WELCH, PETER (a Representative from Vermont)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4310), H3027, H3028, H3029 [17MY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 5854), H3326 [31MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), H3419 [5JN]

Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), H5259 [25JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), H1101 [29FE]

Armed Forces: commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to diminish national security role of, and recognize the National Guard as the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. Con. Res. 129), H5202 [24JY]

——— limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under authorizations for use of military force (see H.R. 3702), H3 [6JA]

Boys & Girls Clubs of America: tribute (see H. Res. 774), H6152 [19SE]

Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their physical location (see H.R. 3596), H727 [14FE]

CFTC: take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in energy markets (see H.R. 4457), H2030 [19AP]

Children and youth: extend, enhance, and revise certain laws on collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children and establish additional protections (see H.R. 1895), H1543 [22MR]

Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of the pioneers and participants of the civil rights movement (see H.R. 3866), H374 [1FE]

Civilian Conservation Corps: reestablish (see H.R. 494), H6807 [13DE]

Climate: express that U.S. policies should reflect appropriate understanding and sensitivity concerning climate change issues (see H. Res. 672), H4158 [27JN]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 3067), H2569 [9MY]

Conservation of energy: promote efficient energy use in the Federal and private sectors (see H.R. 4017), H725 [14FE]

Corps of Engineers: temporarily relieve cost-sharing requirements of watershed mitigation projects and flood damage reduction projects for counties impacted by Hurricane Irene or Tropical Storm Lee (see H.R. 6380), H5922 [12SE]

Courts: provide for recovery of computer hardware and software patent litigation costs in cases where the court finds the claimant did not have a reasonable likelihood of succeeding (see H.R. 6245), H5923 [12SE]

——— 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), H3700 [8JN]

Credit: exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that has been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see H.R. 2086), H3404 [1JN]

Credit cards: establish a national usury rate for consumer accounts under open end consumer credit plans (see H.R. 4084), H943 [17FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: modify the definition of the term biobased product (see H.R. 5873), H3362 [31MY]

——— recognize significance of and support adequate funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H. Res. 564), H965 [27FE]

——— Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding (see H. Res. 760), H5861 [11SE]

Dept. of Defense: ensure detainees on U.S. soil have access to due process, the court system, and will not be detained indefinitely by the military (see H.R. 4192), H1304 [8MR] (see H.R. 5936), H5010 [18JY]

Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H221 [31JA]

——— restore and extend the grace period before repayment begins on certain loans under the Federal Direct Loan Program (see H.R. 4286), H2329 [7MY]

Dept. of Energy: ensure oil transported through the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline is used in domestic commerce to reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil (see H.R. 3900), H475 [3FE]

——— establish the Home Energy Savings Retrofit Rebate Program (see H.R. 4230), H1496 [21MR]

——— improve high-end computing research and development program (see H.R. 6454), H6328 [9NO]

Dept. of HHS: 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 H.R. 4083), H6429 [16NO]

——— implement the National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan (see H.R. 2600), H4775 [10JY]

——— limit copayment, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing requirements applicable to prescription drugs in a specialty drug tier to the amount applicable to drugs in a non-preferred brand drug tree (see H.R. 4209), H6701 [11DE]

Dept. of Justice: provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 2721), H2813 [16MY]

——— provide grants to nonprofit organizations that carry out child-parent visitation programs for children with incarcerated parents (see H.R. 2464), H3915 [20JN]

Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust Fund (see H.R. 4277), H4656 [29JN]

Dept. of the Interior: allow acceptance of bids on new oil and gas leases of Federal lands only from bidders certifying that all petroleum products produced from such leases will be offered for sale only in the U.S. (see H.R. 4325), H1804 [29MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H79 [18JA]

——— establish a registry of certain veterans who were stationed at Fort McClellan, AL (see H.R. 2052), H2134 [25AP]

——— establish a registry of certain veterans who were stationed at or underwent training at Canadian Forces Base Gagetown to track possible exposure to toxins (see H.R. 6534), H6276 [21SE]

——— inter in national cemeteries individuals who supported the U.S. in Laos during the Vietnamese Conflict era (see H.R. 3192), H1978 [18AP]

Developing countries: improve access to microenterprise by the very poor (see H.R. 2524), H6001 [13SE]

Discrimination: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism, bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh Gurdwaras in the U.S. (see H. Res. 785), H6060 [14SE]

Diseases: issue semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer’s disease research (see H. Res. 351), H5923 [12SE]

——— require a Federal commitment to Alzheimer’s disease research to advance breakthrough treatments for people with the disease (see H.R. 1897), H182 [25JA]

Drugs: address critical drug shortages (see H.R. 3839), H2647 [10MY]

Egypt: honor rule of law and return Noor and Ramsay Bower to the U.S. (see H. Res. 193), H6702 [11DE]

Elections: constitutional amendment on the authority of Congress and the States to regulate contributions and expenditures in political campaigns and to enact public financing systems for such campaigns (see H.J. Res. 111), H4656 [29JN]

FDA: strengthen ability to seek advice from external experts on rare diseases, their burdens, and unmet medical needs of individuals with rare diseases (see H.R. 4156), H2447 [8MY]

Food: require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material (see H.R. 3553), H5131 [23JY]

Foreign aid: provide assistance for developing countries to promote quality and universal basic education (see H.R. 2705), H79 [18JA]

Foreign Claims Settlement Commission: receive and determine validity and amount of claims for loss of wages and other property of those plaintiffs in the case Bruce D. Abbott et al. v. Libya (see H.R. 3713), H694 [9FE]

Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy countries (see H.R. 4105), H1210 [6MR]

FTC: establish the Office for the Prevention of Fraud Targeting Seniors (see H.R. 773), H6828 [17DE]

Government regulations: provide for presentation and expedited consideration by Congress of the recommendations in the Federal Regulatory Reform Report prepared by the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (see H.R. 5720), H2716 [15MY]

Housing: enable Federal and State chartered banks and thrifts to meet the credit needs of homebuilders, and provide liquidity and ensure stable credit for meeting the need for new homes (see H.R. 1755), H1154 [5MR]

Housing Act: revise requirements for areas to be considered rural areas (see H.R. 273), H6328 [9NO]

Human rights: combat international violence against women and girls (see H.R. 5905), H3660 [7JN]

——— modify certain provisions of law relative to torture (see H.R. 4011), H692 [9FE]

Immigration: facilitate travel and investment in the U.S. by reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals investing in residential real estate (see H.R. 5741), H6701 [11DE]

——— permit certain alien elementary and secondary school students to attend U.S. public schools if such aliens reimburse the local educational agency for the cost of providing education (see H.R. 3983), H640 [8FE]

International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (see H. Res. 713), H5202 [24JY]

Iran: appoint a high-level U.S. representative or special envoy for the purpose of ensuring U.S. diplomatic efforts to prevent acquisition of nuclear weapons and avoid war (see H.R. 4173), H6234 [20SE]

——— 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), H3734 [18JN]

Iraq: prohibit funding to maintain U.S. Armed Forces and military contractors in Iraq after a certain date (see H.R. 2757), H27 [17JA]

Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 2563), H6505 [28NO]

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

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

Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2139), H2329 [7MY]

Medicare: count a period of outpatient observation in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 1543), H3481 [5JN]

——— establish a market pricing program for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see H.R. 6490), H6505 [28NO]

——— extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital program (see H.R. 5943), H3699 [8JN]

——— permit the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 6392), H6152 [19SE]

——— promote medication therapy management under the part D prescription drug program (see H.R. 891), H2715 [15MY]

——— protect and preserve access of beneficiaries in rural areas to health care providers (see H.R. 3859), H6323 [2NO]

——— provide beneficiaries greater choice with regard to accessing hearing health services and benefits (see H.R. 2140), H4685 [9JY]

——— provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under the prescription drug program to further fair audits of and payments to pharmacies (see H.R. 4215), H2329 [7MY]

——— reform payment for physicians’ services by eliminating sustainable growth rate system and adopting innovative payment and delivery models to improve quality and efficiency (see H.R. 5707), H3171 [25MY]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 3858), H376 [1FE]

Minimum wage: provide for increases consistent with inflation (see H.R. 6211), H5326 [26JY]

National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4657 [29JN]

Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable (see H.R. 4154), H2134 [25AP]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), H1498 [21MR]

NIH: establish and maintain an undiagnosed diseases network (see H.R. 2671), H3733 [18JN]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 4010), H692 [9FE]

——— reform the financing of congressional elections by encouraging grassroots participation in the funding of campaigns (see H.R. 6426), H6060 [14SE]

Postal Service: recalculate and restore retirement annuities, eliminate requirement to pre-fund health benefits fund, restrict facility closures, and create incentives to maintain levels of service (see H.R. 3591), H513 [6FE]

Privacy: prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide access to personal online accounts (see H.R. 5684), H5079 [19JY]

Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2569 [9MY]

Public debt: eliminate statutory limit and place limitations on the purposes for which public debt may be issued (see H.R. 2931), H6765 [12DE]

Public Safety Officers’ Benefits Program: improve (see H.R. 4018), H1018 [28FE]

Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable electricity and energy efficiency standard for certain electric utilities (see H.R. 5967), H3806 [19JN]

Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters (see H. Res. 689), H4606 [28JN]

Renewable energy: establish a pilot program to provide assistance for partnerships supporting applied sciences in renewable energy (see H.R. 288), H5525 [31JY]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1496 [21MR]

Safe Drinking Water Act: repeal exemption for hydraulic fracturing (see H.R. 1084), H3363 [31MY]

SEC: require disclosure of the total number of a company’s domestic and foreign employees (see H.R. 3875), H572 [7FE]

Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies (see H.R. 3606), H441 [2FE]

Social Security: 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]

SSA: ensure continuation of services under the Work Incentives Planning and Assistance program and Protection and Advocacy for Beneficiaries of Social Security program (see H.R. 6061), H4654 [29JN]

Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create incentives for governments and persons to end support, and reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H2033 [19AP]

Taxation: allow a credit against tax for qualified manufacturing facility construction costs (see H.R. 6120), H4863 [12JY]

——— allow the work opportunity credit to small businesses which hire members of the Ready Reserve or National Guard (see H.R. 743), H1846 [16AP]

——— clarify that any person who, for commercial purposes, makes available for consumer use a machine capable of producing tobacco products, is a manufacturer of tobacco products (see H.R. 4134), H1978 [18AP]

——— disallow a deduction for amounts paid or incurred by a responsible party relating to a discharge of oil (see H.R. 3852), H441 [2FE]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), H6152 [19SE]

——— exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from the tax on foreign investment in U.S. real property interests (see H.R. 2989), H2033 [19AP]

——— extend and expand tax relief for national disasters (see H.R. 2718), H1101 [29FE]

——— 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 H.R. 15), H5330 [30JY]

——— extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see H.R. 2088), H5860 [11SE]

——— extend publicly traded partnership ownership structure to energy power generation projects and transportation fuels (see H.R. 6437), H6429 [16NO]

——— increase amount of low-income housing credit that may be allocated in States damaged by Hurricane Irene or Tropical Storm Lee (see H.R. 3769), H187 [27JA]

——— make permanent and increase credit for increasing research activities and increase domestic production activities deduction for property for which research and development occurred in the U.S. (see H.R. 689), H375 [1FE]

——— modify depreciation recovery period for energy-efficient cool roof systems (see H.R. 2962), H696 [13FE]

——— permanently extend and expand deduction for charitable contributions of food inventory (see H.R. 3729), H3363 [31MY]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 6597), H6428 [16NO]

——— provide estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer tax relief (see H.R. 16), H5525 [31JY]

——— provide exception to additional estate tax for severance of standing timber harvested consistent with a forest management plan (see H.R. 6439), H6312 [19OC]

——— reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1675), H5711 [2AU]

——— reduce the depreciation recovery periods for energy efficient commercial buildings (see H.R. 6705), H7429 [21DE]

——— reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see H.R. 3903), H572 [7FE]

——— repeal certain tax breaks for gas and oil companies and refund the revenue savings to registered vehicle owners (see H.R. 4231), H1543 [22MR]

——— support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]

Tibet: support people, call on China to allow free practice of religion and release political prisoners, and congratulate Tibetans living in exile for holding democratic elections (see H. Res. 609), H5767 [10SE]

Veterans: authorize military departments to provide an exception to standards for awarding the Purple Heart for World War II veterans whose service records are incomplete due to damage (see H.R. 6095), H5712 [2AU]

——— issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), H4863 [12JY]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: acknowledge donor contributions at Visitor Center (see H.R. 6291), H5923 [12SE]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H1742 [28MR]

Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see H.R. 5799), H3102 [17MY]

——— require States to establish minimum early voting period and ensure that no individual be required to wait for longer than one hour to cast a ballot at a polling place in an election for Federal office (see H.R. 6591), H6397 [15NO]

Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3001), H1741 [28MR]

Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 3658), H6828 [17DE]

Women: remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 47), H2289 [27AP]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H6280 [21SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Colleges and universities: simplify the process for determining the need and eligibility of students for financial assistance (see H.R. 6558), H6276 [21SE]

Credit: provide for affordable refinancing of mortgages held by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see H.R. 6428), H6060 [14SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish the Community-Supported Agriculture Promotion Program (see H.R. 4012), H693 [9FE]

——— extend and improve the Milk Income Loss Contract (MILC) Program (see H.R. 4085), H944 [17FE]

——— reauthorize and improve the Rural Energy for America Program (see H.R. 5825), H3103 [17MY]

Higher Education Regulatory Reform Task Force: establish (see H.R. 6557), H6276 [21SE]

Taxation: disallow deductions for the payment of punitive damages (see H.R. 6700), H7424 [20DE]

——— extend the nonbusiness energy property credit to include insulated siding (see H.R. 6226), H5327 [26JY]

——— increase quarterly wages paid threshold for classification as an agricultural labor employer for purposes of unemployment taxes (see H.R. 5320), H2274 [27AP]

Constitutional authority statements

Colleges and universities: simplify the process for determining the need and eligibility of students for financial assistance (H.R. 6558), H6279 [21SE]

Credit: provide for affordable refinancing of mortgages held by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (H.R. 6428), H6061 [14SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish the Community-Supported Agriculture Promotion Program (H.R. 4012), H693 [9FE]

——— extend and improve the Milk Income Loss Contract (MILC) Program (H.R. 4085), H944 [17FE]

——— reauthorize and improve the Rural Energy for America Program (H.R. 5825), H3105 [17MY]

Higher Education Regulatory Reform Task Force: establish (H.R. 6557), H6279 [21SE]

Taxation: disallow deductions for the payment of punitive damages (H.R. 6700), H7424 [20DE]

——— extend the nonbusiness energy property credit to include insulated siding (H.R. 6226), H5328 [26JY]

——— increase quarterly wages paid threshold for classification as an agricultural labor employer for purposes of unemployment taxes (H.R. 5320), H2288 [27AP]

Letters

Public Safety Officers’ Benefits Improvements Act: Chuck Canterbury, National Fraternal Order of Police, E1153• [27JN]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H3742 [19JN]

Remarks

Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 6083), H5537 [1AU], H5776 [11SE], H6258 [21SE], H6539 [30NO]

Air Force: impact of proposed budget cuts on the Air National Guard, H1214 [7MR]

Alchemy Brewing, LLC: tribute, H5933 [13SE]

Appropriations: establish legislative line-item veto to expedite consideration of rescissions (H.R. 3521), H605 [8FE]

Armed Forces: develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, H809 [16FE], H2837 [17MY]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act (H.R. 5652), H2623 [10MY]

——— reform the budget baseline to remove automatic increases in discretionary accounts and to require a comparison to the previous year’s spending levels (H.R. 3578), H402 [2FE]

——— replace the sequester established by the Budget Control Act (H.R. 6365), H5966 [13SE]

——— require the President to provide a report detailing the sequester required by the Budget Control Act (H.R. 5872), H4918 [18JY]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2022 (H. Con. Res. 112), H1687 [28MR], H5929 [13SE]

Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (H.R. 3179), H5138 [24JY]

CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislation (H.R. 3582), H402 [2FE]

Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce certain subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (H. Res. 706), consideration (H. Res. 708), H4167, H4168 [28JN]

Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, H6258 [21SE]

Conservation of energy: allow for innovations and alternative technologies that meet or exceed desired energy efficiency goals and make technical corrections to Federal energy efficiency laws (H.R. 6582), H6605 [4DE]

Consumers: provide reasonable and proportional fees and rules for electronic debit transactions, H6163 [20SE]

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

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4310), consideration (H. Res. 661), H2837 [17MY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4943 [18JY]

——— military operations in Afghanistan funding, H4943 [18JY]

Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans, H1851 [17AP], H2451 [9MY], H2724 [16MY], H3588 [7JN], H3743 [19JN]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), H2237 [27AP], H3365 [1JN]

Dept. of Energy: ensure Federal agencies complete required energy audits, H3419 [5JN]

Dept. of HHS: Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, H2237 [27AP]

Dept. of the Interior: set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale resources and promote shale technology research and development (H.R. 3408), H769 [15FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: National Energy Conservation Policy Act energy management requirements funding, H3326 [31MY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 5854), H3326 [31MY]

Economy: avert ‘‘fiscal cliff’’ economic crisis through bipartisan agreement on taxes and spending, H6611, H6612 [4DE]

——— provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), motion to instruct conferees, H618 [8FE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), H3419 [5JN]

FCC: provide greater transparency and efficiency in procedures (H.R. 3309), H1615 [27MR]

FERC: ensure oil transported through the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline is used in domestic commerce to reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil, H769 [15FE]

——— transfer permitting approval authority over construction of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), consideration (H. Res. 619), H1927 [18AP]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: extend certain counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools (H.R. 5949), consideration (H. Res. 773), H5783 [11SE]

Government regulations: exempt regulations that promote energy efficiency from regulatory freeze, H5259 [25JY]

——— prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), H5259 [25JY]

Gulf of Mexico: restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), consideration (H. Res. 619), H1927 [18AP]

Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1461 [21MR]

House of Representatives: find Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 711), consideration (H. Res. 708), H4167, H4168 [28JN]

Immigration: permanently reauthorize the EB–5 Regional Center Program, the E-Verify Program, the Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program, and the Conrad State 30 J–1 Visa Waiver Program (S. 3245), H5816 [11SE]

Medicare: reform, H6611, H6612 [4DE]

Minnesota: expedite exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the Superior National Forest (H.R. 5544), consideration (H. Res. 773), H5783 [11SE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (H.R. 1173), H342 [1FE]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board, H1461 [21MR]

Petroleum: gasoline price levels, H1164 [6MR]

Political campaigns: assessment of Presidential candidates, H5929 [13SE]

Public debt: disapprove the President’s exercise of authority to increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), H63 [18JA]

Public Safety Officers’ Benefits Program: improve (H.R. 4018), E1153• [27JN]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), consideration (H. Res. 619), H1927 [18AP]

SEC: study authority to enforce certain anti-evasion provisions associated with shareholder threshold regulations, H1279 [8MR]

Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies (H.R. 3606), H1279 [8MR]

Taxation: expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform legislation (H.R. 6169), consideration (H. Res. 747), H5543 [1AU]

——— extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations (H.R. 8), consideration (H. Res. 747), H5543 [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 (H.R. 15), H5783 [11SE]

——— promote simplification and fairness in the administration and collection of sales and use taxes (H.R. 2701), H5138 [24JY]

——— provide payroll tax relief, H618 [8FE]

——— repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies, H2237 [27AP]

Violence Against Women Act: ensure access to assistance programs regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, H2710 [15MY]

——— reauthorize (H.R. 4970), H2710, H2711 [15MY]

Votes: correction, E109• [1FE]

——— position on missed, E464• [28MR], E1983• [21DE]