McCOLLUM, BETTY (a Representative from Minnesota)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4310), H3131 [18MY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4908 [17JY], H4939 [18JY]

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), H5880 [12SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Africa: provide assistance to sub-Saharan Africa to combat obstetric fistula (see H.R. 5748), H2713 [15MY]

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), H6062 [14SE]

——— improve prevention and response to sexual assaults (see H.R. 3435), H3167 [22MY]

——— provide for certain requirements relative to retirement, adoption, care, and recognition of military working dogs (see H.R. 4103), H7425 [20DE]

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 3368), H220 [31JA]

——— expand authority to loan or donate excess small arms to certain eligible organizations for funeral and other ceremonial purposes (see H.R. 3981), H966 [27FE]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 621), H1914 [17AP]

Bankruptcy: improve protections for employees and retirees in business bankruptcies (see H.R. 6117), H4862 [12JY]

Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 567), H1100 [29FE]

Boys & Girls Clubs of America: tribute (see H. Res. 774), H5765 [10SE]

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), H1428 [20MR]

Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 523), H158 [24JA]

Census: acknowledge surveys and information derived from those surveys are crucial to national welfare (see H. Con. Res. 136), H5707 [2AU]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: improve operations of recovery auditors under the Medicare Integrity Program to increase transparency and accuracy in audits conducted by contractors (see H.R. 6575), H6314 [23OC]

CFTC: impose fees and assessments to recover the cost of appropriations to the Commission (see H.R. 3665), H2715 [15MY]

Chin, Vincent J.: recognize anniversary of death as a time to reflect on the dangers of xenophobia and scapegoating (see H. Res. 698), H3975 [21JN]

Civil rights: restore effective use of group actions for claims arising under antidiscrimination laws (see H.R. 5978), H3914 [20JN]

Climate: express that U.S. policies should reflect appropriate understanding and sensitivity concerning climate change issues (see H. Res. 672), H5010 [18JY]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 3067), H1134 [1MR]

Conservation of natural resources: strengthen the U.S. role in the international community in conserving natural resources to further global prosperity and security (see H.R. 6038), H4156 [27JN]

Consumers: provide that the payment of a bill, invoice, or statement of account due, if made by mail, shall be considered to have been made on the date with which the envelope used to transmit such payment is postmarked (see H.R. 4003), H692 [9FE]

Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 2492), H6152 [19SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: permit providers of eligible food purchasing and delivery services to be approved as retail food stores that accept and redeem Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (see H.R. 4333), H1804 [29MR]

——— 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]

——— modify award of Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite Absence program administrative absence days to exempt Reserve members whose mobilization began before changes to the program took effect (see H.R. 4045), H966 [27FE]

——— provide for transfer of excess aircraft to the Forest Service for wildfire suppression activities (see H.R. 6248), H5628 [1AU]

Dept. of Education: establish grants to support evidence-based social and emotional learning programming (see H.R. 2437), H6344 [13NO]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H221 [31JA] (see H.R. 4816), H2212 [26AP]

——— improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see H.R. 885), H2211 [26AP]

——— revise rule requiring for-profit colleges from receiving a certain percentage of revenue from non-Federal sources to count military and veterans’ education benefits under such rule (see H.R. 4055), H1916 [17AP]

——— strengthen connections to early childhood education programs (see H.R. 2794), H5711 [2AU]

Dept. of HHS: collaborate with other departments on epilepsy education and awareness programs (see H. Res. 298), H5079 [19JY]

——— establish a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee (see H.R. 2557), H5526 [31JY]

——— establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 733), H440 [2FE]

——— establish Frontline Providers Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 531), H3163 [18MY]

——— improve health of children, reduce occurrence of sudden unexpected infant death, and enhance public health activities relative to stillbirth (see H.R. 3418), H2715 [15MY]

——— include occupational therapists as behavioral and mental health professionals for purposes of the National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 3762), H3404 [1JN]

——— provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1195), H6300 [2OC]

——— provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1426), H6234 [20SE]

——— provide grants for treatment of heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine, ecstasy, and PCP abuse (see H.R. 5711), H2644 [10MY]

Dept. of Justice: establish regional training centers to improve the training of child protection professionals (see H.R. 6629), H6622 [4DE]

Dept. of Labor: phase out issuance of special wage certificates to entities providing employment to disabled individuals at rates of pay below the Federal minimum wage (see H.R. 3086), H694 [9FE]

——— strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system through innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, training, and education programs (see H.R. 4227), H1916 [17AP]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize Indian tribes to enter into certain leases without prior express approval (see H.R. 205), H375 [1FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish centers of excellence in financial literacy education for young adults and families (see H.R. 300), H220 [31JA]

Dept. of Transportation: making supplemental appropriations for the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program (see H.R. 5976), H3914 [20JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: develop a comprehensive policy to improve outreach and transparency to veterans and Armed Forces members through provision of information on institutions of higher learning (see H.R. 4057), H1847 [16AP]

——— expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of benefits (see H.R. 4287), H3808 [19JN]

——— improve assistance provided to women veterans, facilitate research on long-term reproductive health of veterans, and modify child care assistance for certain veterans (see H.R. 6527), H6314 [23OC]

——— improve educational counseling opportunities for veterans (see H.R. 6101), H6234 [20SE]

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]

——— eliminate discrimination in State criminal and civil laws for those who have tested positive for HIV (see H.R. 3053), H2715 [15MY]

Diseases: bring an end to the spread of HIV/AIDS in the U.S. and around the world (see H.R. 6138), H5008 [18JY]

——— expand research and awareness activities relative to scleroderma (see H.R. 1672), H5328 [26JY]

——— provide grants to better understand and reduce gestational diabetes (see H.R. 2194), H6152 [19SE]

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

——— require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less favorable than coverage provided for intravenously administered anticancer medications (see H.R. 2746), H2813 [16MY]

Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities for women and girls (see H. Res. 694), H3914 [20JN]

——— award grants to prepare individuals for the 21st century workplace and increase global competitiveness (see H.R. 3036), H4065 [26JN]

EPA: implement integrated pest management systems to minimize pesticide use in schools and provide parents and employees with notices of such use (see H.R. 4225), H1427 [20MR]

ERISA: provide protection for company-provided retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H6469 [27NO]

FDA: require the label of drugs to contain a parenthetical statement identifying the source of any ingredient constituting or derived from a grain or starch-containing ingredient (see H.R. 4972), H2716 [15MY]

Firearms: require face to face purchases of ammunition, licensing of ammunition dealers, and reporting regarding bulk purchases of ammunition (see H.R. 6241), H6828 [17DE]

Food industry: require labels on packages of meat include a statement on whether the meat contains lean finely textured beef (pink slime) (see H.R. 4346), H1811 [30MR]

Foreign aid: provide assistance for the prevention and treatment of obstetric fistula (see H.R. 949), H5923 [12SE]

Fraternal organizations: tribute to tax-exempt fraternal benefit societies for charitable works and volunteer activities in communities across the country (see H. Con. Res. 116), H4828 [11JY]

Gambling: prohibit certain gaming activities on certain Indian lands in Arizona (see H.R. 2938), H1306 [8MR]

Health: promote development of meaningful treatments for patients (see H.R. 3497), H6234 [20SE]

——— reauthorize certain programs for individuals with traumatic brain injury (see H.R. 4238), H6280 [21SE]

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]

——— prohibit transfer of defense articles and defense services to foreign countries that are engaging in gross violations of internationally-recognized human rights (see H.R. 5749), H6152 [19SE]

Hurricanes: express condolences to, commend resiliency and courage of, and provide necessary resources for relief, recovery, and rebuilding efforts of victims of Hurricane Sandy (see H. Res. 820), H6505 [28NO]

Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see H.R. 1842), H3808 [19JN]

——— provide for visas for certain advanced science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (see H.R. 6412), H6152 [19SE]

Inouye, Daniel K.: tribute (see H. Res. 837), H7360 [19DE]

Insurance: allow enforcement of State disclosure laws and access to courts for covered Holocaust-era insurance policy claims (see H.R. 890), H6234 [20SE]

International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (see H. Res. 713), H4686 [9JY]

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), H1642 [27MR]

——— 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), H5526 [31JY]

IRS: permit issuance of prospective guidance clarifying employment status of individuals for purposes of employment taxes and to prevent retroactive assessments relative to such clarifications (see H.R. 4123), H1133 [1MR]

Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2139), H5766 [10SE]

March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 3187), H2813 [16MY]

Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of the Centennial of Marine Corps Aviation, and to support construction of the Marine Corps Heritage Center (see H.R. 1621), H6314 [23OC]

Medicaid: provide access to certified professional midwives for enrollees (see H.R. 1054), H6151 [19SE]

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), H6152 [19SE]

——— extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions (see H.R. 2969), H2715 [15MY]

——— improve diagnosis and treatment of lymphedema and reduce costs relative to treatment of complications of lymphedema (see H.R. 2499), H220 [31JA]

——— include screening computed tomography colonography as a colorectal screening test (see H.R. 4165), H1808 [29MR]

——— provide coverage of services of qualified respiratory therapists performed under the general supervision of a physician (see H.R. 941), H3267 [30MY]

——— recognize certain certified diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-management training services (see H.R. 2787), H2813 [16MY]

——— reduce occurrence of diabetes in beneficiaries by extending coverage for medical nutrition therapy services to beneficiaries with pre-diabetes or with risk factors for developing type 2 diabetes (see H.R. 2741), H441 [2FE]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 4120), H3163 [18MY]

Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 640), H2274 [27AP]

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

NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 130), H4655 [29JN]

National Cancer Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 531), H219 [31JA]

National Cancer Prevention Day: designate (see H. Res. 538), H475 [3FE]

National Dance Day: designate (see H. Res. 725), H5131 [23JY]

National Emancipation Day: observance (see H. Res. 803), H6276 [21SE]

National Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 552), H1101 [29FE]

National Foster Care Month: recognize goals and ideals (see H. Res. 659), H2812 [16MY]

National Hunger Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 655), H2646 [10MY]

National Infrastructure Development Bank: establish (see H.R. 402), H6535 [29NO]

National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 644), H2320 [7MY]

National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of establishment (see H.R. 5840), H3977 [21JN]

National parks and recreation areas: repeal certain laws relative to carrying certain weapons in national parks (see H.R. 4063), H1274 [7MR]

National School Bus Drivers Appreciation Day: designate (see H. Res. 798), H6469 [27NO]

National School Bus Safety Week: designate (see H. Res. 798), H6469 [27NO]

National School Counseling Week: designate (see H. Res. 525), H221 [31JA]

National Teacher Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 645), H2570 [9MY]

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

National Women’s History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 573), H1209 [6MR]

National Women’s Rights History Project Act: reauthorize appropriations (see H.R. 6150), H5526 [31JY]

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), H1272 [7MR]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), H1306 [8MR]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: increase public awareness about the dangers of synthetic drugs through the National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign (see H.R. 4205), H6314 [23OC]

Office of Science and Technology Policy: tribute to establishment of Federal interagency neuroscience working group (see H. Res. 613), H3578 [6JN]

Officer Tommy Decker Memorial Post Office, Cold Spring, MN: designate (see H.R. 6661), H6806 [13DE]

Parks, Rosa: tribute (see H. Res. 832), H6806 [13DE]

Pesticides: prohibit use, production, sale, importation, or exportation of any pesticide containing atrazine (see H.R. 4318), H6369 [14NO]

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

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), H1811 [30MR]

Privacy: prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide access to personal online accounts (see H.R. 5684), H3105 [17MY]

Professional Social Work Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 589), H1427 [20MR]

Public debt: eliminate statutory limit and place limitations on the purposes for which public debt may be issued (see H.R. 2931), H7264 [18DE]

Public welfare programs: 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), H2212 [26AP]

Ramadan: recognize Islamic holy month and commend Muslims for their faith (see H. Res. 728), H4863 [12JY]

Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters (see H. Res. 689), H3733 [18JN]

Rhabdomyosarcoma Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 652), H4828 [11JY]

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]

Rotary International: commend efforts to prevent and eradicate polio (see H. Res. 704), H4064 [26JN]

Russia: condemn support of and transfer of weapons to regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and call for an end to such transfers and support of sanctions against and leadership transfer in Syria (see H. Res. 742), H5327 [26JY]

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]

Sports: encourage and ensure the use of safe football helmets (see H.R. 1127), H6279 [21SE]

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), H5631 [1AU]

Taxation: broaden special rules for certain governmental health reimbursement arrangements to include plans established by political subdivisions (see H.R. 2698), H6061 [14SE]

——— encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H4656 [29JN]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), H376 [1FE]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H2329 [7MY]

——— 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), H5525 [31JY]

——— extend credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources (see H.R. 3307), H694 [9FE]

——— extend publicly traded partnership ownership structure to energy power generation projects and transportation fuels (see H.R. 6437), H6701 [11DE]

——— increase, extend, and make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 1738), H2072 [24AP]

——— increase exclusion for employer-provided dependent care assistance (see H.R. 2481), H5292 [25JY]

——— make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 3661), H3808 [19JN]

——— provide for an investment credit relative to the production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 3238), H6535 [29NO]

——— reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see H.R. 3903), H1916 [17AP]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 5906), H3660 [7JN]

Transportation Security Administration: allow transportation worker identification credentials (TWIC) applicants to remotely apply for issuance, renewal, or activation (see H.R. 3173), H2072 [24AP]

Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2453), H641 [8FE]

U.N.: recognize the Proclamation of the Refugee Congress (see H. Res. 690), H5079 [19JY]

U.S. Coast Guard Academy: modify process for congressional nomination of individuals for appointment as cadets (see H.R. 3695), H945 [17FE]

Udall, Stewart L.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 6494), H6274 [21SE]

Veterans: establish veterans’ treatment courts (see H.R. 2026), H79 [18JA]

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

Vicksburg National Military Park: authorize acquisition of core battlefield land at Champion Hill, Port Gibson, and Raymond, MS, for addition (see H.R. 2083), H1642 [27MR]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H1641 [27MR]

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

——— permit an individual who is required to present identification to vote in a Federal election to meet such requirement by signing an affidavit attesting to the individual’s identification (see H.R. 6419), H6280 [21SE]

——— require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 5816), H3103 [17MY]

Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3001), H1571 [26MR]

Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 3658), H1498 [21MR]

Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see H.R. 5647), H2443 [8MY]

——— improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 3526), H441 [2FE]

World Social Work Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 589), H1427 [20MR]

World War II: provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps constituted active military service for veteran classification (see H.R. 1718), H2569 [9MY]

Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), H4606 [28JN]

Yousafzai, Malala: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 6588), H6343 [13NO]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Committee on Small Business (House): expand jurisdiction to include nonprofit organizations (see H. Res. 768), H5707 [2AU]

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

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: lead a multiagency effort to slow the spread of Asian carp in the Upper Mississippi and Ohio River basins and tributaries (see H.R. 6385), H5922 [12SE]

Constitutional authority statements

Developing countries: protect girls through prevention of child marriage (H.R. 6087), H4685 [9JY]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: lead a multiagency effort to slow the spread of Asian carp in the Upper Mississippi and Ohio River basins and tributaries (H.R. 6385), H5923 [12SE]

Letters

Dept. of Defense motorsports sponsorship funding: Nese F. DeBruyne, Congressional Research Service, H4949 [18JY]

Minnesota Education Investment and Employment Act impact on Chippewa tribal treaty rights and tribal consultation: Karen R. Diver, Fond Du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Reservation Business Committee, H5881 [12SE]

Pledge of Allegiance 

House of Representatives, H3179 [30MY], H4659 [9JY], H6311 [19OC]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex (H.R. 3541), E945• [1JN]

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

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act (H.R. 5652), H3135• [18MY], E2018• [31DE]

——— 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), E175• [9FE]

——— replace the sequester established by the Budget Control Act (H.R. 6365), E1541• [14SE]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2022 (H. Con. Res. 112), H1673 [28MR]

California: amend certain laws relative to a FERC project located on a segment of the Lower Merced River (H.R. 2578), E1155• [27JN]

CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislation (H.R. 3582), E175• [9FE]

Center for Victims of Torture: tribute, E66• [24JA]

Chinese Americans: express regret for passage of laws that adversely affected the Chinese in the U.S., including the Chinese Exclusion Act (H. Res. 683), E1144• [26JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4310), H3135• [18MY]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4310), conference report, E2018• [31DE]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4939, H4948 [18JY], E1265• [17JY]

——— military musical units funding, H3135• [18MY], H4939 [18JY], E1265• [17JY]

——— modify award of Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite Absence program administrative absence days to exempt Reserve members whose mobilization began before changes to the program took effect (H.R. 4045), H2697 [15MY]

——— motorsports sponsorship funding, H4948 [18JY]

Dept. of Education: develop a plan to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse in financial aid programs, E330• [7MR]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), E733• [8MY]

——— prohibit from overreaching into academic affairs financial aid program eligibility (H.R. 2117), E330• [7MR]

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

Dept. of the Interior: authorize Indian tribes to enter into certain leases without prior express approval (H.R. 205), E889• [25MY]

——— authorize St. Croix River Crossing Project with appropriate mitigation measures to promote river values (S. 1134), H1080, H1083, H1084, H1085 [29FE], E291• [1MR]

Dept. of Transportation: high-speed rail projects funding, E1239• [12JY]

——— Safe Routes to School Program funding, E1238• [12JY]

——— Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program funding, E1239• [12JY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 5854), E958• [1JN]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: prohibit from taking action on public lands which impede border security on such lands, E1155• [27JN]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5972), E1239• [12JY]

FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for generic drugs and biosimilars (H.R. 5651), H3230• [30MY]

Federal employees: extend pay limitation for Members of Congress and Federal employees (H.R. 3835), E145• [6FE]

——— extend pay limitation for Members of Congress and Federal employees (H.R. 6726), H7526• [1JA]

——— make persons having seriously delinquent tax debts ineligible for Federal employment (H.R. 828), E1391• [2AU]

FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, E699• [27AP]

Financial institutions: exclude small lenders from certain Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act regulations (H.R. 3336), E696• [27AP]

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), conference report, E1238• [12JY]

——— 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), motion to instruct conferees, E699• [27AP]

Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), E481• [29MR]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4660 [9JY], H4752 [10JY]

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), H4416• [28JN]

Indian Health Care Improvement Act: preserve reauthorization, H4752 [10JY]

International Institute of Minnesota: tribute, E513• [30MR]

Iran: oppose potential military strike as means to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons, H2488• [9MY]

Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (H.R. 4133), H2488• [9MY]

Izaak Walton League of America: anniversary, E1473• [11SE]

Manhattan Project National Historical Park: establish (H.R. 5987), E1659• [28SE]

Medicare: reform, H1673 [28MR]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments, H7526• [1JA]

——— eliminate automatic salary adjustments (H.R. 3858), E145• [6FE]

Mining and mineral resources: allow mining projects that have applied for a permit for mining critical minerals and materials access to expedited review process instituted by the lead Federal agency, E1301• [23JY]

——— promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials (H.R. 4402), E1301• [23JY]

Minnesota: ensure Chippewa tribal treaty rights and tribal consultation relative to certain Federal lands exchanged for State trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the Superior National Forest, H5880 [12SE]

——— 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), H5875, H5880, H5882, H5885 [12SE]

——— require land appraisals based on accepted Federal standards before exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the Superior National Forest, H5885 [12SE]

——— restore public participation with environmental review relative to exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the Superior National Forest, H5882 [12SE]

Moldova: extend normal trade relations status (H.R. 6156), E1835• [29NO]

Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable, H2769 [16MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), H4660 [9JY], H4752 [10JY]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board, E481• [29MR]

——— require health care exchange subsidy overpayments be repaid in full, H3607 [7JN]

Pearson’s Candy Co.: anniversary of Nut Goodie Bar, E1570• [19SE]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 14), E514• [30MR]

——— 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. 4281), E514• [30MR]

——— 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), conference report, E1238• [12JY]

——— 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), motion to instruct conferees, E699• [27AP]

Russia: extend normal trade relations status (H.R. 6156), E1835• [29NO]

Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies (H.R. 3606), Senate amendment, E517• [30MR]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), E589• [19AP]

St. Paul, MN: anniversary of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 110, E1332• [25JY]

——— anniversary of Junior League of St. Paul, E723• [8MY]

——— anniversary of Pilgrim Baptist Church, E1300• [23JY]

——— anniversary of St. Paul Yacht Club, E1177• [28JN]

——— anniversary of Union Gospel Mission Twin Cities, E587• [19AP]

——— anniversary of United Steelworkers (organization) Local 264, E1349• [30JY]

——— tribute to Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet and Presbyterian Homes and Services Carondelet Village, E1495• [12SE]

St. Paul Port Authority: anniversary, E1889• [7DE]

Syria: impose sanctions due to human rights abuses, E178• [9FE]

Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations (H.R. 8), H5537 [1AU]

——— extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations (H.R. 8), Senate amendments, H7526• [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 (H.R. 15), H7438 [30DE]

——— extend production tax credit for wind power, H4660 [9JY], H6348 [14NO], E1208• [9JY]

——— prohibit the use of public funds for political party conventions and return previously distributed funds for deficit reduction (H.R. 5912), E1616• [21SE]

——— provide a deduction for domestic business income of qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), E646• [25AP]

——— reform the Federal tax code, H605 [8FE]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), H3607 [7JN]

Terrorism: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. consulate in Libya, express condolences to families of victims, condemn U.S. Embassy attacks, and call for perpetrators to be brought to justice (H. Res. 786), E1614• [21SE]

Transportation: authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs (H.R. 7), E514• [30MR]

Trust for Public Land (organization): anniversary, E1554• [19SE]

Vietnamese Conflict: tribute to Hmong pilots trained to fly ‘‘secret war’’ counterinsurgency missions, E1081• [19JN]

Violence Against Women Act: ensure access to assistance programs regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, H2769 [16MY]

——— ensure protection for immigrant victims of domestic violence and crime, H2769 [16MY]

——— reauthorize (H.R. 4970), H2769 [16MY], E851• [18MY]

Votes: position on missed, H7531• [1JA], E1028• [8JN], E1072• [19JN]

West St. Paul, MN: Garlough Environmental Magnet School recipient of Dept. of Education Green Ribbon Schools award, E904• [30MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H3402 [1JN]

Statements

Production Tax Credit for Wind Power: Doug Fredrickson, Blattner Energy, Inc., E1209• [9JY]

——— Mark Ahlstrom, WindLogics Inc., E1209• [9JY]

——— Shanelle Montan, enXco, Inc., E1208• [9JY]

——— Tim Maag, M.A. Mortenson Co., E1209• [9JY]

Tax Expenditures and Budget Rescission Authority: by, H605 [8FE]

Tributes

Anderson, Marge, H3179 [30MY]

Bergren, Tom, E433• [22MR]

Crooks, Stanley, E1592• [21SE]

Eichten, Gary, E33• [18JA]

Griffin, Gloria, E1453• [10SE]

Johnson, Douglas A., E66• [24JA]

Kubly, Gary W., E403• [21MR]

Payne, Donald M., H1205 [6MR]

Zoellick, Robert, E780• [11MY]