [11JY], E1369 [1AU]

——— impact of budget sequestration on maternal and child health programs and resesarch, H6486–H6491 [28NO]

World Alzheimer’s Month: observance, E1606, E1618, E1636 [21SE]

Remarks in Senate

Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before giving informed consent to receive an abortion, S1497, S1498 [8MR]

Adoption: express importance of a safe, nurturing, and permanent family for all children and recognize that adoption promotes greater stability than long-term institutionalization or foster care (S. Res. 378), S607 [14FE], S803 [15FE]

Alaska: tribute to ‘‘Choose Respect’’ initiative to reduce rates of domestic violence, sexual assault, and child abuse, S2204 [29MR]

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: economic impact of stimulus funding, S898 [17FE], S3298 [21MY], S4434 [25JN]

Armed Forces: limit increase of copayments for the TRICARE pharmacy benefits program, S7382 [4DE]

——— provide for treatment of autism and other developmental disabilities under TRICARE, S7008 [28NO], S7156–S7158 [29NO]

Beale AFB, CA: tribute to Child Development Center, S2081 [27MR]

Cedar, Kenneth and Vanese: Congressional Coalition on Adoption Angels in Adoption Award recipients, S6053 [10SE]

Children and youth: establish national and State putative father registries and make grants to States to promote permanent families for children and responsible fatherhood (S. 3321), S4372 [20JN]

——— issue a semipostal stamp to support programs targeted at improving permanency outcomes for youth in foster care (S. 3231), S3518 [23MY]

——— provide for universal intercountry adoption accreditation standards (S. 3331), S7636, S7637 [5DE]

Commission To Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities: establish (H.R. 6655), S8666, S8667 [2JA]

——— establish (S. 3705), S8355, S8364 [21DE]

Congress: encourage Members of Congress to hire qualified veterans for openings in congressional offices, S6291 [13SE]

Convention on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities: impact on the rights of parents to direct the education and upbringing of their children with disabilities, S7366, S7368–S7371 [4DE]

Crime: impose mandatory minimum sentencing for certain domestic violence and sex offenses, S2667 [25AP], S2791 [26AP]

——— provide transportation to crisis centers for battered women in rural areas, S3272, S3273 [17MY]

Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption: anniversary, S3898 [11JN]

Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (S. 598), S1842 [20MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: allow States to obtain a waiver from Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to incentivize healthier food purchases by beneficiaries, S3817 [7JN], S4137 [13JN], S4399 [21JN]

——— price supports for milk funding through reductions in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, S8613 [1JA]

——— Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, S3964–S3968 [12JN], S4122, S4125, S4131–S4134, S4144 [13JN], S6087 [11SE], S7735 [11DE]

——— Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program reform, S3832 [7JN], S7720 [11DE]

Dept. of Defense: provide reproductive health parity for female servicemembers, S7285 [30NO]

Dept. of HHS: establish a public-private partnership program to provide child care (S. 2182), S1542 [8MR]

——— reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity (S. 1440), S6868–S6870 [15NO]

Dept. of Justice: eliminate duplicate Violence Against Women Act grant programs and use savings to eliminate backlog of unexamined DNA samples from rape, sexual assault, homicide, kidnapping and other criminal cases, S2777 [26AP]

——— improve accountability of Violence Against Women Act grant programs, S2773 [26AP]

——— tribute to Services, Training, Officers, and Prosecutors (STOP) Violence Against Women Formula Grants Program, S1704 [15MR]

Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child labor rules relative to family farming, S3932 [12JN]

——— reform certain proposed child labor rules relative to family farming, S371 [7FE], S490 [9FE], S895–S898 [17FE], S1112 [29FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify conditions under which veterans, their spouses, and children may be adjudicated mentally incompetent relative to their ability to purchase firearms, S7194–S7196 [29NO]

——— ensure deceased veterans with no known next of kin can receive a dignified burial (S. 3202), S3287 [17MY], S8231 [19DE]

——— ensure veterans have information and protections required to make informed decisions on Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program benefits (S. 2241), S2087 [27MR], S2589 [23AP]

——— fertility counseling, reproductive treatment, and adoption assistance funding through reductions in Dept. of Defense overseas contingency operations fund, S8016–S8018 [13DE]

——— improve assistance provided to homeless veterans (S. 3309), S4241 [18JN]

——— improve assistance provided to women veterans, facilitate research on long-term reproductive health of veterans, and modify child care assistance for certain veterans (S. 3313), S4302 [19JN], S7994, S8016–S8018 [13DE]

——— presume service connection for illnesses associated with water contaminants at Camp Lejeune, NC, and provide health care to those affected by such contamination, S5154 [18JY], S5203 [19JY]

——— provide assistance to caregivers of veterans and improve the provision of health care to veterans (S. 1963), S6077 [11SE]

——— repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation, S7160 [29NO], S7284, S7286 [30NO]

——— treat small businesses bequeathed to family by Armed Forces members killed in the line of duty as owned and controlled by veterans for contracting goals and preferences (S. 3405), S5213 [19JY]

——— tribute to Caregiver Support Program, S5200 [19JY]

Depts. of Agriculture and HHS: establish dietary guidelines for pregnant women and children from birth until the age of 2, S4334 [20JN]

Developing countries: protect girls through prevention of child marriage (S. 414), S3655–S3657 [24MY], S4812 [10JY]

Dia de los Niños—Celebrating Young Americans: designate (S. Res. 432), S2660 [24AP]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make marriage penalty relief provisions permanent, S5178 [19JY], S6774 [14NO]

Economy: impact of Bush administration tax cuts, S7737 [11DE]

——— impact of unequal distribution of wealth and income, S5123 [18JY], S5449 [26JY], S6083–S6085 [11SE]

——— rebuild middle class by creating jobs, building opportunity for working families, and restoring balance to the tax code (S. 2252), S2483 [18AP]

Egypt: honor rule of law and return Noor and Ramsay Bower to the U.S. (S. Res. 477), S3736 [5JN]

Family & Children’s Place (organization): tribute, S904 [17FE]

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act: improve (S. 3472), S5880 [1AU], S8091 [17DE]

Gold Star Wives Day: designate (S. Res. 420), S2451 [17AP]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: ensure compliance by certain countries and establish procedures for prompt return of children abducted to other countries (S. Res. 543), S7403, S7404 [4DE]

Housing: develop local strategies to coordinate use of assistance for low-income housing residents with public and private resources to enable families to achieve economic independence and self-sufficiency (S. 3513), S5987 [2AU]

Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (S. 821), S1842 [20MR]

——— eliminate the per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase the per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (H.R. 3012), S13 [23JA], S1921 [21MR], S4889 [11JY]

——— reform, S4433 [25JN], S6570 [21SE]

Jewish Family Services (organization): anniversary, S4769 [29JN]

Johnson, Ryan and Amber: Congressional Coalition on Adoption Angels in Adoption Award recipients, S6054 [10SE]

Medicaid: allow severely disabled individuals to be eligible for in-home care based on the income and assets of the individual alone, S3836 [7JN]

Montana: impact of increasing suicide rate, S7146 [29NO]

Morality and ethics: impact of violence on society, S8100 [18DE]

National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 595), S6847 [15NO], S7638 [5DE]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 595), S6847 [15NO], S7638 [5DE]

National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate (S. Res. 546), S6012 [2AU]

National Character Counts Week: designate (S. Res. 569), S6469 [19SE]

National Child Abuse Prevention Month: designate (S. Res. 433), S2660 [24AP]

National Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 536), S5898 [1AU]

National Foster Care Month: designate (S. Res. 462), S3236–S3238 [16MY], S3689 [4JN]

National Infertility Awareness Week: observance, S2812 [26AP]

National Kids to Parks Day: designate (S. Res. 463), S3239 [16MY]

National Parents as Teachers Day: designate (S. Res. 570), S6469 [19SE]

National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month: designate (S. Res. 362), S222 [31JA]

National Work and Family Month: designate (S. Res. 533), S5688 [30JY]

Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable, S2680–S2682 [25AP], S3678 [4JN], S5288–S5291 [24JY], S5444 [26JY], S5844 [1AU], S6300, S6302–S6304 [13SE]

——— grant Indian tribes jurisdiction over crimes of domestic violence that occur in the Indian country of that tribe, S7658, S7659 [6DE]

——— grant Indian tribes jurisdiction over crimes of domestic violence that occur in the Indian country of that tribe (H.R. 6625), S8034 [13DE]

Nevada Military Support Alliance: tribute, S3129 [14MY]

Obama, President: evaluation of administration relative to constitutional role of Congress and separation of powers, S95–S97 [26JA]

——— evaluation of economic policies, S1036 [27FE], S1450 [7MR], S6322 [13SE], S6411–S6413 [19SE], S6476–S6482 [20SE], S6592–S6595 [21SE]

Ogden, UT: honor and express condolences to family of Jared Francom of the Ogden Police Dept., and wish a speedy recovery to other officers wounded while serving a search warrant (S. Res. 355), S114 [26JA]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, S3008 [9MY]

——— impact on tax burden, S4706, S4707 [28JN], S4735–S4737 [29JN], S4858, S4863, S4868 [11JY], S4924, S4935 [12JY], S5443 [26JY], S7789 [12DE]

Presidents of the U.S.: eliminate certain limitations on length of Secret Service protection for former Presidents and their children (H.R. 6620), S8516, S8517 [28DE]

Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements, S8158–S8160 [19DE]

——— disapprove rule relative to waivers of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (S.J. Res. 50), S6086 [11SE], S6407–S6409 [19SE]

——— disapprove rule relative to waivers of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (S.J. Res. 50), unanimous-consent request, S6407, S6408 [19SE]

——— Executive order to reform Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements, S4995 [16JY]

——— prohibit waivers relative to compliance with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (S. 3397), S5136 [18JY]

Read Across America Day: designate (S. Res. 382), S1143 [29FE]

Richfield, UT: Joining Forces Community Challenge military support competition finalist, S3778 [6JN]

Russia: disapprove law ending inter-country adoptions of Russian children by U.S. citizens, urge reconsideration of the law, and prioritize processing of adoptions of children matched before enactment (S. Res. 628), S8590–S8592, S8609 [31DE]

Senate: tribute to Senators and staff who worked on S. 1925, Violence Against Women Act reauthorization, S2798 [26AP]

Shine Family Foundation: anniversary, S3777 [6JN]

Social Security: prevent fraud and restore fiscal accountability by improving improper payment rates, S2946 [8MY]

Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day: observance, S2799, S2800 [26AP]

——— support goals and ideals (S. Res. 408), S2184 [28MR]

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 (S. 697), S7300 [30NO]

——— clarify eligibility for the child tax credit (S. 577), S3397–S3399 [22MY]

——— clarify eligibility for the child tax credit (S. 577), unanimous-consent request, S3397 [22MY]

——— exempt certain family-owned farms and businesses from the estate tax, S7674 [6DE]

——— express that the value-added tax is a massive tax increase that will cripple families on fixed income and only further push back America’s economic recovery, S5939 [2AU]

——— extend Bush administration tax cuts, S3746, S3757 [6JN], S3804 [7JN], S4117 [13JN], S4405 [21JN], S4798–S4800, S4804–S4806 [10JY], S4835–S4842, S4851, S4857, S4885 [11JY], S4928, S4932, S4934 [12JY], S4991–S4995, S4998 [16JY], S5052, S5074, S5076–S5081 [17JY], S5102–S5103 [18JY], S5178, S5198 [19JY], S6485–S6488 [20SE], S7654 [6DE]

——— extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations (H.R. 8), S5840 [1AU], S6066 [10SE], S6075 [11SE], S8583–S8586 [31DE], S8611–S8618, S8620, S8622 [1JA], S8641–S8644, S8661–S8663 [2JA]

——— extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations (H.R. 8), unanimous-consent agreement, S8513 [28DE], S8584 [31DE]

——— extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations (H.R. 8), unanimous-consent request, S6418, S6419 [19SE]

——— extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative minimum tax relief, and repeal estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes (S. 3420), S5264 [23JY], S5265 [24JY]

——— extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative minimum tax relief, extend increased expensing limitations, and provide instructions for tax reform, S5275, S5287, S5291–S5293 [24JY], S5324–S5327, S5330–S5339, S5345, S5349–S5353 [25JY]

——— extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative minimum tax relief, extend increased expensing limitations, and provide instructions for tax reform (S. 3401), S5167 [18JY], S5169 [19JY]

——— extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative minimum tax relief, extend increased expensing limitations, and provide instructions for tax reform (S. 3413), S5238 [19JY]

——— extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief for families making less than a certain annual income and provide alternative minimum tax and estate tax relief (S. 3393), S5090 [17JY], S5093 [18JY]

——— extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief for families making less than a certain annual income and provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), S5238 [19JY], S5352–S5357 [25JY], S5421, S5441, S5442, S5445 [26JY], S5631 [30JY], S6877 [26NO], S6936 [27NO], S7128, S7132 [29NO], S7379–S7381, S7395 [4DE], S7406–S7408, S7415–S7420, S7426, S7435 [5DE], S7643, S7677 [6DE], S7692 [10DE], S7714, S7727 [11DE], S7757, S7781, S7784 [12DE], S8323 [21DE], S8383, S8418 [27DE]

——— extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief for families making less than a certain annual income and provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), motion to proceed, S5265–S5268, S5270, S5271, S5275, S5277–S5288, S5291–S5294 [24JY], S5321–S5347, S5349–S5352 [25JY]

——— extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief for families making less than a certain annual income and provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), unanimous-consent agreement, S5339 [25JY]

——— extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief for families making less than a certain annual income and provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), unanimous-consent request, S6418, S6419 [19SE]

——— extend Bush administration tax cuts and permanently repeal estate and gift taxes and the alternative minimum tax on individuals, S6318–S6320 [13SE]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, S1523 [8MR], S1596, S1597 [13MR], S1650, S1651, S1660 [14MR]

——— impose special tax to finance war, S4406 [21JN]

——— make permanent certain tax cuts and relief for families making less than a certain income, increased expensing limitations, and alternative minimum tax relief (H.J. Res. 66), S8324 [21DE]

——— permanently extend the employer-provided child care credit (S. 3427), S5305 [24JY]

——— prevent pending tax increases and permanently repeal estate and gift taxes and the alternative minimum tax on individuals, S2803 [26AP], S7672–S7674 [6DE]

——— provide permanent extension of tax relief and repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes, S5102 [18JY]

——— rates, S547–S549, S551–S554 [13FE], S664, S683–S685 [15FE], S823 [16FE], S3392 [22MY], S3756–S3758 [6JN], S4794, S4795, S4798–S4800 [10JY], S4931, S4939 [12JY], S5903 [2AU], S6031, S6046 [10SE], S6088 [11SE], S6403, S6409, S6414 [19SE], S6478, S6479, S6508 [20SE], S7654–S7656, S7665 [6DE], S8025 [13DE]

——— reform the Federal tax code, S85 [26JA], S140 [30JA], S233 [1FE], S2216 [29MR], S2302 [16AP], S2524 [19AP], S3110 [14MY], S3194 [16MY], S3298 [21MY], S3740, S3746 [6JN], S3804 [7JN], S4657 [27JN], S4784–S4786 [9JY], S4869–S4872 [11JY], S4919, S4920, S4934 [12JY], S5077–S5081 [17JY], S5170 [19JY], S5242 [23JY], S5323, S5343, S5344 [25JY], S6509 [20SE], S6772 [14NO], S7654 [6DE], S8642 [2JA]

——— rename the section of the Internal Revenue Code known as the spousal individual retirement account as the Kay Bailey Hutchison Spousal IRA (S. 3667), S7703 [10DE], S8454 [27DE]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes, S4924–S4926 [12JY], S5336, S5340–S5345, S5357 [25JY], S5441, S5442 [26JY], S5840 [1AU], S7695 [10DE]

——— require individuals to provide their Social Security number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child tax credit, S3068 [10MY]

Veterans: increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (H.R. 4114), S6721 [13NO]

Violence Against Women Act: ensure access to assistance programs regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, S2776 [26AP], S3678 [4JN], S5288–S5291 [24JY], S5844 [1AU], S6300, S6302, S6303 [13SE]

——— ensure protection for immigrant victims of domestic violence and crime, S5288–S5291 [24JY], S5843, S5844 [1AU], S6300, S6302, S6303 [13SE]

——— reauthorize (H.R. 4970), S3160, S3162, S3164 [15MY], S3227 [16MY], S3678 [4JN], S3958 [12JN]

——— reauthorize (H.R. 4970), unanimous-consent request, S3615 [24MY], S5845 [1AU]

——— reauthorize (S. 1925), S289 [2FE], S406–S408 [9FE], S1700–S1705 [15MR], S1895 [21MR], S1991 [22MR], S2204 [29MR], S2307 [16AP], S2698–S2720 [25AP], S2746, S2750–S2799, S2801, S2806 [26AP], S3160, S3162, S3164 [15MY], S3217, S3226 [16MY], S3272, S3273 [17MY], S3295 [21MY], S3678 [4JN], S3815 [7JN], S3958 [12JN], S4853 [11JY], S5288–S5291, S5295 [24JY], S5347–S5349 [25JY], S5422–S5424, S5444 [26JY], S5842–S5846 [1AU], S5968 [2AU], S6300–S6305 [13SE], S6521 [20SE], S6767 [14NO], S7207 [29NO], S7657–S7659 [6DE], S7698, S7699 [10DE], S7741 [11DE], S8034 [13DE], S8295 [20DE]

——— reauthorize (S. 1925), motion to proceed, S2370 [17AP], S2457, S2471, S2477 [18AP], S2519, S2530, S2533, S2534 [19AP], S2559, S2560, S2579, S2587, S2591, S2592, S2593 [23AP], S2613–S2616, S2630 [24AP], S2663–S2667, S2669, S2670, S2680–S2682 [25AP]

——— reauthorize (S. 1925), unanimous-consent agreement, S2697 [25AP]

——— reauthorize (S. 2338), S2603 [23AP], S2660 [24AP]

Whelchel, Dave and Laura: Congressional Coalition on Adoption Angels in Adoption Award recipients, S6053 [10SE]

Women: health care for women, S374–S379, S381 [7FE], S882–S885 [17FE], S1497–S1499 [8MR], S1821 [20MR], S5692–S5699 [31JY], S5806 [1AU]

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 492), S4108 [12JN], S4173 [14JN]

Wyoming Taxpayers Association: encourage consideration of Cornerstones of Taxation document relative to reform of Federal tax code, S6733 [13NO]

Reports

Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction Over Non-Indians in the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization and the SAVE Native Women Act: Jane M. Smith and Richard M. Thompson II, Congressional Research Service, S2787 [26AP]

Reports filed

Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2299) (H. Rept. 112–671), H6059 [14SE]

Consideration of H.J. Res. 118, Disapprove Rule Relative to Waivers of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program Work Requirements: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 788) (H. Rept. 112–680), H6150 [19SE]

Consideration of H.R. 8, Job Protection and Recession Prevention Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 747) (H. Rept. 112–641), H5524 [31JY]

Consideration of H.R. 4970, Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 656) (H. Rept. 112–481), H2712 [15MY]

Consideration of H.R. 6684, Spending Reduction Act and Senate Amendment to H.J. Res. 66, Permanent Tax Relief for Families and Small Businesses Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 841) (H. Rept. 112–708), H7359 [19DE]

Consideration of Senate Amendments to H.R. 8, American Taxpayer Relief Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 844) (H. Rept. 112–741), H7565 [1JA]

Dept. of HHS Reduction of Preterm Labor, Delivery, Risk of Pregnancy-Related Deaths and Complications Due to Pregnancy, and Infant Mortality Caused by Prematurity: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1440), S6451 [19SE]

Dept. of Justice Missing Alzheimer’s Disease Patient Alert Program Reauthorization: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2800) (H. Rept. 112–651), H5764 [10SE]

Disapprove Rule Relative to Waivers of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program Work Requirements: Committee on Education and Workforce (House) (H.J. Res. 118) (H. Rept. 112–677), H6068 [18SE]

——— Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.J. Res. 118) (H. Rept. 112–677), H6068 [18SE]

Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1910) (S. Rept. 112–257), S8203 [19DE]

Encouraging Innovation and Effective Teachers Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 3990) (H. Rept. 112–459), H2266 [27AP]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction Compliance by Certain Countries and Procedures for Prompt Return of Children Abducted to Other Countries: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 543), S6451 [19SE]

Health Savings Accounts Improvements Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 5858) (H. Rept. 112–517), H3479 [5JN]

Intercountry Adoption Universal Accreditation Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 3331) (S. Rept. 112–234), S6744 [13NO]

International Protecting Girls by Preventing Child Marriage Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 414) (S. Rept. 112–170), S3514 [23MY]

Servicemember Family Protection Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 4201) (H. Rept. 112–488), H3161 [18MY]

Student Success Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 3989) (H. Rept. 112–458), H2266 [27AP]

U.N. Population Fund (UNFPA) Funding Prohibition: Committee on Foreign Affairs (House) (H.R. 2059) (H. Rept. 112–361), H25 [17JA]

Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 4114) (H. Rept. 112–486), H3161 [18MY]

Veterans Fiduciary Reform and Honoring Noble Service Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 5948) (H. Rept. 112–678), H6150 [19SE]

Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4970) (H. Rept. 112–480), H2712 [15MY]

——— Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1925), S388 [7FE]

——— Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1925) (S. Rept. 112–153), S1576 [12MR]

Women Veterans and Other Health Care Improvements Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (Senate) (S. 3313), S8041 [13DE]

Resolutions by organizations

Grant Indian tribes jurisdiction over crimes of domestic violence that occur in the Indian country of that tribe: National Congress of American Indians, S7658 [6DE]

Statements

Violence Against Women Act Anniversary: Attorney General Holder, S6302 [13SE]

Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization: Executive Office of the President, S2594 [23AP], S3228 [16MY]

Summaries

Ensuring Child Care for Working Families Act (H.R. 5188), E694 [27AP]

GAO Reports Addressing Violence Against Women Act Grants and/or Dept. of Justice Office of Violence Against Women, S2780 [26AP]

Testimonies

China Forced Abortion Policy: Guo Yangling, E1228 [11JY]

Texts of

H. Res. 193, call for Egypt to honor rule of law and return Noor and Ramsay Bower to the U.S., H7506 [31DE]

H. Res. 656, consideration of H.R. 4970, Violence Against Women Act reauthorization and H.R. 4310, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H2726 [16MY]

H. Res. 747, consideration of H.R. 8, Job Protection and Recession Prevention Act, H5538 [1AU]

H. Res. 788, consideration of H.J. Res. 118, disapprove rule relative to waivers of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements, H6165 [20SE]

H. Res. 841, consideration of H.R. 6684, Spending Reduction Act and Senate amendment to H.J. Res. 66, Permanent Tax Relief for Families and Small Businesses Act, H7374 [20DE]

H. Res. 844, consideration of Senate amendment to H.R. 8, American Taxpayer Relief Act, H7531 [1JA]

H.J. Res. 118, disapprove rule relative to waivers of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirement, H6175 [20SE]

H.R. 8, Job Protection and Recession Prevention Act, H5578 [1AU]

H.R. 2800, Dept. of Justice Missing Alzheimer’s Disease Patient Alert Program reauthorization, H5790 [11SE]

H.R. 3567, Welfare Integrity Now (WIN) for Children and Families Act, H315 [1FE]

H.R. 4114, Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act, H4663 [9JY]

H.R. 4157, Preserving America’s Family Farms Act, H5162 [24JY]

H.R. 4201, Servicemember Family Protection Act, H3234 [30MY]

H.R. 4282, International Child Support Recovery Improvement Act, H3448 [5JN]

H.R. 4970, Violence Against Women Act reauthorization, H2745–H2763 [16MY]

H.R. 5948, Veterans Fiduciary Reform and Honoring Noble Service Act, H6088–H6092 [19SE]

H.R. 6620, Former Presidents Protection Act, H6646 [5DE]

H.R. 6655, Protect Our Kids Act, H7313 [19DE]

S. 414, International Protecting Girls by Preventing Child Marriage Act, S3656 [24MY]

S. 1440, Dept. of HHS activities to reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity, S6869 [15NO], H7296–H7298 [19DE]

S. 2241, GI Bill Consumer Awareness Act, S2088–S2092 [27MR]

S. 3202, Dignified Burial of Veterans Act, S3287 [17MY], H7442–H7445 [30DE]

S. 3309, Homeless Veterans Assistance Improvement Act, S4242 [18JN]

S. 3313, Women Veterans and Other Health Care Improvements Act, S4303 [19JN], S8017 [13DE]

S. 3331, Intercountry Adoption Universal Accreditation Act, H7457 [30DE]

S. 3393, Middle Class Tax Cut Act, S5087–S5089 [17JY]

S. 3412, Middle Class Tax Cut Act, S5216–S5218 [19JY], S5355 [25JY]

S. 3472, Uninterrupted Scholars Act (USA), S8091 [17DE], H7450 [30DE]

S. 3667, rename the section of the Internal Revenue Code known as the spousal individual retirement account as the Kay Bailey Hutchison Spousal IRA, S8454 [27DE]

S. 3708, Stop Abuse for Every (SAFE) Child Act, S8365 [21DE]

S. Res. 355, honor and express condolences to family of Jared Francom of the Ogden, UT, Police Dept., and wish a speedy recovery to other officers wounded while serving a search warrant, S114, S135 [26JA]

S. Res. 362, National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month, S214, S223 [31JA]

S. Res. 378, express importance of a safe, nurturing, and permanent family for all children and recognize that adoption promotes greater stability than long-term institutionalization or foster care, S704, S803 [15FE]

S. Res. 382, Read Across America Day, S1143, S1150 [29FE]

S. Res. 408, support goals and ideals of Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day, S2171, S2184 [28MR]

S. Res. 420, Gold Star Wives Day, S2399, S2451 [17AP]

S. Res. 432, Dia de los Niños—Celebrating Young Americans, S2658, S2660 [24AP]

S. Res. 433, National Child Abuse Prevention Month, S2658, S2660 [24AP]

S. Res. 449, call on all governments to assist in the safe return of children abducted from or wrongfully retained outside the country of their habitual residence, S3046 [9MY]

S. Res. 462, National Foster Care Month, S3236 [16MY], S3689 [4JN]

S. Res. 463, National Kids to Parks Day, S3238, S3241 [16MY]

S. Res. 477, call for Egypt to honor rule of law and return Noor and Ramsay Bower to the U.S., S3732, S3736 [5JN]

S. Res. 492, World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, S3983, S4108 [12JN]

S. Res. 533, National Work and Family Month, S5660, S5688 [30JY]

S. Res. 536, National Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Awareness Day, S5883, S5899 [1AU]

S. Res. 543, ensure compliance with Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction by certain countries and establish procedures for prompt return of children abducted to other countries, S5991 [2AU], S7403 [4DE]

S. Res. 546, National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week, S5992, S6012 [2AU]

S. Res. 569, National Character Counts Week, S6467, S6471 [19SE]

S. Res. 570, National Parents as Teachers Day, S6467, S6472 [19SE]

S. Res. 587, support goals and ideals of Afterschool Alliance (organization) Lights on Afterschool! event, S6634, S6683 [21SE]

S. Res. 595, support goals and ideals of National Adoption Day and National Adoption Month, S6805 [14NO], S7638 [5DE]

S. Res. 628, disapprove Russian law ending inter-country adoptions of Russian children by U.S. citizens, urge reconsideration of the law, and prioritize processing of adoptions of children matched before enactment, S8590, S8609 [31DE]