PETERS, GARY C. (a Representative from Michigan)

Amendments

CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislation (H.R. 3582), H405 [2FE]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2360, H2448 [8MY]

Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies (H.R. 3606), H1281 [8MR]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), H1885 [17AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Afghanistan: require the President to transmit a plan with timeframe and completion date and reports with status updates on the transition of U.S. military and security operations to the Government of Afghanistan (see H.R. 1735), H3267 [30MY]

Agriculture: provide assistance and opportunity to create and support sustainable agriculture activities and improve access to nutrition in U.S. cities (see H.R. 4351), H1916 [17AP]

——— provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), H945 [17FE]

Ahmad, Masroor: welcome to Washington, DC, and commend promotion of peace and justice and counseling of Ahmadi Muslims to avoid violence, even in the face of persecution (see H. Res. 709), H4156 [27JN]

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 2256), H7432 [24DE]

Arab countries: call for protection of religious minority rights and freedoms (see H. Res. 732), H4907 [17JY]

Armed Forces: provide for certain requirements relative to retirement, adoption, care, and recognition of military working dogs (see H.R. 4103), H4065 [26JN]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 621), H2330 [7MY]

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), H641 [8FE]

Buy American Act: require consideration of the impacts of a public interest waiver requirement on domestic manufacturing employment for certain transportation provisions (see H.R. 3645), H1391 [19MR]

Civil rights: restore effective use of group actions for claims arising under antidiscrimination laws (see H.R. 5978), H5079 [19JY]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 3067), H1807 [29MR]

Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women’s History Museum: establish (see H.R. 6421), H6578 [30NO]

Community development: provide funding through bonding or Neighborhood Stabilization Program grants to empower States to undertake significant residential and commercial structure demolition projects (see H.R. 4210), H1847 [16AP]

Consumers: clarify that a video tape service provider may obtain a consumer’s informed, written consent on an ongoing basis and that consent may be obtained through the Internet (see H.R. 6671), H6828 [17DE]

Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 192), H1807 [29MR]

Corps of Engineers: compel completion of the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Interbasin Study within a certain time period and focus attention on permanent prevention of aquatic nuisance species (see H.R. 4406), H3405 [1JN]

Credit: exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that has been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see H.R. 2086), H1846 [16AP]

——— improve definitions of points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction (see H.R. 4323), H3405 [1JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: define urban rodent control for clarifying control of nuisance mammals and birds carried out by Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service wildlife services program and private sector (see H.R. 6470), H7264 [18DE]

——— Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding (see H. Res. 760), H5923 [12SE]

Dept. of Commerce: produce, with other relevant agencies, a report on enhancing the competitiveness of the U.S. in attracting foreign direct investments (see H.R. 5910), H3660 [7JN]

Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H181 [25JA] (see H.R. 4816), H2126 [25AP]

——— restore and extend the grace period before repayment begins on certain loans under the Federal Direct Loan Program (see H.R. 4286), H3734 [18JN]

——— 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), H3481 [5JN]

Dept. of HUD: establish program to create jobs and increase economic development in underserved areas by promoting cooperative development (see H.R. 3677), H159 [24JA]

Dept. of Justice: establish a permanent background check system for youth-serving organization volunteers (see H.R. 1360), H1273 [7MR]

Dept. of State: establish the Muhammad Ali Legacy Grant Program to promote global respect, understanding, and communication (see H.R. 3795), H78 [18JA]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish centers of excellence in financial literacy education for young adults and families (see H.R. 300), H3163 [18MY]

Dept. of Transportation: making supplemental appropriations for the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program (see H.R. 5976), H4065 [26JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist in identification of unclaimed and abandoned human remains to determine if any such remains are eligible for burial in a national cemetery (see H.R. 2051), H1428 [20MR]

——— expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of benefits (see H.R. 4287), H4065 [26JN]

——— make on time tuition payments for veterans enrolled in institutions of higher learning who are receiving Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program assistance (see H.R. 3462), H1978 [18AP]

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: 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), H5079 [19JY]

Drugs: address critical drug shortages (see H.R. 3839), H1847 [16AP]

Education: increase Pell Grants for the children of fallen police officers, firefighters, and other public safety officers (see H.R. 6281), H5704 [2AU]

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

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: provide grants to local educational agencies to encourage girls and minorities to pursue studies and careers in science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 1903), H641 [8FE]

ERISA: require a lifetime income disclosure (see H.R. 677), H220 [31JA]

Europe: designate Hezbollah as a terrorist organization and impose sanctions, provide information about Hezbollah to European allies, and support Bulgaria in investigating terrorist attack in Burgas (see H. Res. 834), H7360 [19DE]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to address domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking and their effects, and include domestic partners (see H.R. 3151), H1807 [29MR]

FEC: reassert congressional authority to restrict spending by corporations and labor organizations on campaigns for elections for Federal office (see H.R. 6310), H5705 [2AU]

Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 3485), H5860 [11SE]

Financial institutions: improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 3461), H1978 [18AP]

——— limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (see H.R. 4367), H2716 [15MY]

——— preserve privilege of information provided to Federal and State agencies (see H.R. 6125), H6280 [21SE]

——— provide exception from requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates (see H.R. 5817), H6280 [21SE]

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), H1543 [22MR]

Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]

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), H5010 [18JY]

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), H2645 [10MY]

Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 192), H1807 [29MR]

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 104), H187 [27JA]

Hate Crime Statistics Act: include crimes against the homeless (see H.R. 3528), H5009 [18JY]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 6388), H6280 [21SE]

Housing: extend protection of interests of tenants in the case of any foreclosure on any dwelling or residential real property and establish a right of action to enforce compliance with such protections (see H.R. 3619), H7264 [18DE]

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), H3481 [5JN]

——— modify certain provisions of law relative to refugee resettlement (see H.R. 6460), H6231 [20SE]

India: condemn human rights violations against Kashmiri Pandits, dismantle terrorist infrastructure in the region, and hold terrorists accountable for their actions (see H. Res. 387), H6280 [21SE]

International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence at future Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (see H. Res. 663), H3268 [30MY]

Investments: repeal certain indemnification requirements for regulatory authorities to obtain access to swap data required to be provided by swaps entities (see H.R. 4235), H1847 [16AP]

Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see H. Res. 556), H1101 [29FE]

——— condemn President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the leaders of Iran for addressing the U.N. on Yom Kippur (see H. Con. Res. 139), H6276 [21SE]

——— express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 568), H1367 [16MR]

Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H1642 [27MR]

——— 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 (see H.R. 4133), H1363 [13MR]

Lance Cpl. Anthony A. DiLisio Clinton-Macomb Carrier Annex, Macomb, MI: designate (see H.R. 5738), H2662 [11MY]

Law enforcement: improve public safety through increased law enforcement presence and enhanced public safety equipment and programs (see H.R. 4098), H1016 [28FE]

——— prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 3618), H2288 [27AP]

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

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 3364), H6429 [16NO]

——— extend to physician assistants eligibility for incentive payments for adoption and use of certified electronic health records (see H.R. 2729), H220 [31JA]

Medicare: clarify application of secondary payer rules (see H.R. 1063), H3807 [19JN]

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

Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3510), H6344 [13NO]

National Animal Rescue Day: designate (see H. Res. 220), H6680 [7DE]

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

National Month of Voter Registration: designate (see H. Res. 758), H5707 [2AU]

National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of establishment (see H.R. 5840), H6280 [21SE]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), H1274 [7MR]

Oscar G. Johnson Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility, Iron Mountain, MI: designate circle drive as Sergeant First Class James D. Priestap Drive (see H.R. 3861), H5328 [26JY]

Parks, Rosa: tribute (see H. Res. 832), H6828 [17DE]

Pharmaceuticals: clarify the orphan drug exception to the annual fee on branded prescription pharmaceutical manufacturers and importers (see H.R. 2672), H5526 [31JY]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 4010), H727 [14FE]

Privacy: prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide access to personal online accounts (see H.R. 5684), H4686 [9JY]

Public works: ensure that transportation and infrastructure projects using Federal financial assistance are constructed with steel, iron, and manufactured goods produced in the U.S. (see H.R. 3533), H221 [31JA]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1543 [22MR]

SBA: improve the procurement program for women-owned small business concerns (see H.R. 4203), H1428 [20MR]

——— increase limitations on leverage for multiple licenses under common control (see H.R. 6504), H6680 [7DE]

——— increase small business participation in multiple award contracts (see H.R. 4118), H1154 [5MR]

——— provide for a program to provide Federal contracts to early-stage small businesses (see H.R. 4121), H1133 [1MR]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1648), H2647 [10MY]

——— direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary schools to make information available on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 458), H5292 [25JY]

Small business: encourage initiatives for appropriate and accessible financial products for entities that do not have access to the financial mainstream (see H.R. 3635), H572 [7FE]

——— modify certain assistance and goals for procurement contracts (see H.R. 2921), H2329 [7MY]

Small Business Saturday: designate (see H. Res. 793), H6429 [16NO]

Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 1332), H1428 [20MR]

——— 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), H5712 [2AU]

——— 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]

SSI: clarify that the value of certain funeral and burial arrangements are not to be considered available resources (see H.R. 4176), H1428 [20MR]

Taxation: allow employers a credit against income tax as an incentive to partner with educational institutions to provide skills training for students (see H.R. 4249), H1542 [22MR]

——— allow tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable contributions (see H.R. 2502), H2033 [19AP]

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

——— encourage greater use of propane as a transportation fuel (see H.R. 2014), H220 [31JA]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), H1428 [20MR]

——— exempt certain shipping from harbor maintenance tax (see H.R. 1533), H376 [1FE]

——— extend allowance for bonus depreciation for certain business assets (see H.R. 4196), H1543 [22MR]

——— extend credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources (see H.R. 3307), H1807 [29MR]

——— extend enhanced charitable deduction for corporate contributions of computer inventory for educational purposes (see H.R. 6549), H6276 [21SE]

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

——— extend the deduction for qualified tuition and related expenses (see H.R. 4038), H1154 [5MR]

——— extend the research credit and increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit (see H.R. 942), H3267 [30MY]

——— make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 3661), H945 [17FE]

——— make permanent the expansion of certain tax benefits for adoption (see H.R. 4373), H6298 [28SE]

——— make permanent the increased deduction for business start-up expenditures (see H.R. 4032), H945 [17FE]

——— modify depreciation recovery period for energy-efficient cool roof systems (see H.R. 2962), H2715 [15MY]

——— modify rate for excise tax on investment income of private foundations (see H.R. 2311), H2040 [23AP]

——— modify the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 2082), H2072 [24AP]

——— permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, and retail improvement property (see H.R. 1265), H2569 [9MY]

——— provide for an investment credit relative to the production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 3238), H6397 [15NO]

——— provide for logical flow of tax return information between partnerships, corporations, trusts, estates, and individuals and modify certain due dates and extension periods (see H.R. 2382), H5078 [19JY]

——— provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds shall not apply to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of water and sewage facilities (see H.R. 1802), H3976 [21JN]

——— reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see H.R. 3903), H1847 [16AP]

——— repeal excise tax on heavy trucks and trailers (see H.R. 4321), H4158 [27JN]

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

U.N.: recognize the Proclamation of the Refugee Congress (see H. Res. 690), H3807 [19JN]

Veterans: improve protection and enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 6015), H6152 [19SE]

——— require States to ensure that training received by a veteran while on active duty is taken into consideration in granting certain State certifications or licenses (see H.R. 4115), H1741 [28MR]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H2716 [15MY]

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

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

——— require State voter registration agencies that require government-issued photo identification to vote in Federal elections to provide such identification without charge upon request (see H.R. 4126), H1274 [7MR]

——— 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]

Wildlife: establish improved regulatory process for injurious wildlife to prevent introduction and establishment in the U.S. of nonnative wildlife and wild animal pathogens and parasites (see H.R. 5864), H4775 [10JY]

——— prohibit breeding and private possession of captive big cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require registration of big cats currently in possession by private owners (see H.R. 4122), H3363 [31MY]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H1273 [7MR]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H1210 [6MR]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Credit: establish shared equity appreciation mortgage modification pilot programs (see H.R. 5940), H3699 [8JN]

K–9 Veterans Day: designate (see H. Res. 740), H5291 [25JY]

SEC: require disclosure of the total number of a company’s domestic and foreign employees (see H.R. 3875), H374 [1FE]

Small business: provide for higher goals for procurement contracts awarded to small business concerns (see H.R. 6078), H4655 [29JN]

Transportation: help leverage private investment for transit-oriented development near transit stations (see H.R. 3854), H218 [31JA]

Constitutional authority statements

Credit: establish shared equity appreciation mortgage modification pilot programs (H.R. 5940), H3699 [8JN]

SEC: require disclosure of the total number of a company’s domestic and foreign employees (H.R. 3875), H375 [1FE]

Small business: provide for higher goals for procurement contracts awarded to small business concerns (H.R. 6078), H4656 [29JN]

Transportation: help leverage private investment for transit-oriented development near transit stations (H.R. 3854), H219 [31JA]

Remarks

Afghanistan: require the President to transmit a plan with timeframe and completion date and reports with status updates on the transition of U.S. military and security operations to the Government of Afghanistan (H.R. 1735), E895• [30MY]

Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 6083), H4790 [11JY]

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.: tribute to Theta Lambda Omega chapter Debutante Scholarship Cotillion, E777• [10MY]

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]

——— provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislation (H.R. 3582), H405 [2FE]

Chemicomays, LLC: General Motors Co., Supplier of the Year award recipient, E957• [1JN]

Clinton River Watershed Council: anniversary, E1594• [21SE]

Colleges and universities: address increasing levels of student loan debt and default rates, H1972 [18AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, H4790 [11JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4310), E895• [30MY]

——— ensure detainees on U.S. soil have access to due process, the court system, and will not be detained indefinitely by the military, E895• [30MY]

Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 3826), H1972 [18AP]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), H2236 [27AP]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), consideration (H. Res. 631), H2152 [26AP]

Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative to insurance coverage of certain women’s preventive health services, H975 [28FE]

——— Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, H2236 [27AP]

Detroit, MI: anniversary of Third New Hope Baptist Church, E434• [22MR]

——— observance of Metro Detroit Youth Day, E1216• [10JY]

Economy: provide for spending reductions through reform and repeal of certain Federal and State programs (H.R. 6684), consideration (H. Res. 841), H7379 [20DE]

——— provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), conference report, E278• [29FE]

——— provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), motion to instruct conferees, H622 [8FE]

Endangered species: prohibit importation of polar bear trophies from Canada, H1885 [17AP]

Esnault, Betty: Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., Lambda Rho Zeta Chapter Community Service Honoree, E947• [1JN]

FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, H3511 [6JN]

Government regulations: require publicly traded companies to disclose the number of domestic and foreign employees, H1281, H1282 [8MR]

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), motion to instruct conferees, H3511 [6JN]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4761 [10JY]

House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 631), H2152 [26AP]

Kerwin, Mary: Leadership Troy (organization) Distinguished Citizen of the Year award recipient, E1911• [12DE]

Michigan: anniversary of lottery, E1913• [12DE]

Nagorno-Karabakh: anniversary of genocide at Sumgait, Kirovabad, and Baku, E225• [17FE]

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

Oakland University: designation of Meadow Brook Hall as a National Historic Landmark, E1275• [18JY]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements of the intelligence community to share cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 3523), consideration (H. Res. 631), H2152 [26AP]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: Interagency Trade Enforcement Center funding through reductions in NASA Cross-Agency Support funding, H2360 [8MY]

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

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), H4761 [10JY]

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), motion to instruct conferees, H3511 [6JN]

Rodges, Teresa A.: Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., Lambda Rho Zeta Chapter Woman of the Year award recipient, E964• [1JN]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2360 [8MY]

Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies (H.R. 3606), H1281, H1282 [8MR]

Southfield, MI: anniversary of St. David’s Episcopal Church, E355• [8MR]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), H1885 [17AP]

Taxation: 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), H7379 [20DE]

——— provide payroll tax relief, H622 [8FE]

——— repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies, H2236 [27AP]

——— restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation, H3511 [6JN]

U.N. Security Council: veto of resolution by China and Russia supporting Arab League plan for cessation of violence and political transition in Syria, E147• [6FE]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation, H622 [8FE], E278• [29FE]

Votes: position on missed, E1332• [25JY]

Women: health care for women, E506• [29MR]

Tributes

Andrees, JoAnn, E928• [31MY]

Anthony, Wendell, E334• [7MR]

Gracely, Robert, E415• [22MR]

Jacob, Joel E., E508• [29MR]

Pope Shenouda III, E377• [19MR]

Sheard, J. Drew, E420• [22MR]

Sheard, John H., E436• [22MR]

Thompson, Phillip, E954• [1JN]

Toth, Steve, E432• [22MR]

Vann, Edgar, E357• [8MR]

Vogel, William C., Jr., E1862• [3DE]

Wheeling, Sylvia, E426• [22MR]