[House Report 111-696]
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                                                Union Calendar No. 419
111th Congress 
 2d Session             HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES                 Report
                                                                111-696
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                        REPORT ON THE ACTIVITIES

                                 OF THE

                    COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR

                               DURING THE

                             111th CONGRESS

                                     


                                     

 December 23, 2010.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on 
            the State of the Union and ordered to be printed




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                    COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR

                  GEORGE MILLER, California, Chairman

Dale E. Kildee, Michigan, Vice       John Kline, Minnesota,
    Chairman                           Senior Republican Member\2\
Donald M. Payne, New Jersey          Thomas E. Petri, Wisconsin
Robert E. Andrews, New Jersey        Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon, 
Robert C. ``Bobby'' Scott, Virginia      California\3\
Lynn C. Woolsey, California          Peter Hoekstra, Michigan
Ruben Hinojosa, Texas                Michael N. Castle, Delaware
Carolyn McCarthy, New York           Mark E. Souder, Indiana\4\
John F. Tierney, Massachusetts       Vernon J. Ehlers, Michigan
Dennis J. Kucinich, Ohio             Judy Biggert, Illinois
David Wu, Oregon                     Todd Russell Platts, Pennsylvania
Rush D. Holt, New Jersey             Joe Wilson, South Carolina
Susan A. Davis, California           Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Washington
Raul M. Grijalva, Arizona            Tom Price, Georgia
Timothy H. Bishop, New York          Virginia Foxx, North Carolina\5\
Joe Sestak, Pennsylvania             Rob Bishop, Utah
David Loebsack, Iowa                 Brett Guthrie, Kentucky
Mazie Hirono, Hawaii                 Bill Cassidy, Louisiana
Jason Altmire, Pennsylvania          Tom McClintock, California
Phil Hare, Illinois                  Duncan Hunter, California
Yvette D. Clarke, New York           David P. Roe, Tennessee
Joe Courtney, Connecticut            Glenn Thompson, Pennsylvania\6\
Carol Shea-Porter, New Hampshire
Marcia L. Fudge, Ohio
Jared Polis, Colorado
Paul Tonko, New York
Pedro R. Pierluisi, Puerto Rico
Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan,
    Northern Mariana Islands
Dina Titus, Nevada
Judy Chu, California\1\

                     Mark Zuckerman, Staff Director
                Sally Stroup, Republican Staff Director
                        (resigned July 12, 2009)
                Barrett Karr, Republican Staff Director
                       (appointed July 13, 2009)

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    \1\Appointed July 16, 2009.
    \2\Appointed Senior Republican Member June 17, 2009.
    \3\Resigned Senior Republican Member June 16, 2009.
    \4\Resigned May 21, 2010, leaving a vacancy.
    \5\Resigned January 21, 2009.
    \6\Appointed February 4, 2009.
                                     
                         STANDING SUBCOMMITTEES

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  Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education

                   DALE E. KILDEE, Michigan, Chairman

Donald M. Payne, New Jersey          Michael N. Castle, Delaware,
Robert C. ``Bobby'' Scott, Virginia    Ranking Minority Member
Rush D. Holt, New Jersey             Thomas E. Petri, Wisconsin
Susan A. Davis, California           Peter Hoekstra, Michigan
Raul M. Grijalva, Arizona            Mark E. Souder, Indiana\2\
Joe Sestak, Pennsylvania             Vernon J. Ehlers, Michigan
David Loebsack, Iowa                 Judy Biggert, Illinois
Mazie Hirono, Hawaii                 Todd Russell Platts, Pennsylvania
Jared Polis, Colorado                Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Washington
Pedro R. Pierluisi, Puerto Rico      Rob Bishop, Utah
Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan,      Bill Cassidy, Louisiana
    Northern Mariana Islands         Tom McClintock, California
Lynn C. Woolsey, California          Duncan Hunter, California
Ruben Hinojosa, Texas
Dennis J. Kucinich, Ohio
Jason Altmire, Pennsylvania
Dina Titus, Nevada
Judy Chu, California\1\
                                 ------                                

          Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning,
                          and Competitiveness


                    RUBEN HINOJOSA, Texas, Chairman

Timothy H. Bishop, New York          Brett Guthrie, Kentucky,
Jason Altmire, Pennsylvania            Ranking Minority Member
Joe Courtney, Connecticut            John Kline, Minnesota\3\
Paul Tonko, New York                 Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon, 
Dina Titus, Nevada                       California\4\
Robert E. Andrews, New Jersey        Michael N. Castle, Delaware
John F. Tierney, Massachusetts       Mark E. Souder, Indiana\2\
David Wu, Oregon                     Vernon J. Ehlers, Michigan
Susan A. Davis, California           Judy Biggert, Illinois
Mazie Hirono, Hawaii                 Bill Cassidy, Louisiana
Marcia L. Fudge, Ohio                David P. Roe, Tennessee
Jared Polis, Colorado                Glenn Thompson, Pennsylvania
Pedro R. Pierluisi, Puerto Rico

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    \1\Appointed July 16, 2009.
    \2\Resigned May 21, 2010, leaving a vacancy.
    \3\Appointed June 17, 2009.
    \4\Resigned June 16, 2009.
            Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities

                 CAROLYN McCARTHY, New York, Chairwoman

Yvette D. Clarke, New York           Todd Russell Platts, Pennsylvania,
Robert C. ``Bobby'' Scott, Virginia    Ranking Minority Member
Carol Shea-Porter, New Hampshire     Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon, 
Paul Tonko, New York                     California
Jared Polis, Colorado                Brett Guthrie, Kentucky
George Miller, California            David P. Roe, Tennessee
Judy Chu, California\1\              Glenn Thompson, Pennsylvania
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         Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions

                ROBERT E. ANDREWS, New Jersey, Chairman

David Wu, Oregon                     Tom Price, Georgia,
Phil Hare, Illinois                    Ranking Minority Member\2\
John F. Tierney, Massachusetts       John Kline, Minnesota\3\
Dennis J. Kucinich, Ohio             Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon, 
Marcia L. Fudge, Ohio                    California\4\
Dale E. Kildee, Michigan             Joe Wilson, South Carolina
Carolyn McCarthy, New York           Cathy McMorris Rodgers, 
Rush D. Holt, New Jersey                 Washington\5\
Joe Sestak, Pennsylvania             Brett Guthrie, Kentucky
David Loebsack, Iowa                 Tom McClintock, California
Yvette D. Clarke, New York           Duncan Hunter, California
Joe Courtney, Connecticut            David P. Roe, Tennessee
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                 Subcommittee on Workforce Protections

                LYNN C. WOOLSEY, California, Chairwoman

Carol Shea-Porter, New Hampshire     Cathy McMorris Rodgers, 
Donald M. Payne, New Jersey              Washington,
Raul M. Grijalva, Arizona              Ranking Minority Member\6\
Timothy H. Bishop, New York          Peter Hoekstra, Michigan
Phil Hare, Illinois                  Joe Wilson, South Carolina
Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan,      John Kline, Minnesota\7\
  Northern Mariana Islands           Tom Price, Georgia\8\

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    \1\Appointed July 16, 2009.
    \2\Appointed June 17, 2009.
    \3\Resigned Senior Republican Member June 16, 2009.
    \4\Appointed June 17, 2009.
    \5\Resigned June 16, 2009.
    \6\Appointed June 17, 2009.
    \7\Resigned June 16, 2009.
    \8\Appointed June 17, 2009.


                         LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL

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                          House of Representatives,
                          Committee on Education and Labor,
                                 Washington, DC, December 23, 2010.
Hon. Lorraine C. Miller,
Clerk of the House of Representatives,
    Washington, DC.
    Dear Ms. Miller: Pursuant to Rule XI, clause 1, paragraph 
(d) of the Rules of the U.S. House of Representatives, I am 
hereby transmitting the Activities Report of the Committee on 
Education and Labor for the 111th Congress. I circulated this 
report to all members of the Committee on December 15, 2010, 
and received the attached views before transmitting this report 
to the House today.
    This report summarizes the activities of the Committee and 
its subcommittees with respect to its legislative and oversight 
responsibilities.
            Sincerely,
                                             George Miller,
                                                          Chairman.
                            C O N T E N T S

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Introduction.....................................................     1
Full Committee...................................................     1
    I. Summary of Activities.....................................     1
        A. Full Committee Accomplishments........................     1
        B. Oversight Plan and Activities.........................     9
    II. Hearings Held by the Full Committee......................    12
    III. Markups Held by the Full Committee......................    13
    IV. Legislative Activities...................................    14
        A. Legislation Enacted Into Law (Bills Referred to 
          Committee).............................................    14
        B. Legislation Enacted Into Law (Bills Not Referred to 
          Committee).............................................    15
        C. Legislation Passed the House (Bills Referred to 
          Committee).............................................    16
        D. Legislation Passed the House in Another Measure.......    29
        E. Legislation Passed the House (Bills Not Referred to 
          Committee).............................................    29
        F. Legislation With Filed Committee Reports..............    30
        G. Legislation Ordered Reported From Full Committee (Not 
          Passed by House).......................................    31
        H. Conference Reports Filed With Education and Labor 
          Members Appointed as Conferees.........................    31
    V. Committee on Education and Labor Statistics...............    31
        A. General Statistics on Referred Matters................    31
        B. Not Referred Matters Containing Committee's 
          Jurisdiction...........................................    32
Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary 
  Education......................................................    32
    I. Summary of Activities.....................................    32
    II. Hearings Held by the Early Childhood, Elementary and 
      Secondary Education Subcommittee...........................    34
    III. Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and 
      Secondary Education Statistics.............................    35
Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning and 
  Competitiveness................................................    35
    I. Summary of Activities.....................................    35
    II. Hearings Held by the Higher Education, Lifelong Learning 
      and Competitiveness Subcommittee...........................    36
    III. Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning and 
      Competitiveness Statistics.................................    37
Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.................    37
    I. Summary of Activities.....................................    37
    II. Hearings Held by the Healthy Families and Communities 
      Subcommittee...............................................    41
    III. Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities 
      Statistics.................................................    41
Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions...........    41
    I. Summary of Activities.....................................    41
    II. Hearings Held by the Health, Employment, Labor and 
      Pensions Subcommittee......................................    43
    III. Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions 
      Statistics.................................................    43
Subcommittee on Workforce Protections............................    43
    I. Summary of Activities.....................................    43
    II. Hearings Held by the Workforce Protections Subcommittee..    45
    III. Subcommittee on Workforce Protections Statistics........    45
Minority Views...................................................    46




                                                 Union Calendar No. 419
111th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 2d Session                                                     111-696

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                  ACTIVITIES AND SUMMARY REPORT OF THE
                    COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR

                                _______
                                

 December 23, 2010.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on 
            the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

                                _______
                                

 Mr. Miller, from the Committee on Education and Labor, submitted the 
                               following

                                 REPORT

                             FULL COMMITTEE


                        I. Summary of Activities


                   A. FULL COMMITTEE ACCOMPLISHMENTS

    In January 2009, Representative George Miller (D-CA), the 
Chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, announced 
that, in the 111th Congress, the Committee would continue its 
legislative and oversight focus on rebuilding and strengthening 
America's middle class. A strong middle class is key to a 
strong economy and a strong nation. During the 111th Congress, 
the Committee took historic action on multiple fronts on behalf 
of the middle class and those who aspire to join the middle 
class, helping America's students, workers, and families. The 
Committee's efforts focused on both long-term solutions and 
more immediate needs as the economy continued to recover from 
the recent recession.

Reducing Health Care Costs, Guaranteeing Choices, and Ensuring Access 
        to Quality, Affordable Care

    Addressing the nation's unsustainable health care system is 
essential to rebuilding and strengthening the middle class. 
Lack of access to affordable care underlies a great deal of the 
economic insecurity among working families. And out-of-control 
health care costs for employers, employees and the Nation 
hinder economic growth and America's competitiveness.

Health Care Reform (Signed into Law)

    The Committee marked up historic health care reform 
legislation and ultimately joined other committees in enacting 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) and the 
Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (HCERA). 
Under these laws, for the first time in America's history, all 
Americans will have access to quality, affordable health care. 
The law will protect Americans from the worst insurance 
industry practices, offer the uninsured and small businesses 
the opportunity to obtain affordable health care plans, and 
cover 32 million otherwise uninsured Americans, all while 
reducing the deficit by $143 billion over the next decade and 
more than a trillion dollars over 20 years.

Making College More Affordable

    Like rising health care costs, the rising costs of higher 
education have stifled the growth of America's middle class. 
And, like with health care reform, the Committee took historic 
action to address this issue.

Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act (Signed into Law)

    The Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act (SAFRA), 
signed into law as part of the Health Care and Education 
Reconciliation Act of 2010, saves taxpayers $61 billion over 
the 10 years by switching to the more efficient Direct Loan 
program. In addition, SAFRA will help America reach President 
Obama's goal of producing the most college graduates in the 
world by 2020 by making college accessible and transforming the 
way our student loan programs operate. It will strengthen 
community colleges and training programs to help build a 
highly-skilled, innovative, 21st century workforce ready for 
the rigors of a global economy. It will boost the fiscal health 
of the country our children will inherit by paying down the 
deficit by at least $10 billion over 10 years. And it invests 
$36 billion in the Pell Grant program to increase the maximum 
Pell Grant award for students to $5,975 by 2017.

Saving and Creating Jobs

    In addition to enacting solutions to long-term problems, 
the Committee was involved directly or indirectly in a variety 
of measures to help ease immediate economic difficulties and 
put the economy on the path to a fair and sustainable recovery, 
in the wake of the severe recession precipitated by the 
financial crisis of 2008.

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Signed into Law)

    On February 17, 2009, President Obama signed into law the 
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act), portions 
of which were matters within the Committee's jurisdictional 
interest, to save and create millions of jobs, invest in 
education and get the economy moving forward again. The 
Recovery Act increased the number of people employed by as many 
as 2.8 million, according to the Congressional Budget Office 
(CBO). It also lowered the unemployment rate by as much as 1.5 
percentage points, CBO said. The Recovery and Act also provided 
extended access and subsidies to fund continued health care 
benefits for unemployed workers and funds to repair and 
modernize existing public schools and higher education 
facilities; update schools with 21st century technology; and 
create environmentally protective, state-of-the-art classrooms 
and schools. Davis-Bacon provisions ensured that the jobs 
created would provide fair pay and not drive down existing 
worker wages.

Education Jobs and Medicaid Assistance Act (Signed into Law)

    The Education Jobs and Medicaid Assistance Act, signed into 
law on August 10, 2010, will save or create 319,000 American 
jobs in local communities, including 161,000 teacher jobs, and 
also discourage American corporations from shipping jobs 
overseas. The measure includes $10 billion to save teacher jobs 
and $16.1 billion in health assistance to the states. The 
funding will also keep police officers and firefighters on the 
job.
    The Committee also played a role on other jobs bills. These 
included the Jobs for Main Street Act, which passed the House 
on December 16, 2009, and would create new jobs for 
construction workers, teachers, police officers, firefighters 
and others, and extend critical assistance for the unemployed 
and those who have lost health insurance, using existing 
available funds from the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP). 
They also included the HIRE Act, which was enacted on March 18, 
2010, to, among other things, provide tax incentives for 
business that hire unemployed Americans, subsidies for state 
and local construction bonds, and funding ($19.5 billion) for 
transportation and infrastructure programs.

Protecting Worker Rights and Safety

    Strengthening workers' rights, health, and safety on the 
job ensures that middle class families' breadwinners come home 
safe and sound after every shift. Reducing workplace injuries, 
illnesses, and outright disasters saves businesses' money in 
the long run when some are tempted to cut corners in the short 
run. High-profile disasters like the BP oil spill and the Upper 
Big Branch mine explosion underscored both lessons in 2010.

Robert C. Byrd Miner Safety and Health Act (Passed by Committee)

    On July 21, 2010, in the wake of the Upper Big Branch mine 
disaster, the Committee passed the Robert C. Byrd Miner Safety 
and Health Act to reform the nation's mine and worker safety 
laws. The bill would provide stronger tools to ensure that 
underground coal mine operations with repeated safety 
violations improve safety performance, empower workers to speak 
up about safety concerns, and give the Department of Labor the 
tools it needs to ensure that all workers go home safely at the 
end of the day. In addition, the bill would update the 
Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to increase 
penalties to account for the effects of inflation, hold 
employers accountable if they knowingly put their workers in 
danger, and provide victims and their families with rights 
during investigations.

Offshore Oil and Gas Worker Whistleblower Protection Act (Passed by 
        House)

    On July 30, 2010, in the wake of the BP oil spill, the 
House passed the Offshore Oil and Gas Worker Whistleblower 
Protection Act to protect oil and gas workers from retaliation 
by their employers for raising health and safety concerns 
regarding operations on the Outer Continental Shelf.

Protecting Miners: Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2010 (Signed into 
        Law)

    H.R. 4899, the Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2010, was 
signed into law on July 29, 2010. Among other things, the 
measure provides a $22 million down payment to reduce the 
backlog of mine safety enforcement cases and to ensure that 
there are sufficient resources for the federal Mine Safety and 
Health Administration to meet all of its legally mandated mine 
inspection requirements. The House-passed version of this bill 
also included a provision guaranteeing collective bargaining 
rights for first responders, identical to the Public Safety 
Employer-Employee Cooperation Act. However, this provision was 
not included in the final enacted bill.

Preserving Retirement Security

    With defined benefit pension coverage declining over recent 
decades and middle class families more and more reliant on 
defined contribution plans to provide a decent retirement, the 
Committee focused on addressing practices that undermine 
workers' 401(k) accounts.

Legislation to Expose Hidden 401(k) Fees: American Jobs and Closing Tax 
        Loopholes Act (Passed by House)

    The 401(k) Fair Disclosure for Retirement Security Act, 
reported by the Committee and ultimately passed by the House as 
part of the American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act, would 
help workers shop around for the best retirement options by 
requiring simple fee disclosure on the investment options 
contained in their employer's 401(k) plan. Further, it would 
provide adjustments to pension funding rules to ensure plans 
can weather the economic crisis without being forced to choose 
between cutting jobs or freezing plans.

Ensuring Fair Wages

    In the 21st Century, pay discrimination remains a problem. 
The Committee undertook multiple actions to address unfair 
disparities in pay, particularly for female workers.

Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act (Signed into Law)

    The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act overturned a Supreme Court 
ruling that made it harder for workers to pursue pay 
discrimination claims. The legislation is named after Lilly 
Ledbetter, whose pay discrimination claim was denied by a 5-4 
Supreme Court decision in 2007. Ms. Ledbetter had worked as a 
supervisor at a Goodyear plant. Unbeknownst to her, she had 
been consistently paid less than her male counterparts. A jury 
found that the pay disparity was due to gender discrimination. 
But the Supreme Court said she had waited too long to sue for 
pay discrimination, despite the fact that she filed a charge 
with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission as soon 
as she received an anonymous note alerting her to the pay 
discrimination. The court ruled that since she did not raise a 
claim within 180 days of the employer's decision to 
discriminate, she could not receive back pay. The decision 
undermined workers' ability to rectify pay discrimination, 
since most workers are not privy to an employer's decision to 
discriminate when it is made and therefore would rarely know to 
file a claim in time under the Court's ruling. The Lilly 
Ledbetter Fair Pay Act restores prior law and clarifies that 
every discriminatory paycheck resulting, in whole or in part, 
from an earlier discriminatory pay decision constitutes a 
violation of the Civil Rights Act.

Paycheck Fairness Act (Passed by House)

    On January 9, 2009, the House passed the Paycheck Fairness 
Act to help end the discriminatory practice of paying men and 
women unequally for performing the same job. Loopholes created 
by courts and weak sanctions in the law have allowed many 
employers to avoid liability for engaging in gender-based pay 
discrimination under the Equal Pay Act. The bill would 
strengthen workers' rights to equal pay for equal work by 
closing those loopholes.

Renewing and Improving National Service and Volunteer Programs

    Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act (Signed into Law)--The 
Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act creates 175,000 new service 
opportunities and rewards Americans for their service 
commitment. Among other things, it creates a new service corps 
to meet key needs in low-income communities, provide incentives 
for middle and high school students to engage in service, and 
boosts opportunities for disadvantaged and foster youth, Native 
Americans and older Americans.

Training Workers and Making Higher Education More Accessible

    The DREAM Act (Passed by House)--The Committee-referred 
bill, the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors 
(DREAM) Act, was passed by the House as part of another measure 
on December 9, 2010. The bill would provide a limited group of 
young people, brought to the United States when they were 
children, with access to higher education, an opportunity to 
contribute their skills and talents to the nation's economic 
well-being, and a path to citizenship.

Strengthening Employment Clusters to Organize Regional Success Act 
        (SECTORS) (Passed by House)

    The House passed the Strengthening Employment Clusters to 
Organize Regional Success Act (SECTORS) on July 19, 2010, to 
help address local skills shortages by bringing employers in 
key industries together with education, labor, workforce, and 
other groups to identify and provide training tailored to meet 
the sector needs of that region's economy.

Helping Children Stay Safe and Healthy

    The Committee addressed a number of fundamental problems 
affecting children's basic health and safety at school.
    Improving Nutrition for America's Children Act and the 
Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act (Passed by Committee and Signed 
into Law, respectively)--The Committee passed the Improving 
Nutrition for America's Children Act on July 15, 2010, and its 
Senate companion, the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act, was 
ultimately enacted, to support children's health and reduce 
childhood hunger by dramatically improving federal child 
nutrition programs. The legislation dramatically improves the 
quality of meals children eat in school and in child care, 
increases the number of healthy meals available to needy 
children and provides the first real increase in the Federal 
reimbursement rate for school lunches in more than 30 years. 
The legislation also eliminates junk food from schools by 
requiring schools, for the first time, to apply nutritional 
standards to food served outside the cafeteria.

Keeping All Students Safe Act (Passed by House)

    The House passed the Keeping All Students Safe Act on March 
3, 2010, to protect children from misuses of restraint and 
seclusion in classrooms. A U.S. Government Accountability 
Office report released in the spring of 2009 exposed hundreds 
of alleged cases of schoolchildren being abused through 
inappropriate uses of restraint and seclusion, often involving 
untrained staff. In a number of cases, children died. Among 
other things, the Keeping All Students Safe Act would 
establish, for the first time, minimum federal standards to 
provide equal protections to all students, in every state 
across the country.

Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act of 2009 (Passed 
        by House)

    The House passed the Stop Child Abuse in Residential 
Programs for Teens Act of 2009 on February 23, 2009. The 
Government Accountability Office found thousands of allegations 
of child abuse and neglect at residential programs for teens--
including therapeutic boarding schools, wilderness camps, boot 
camps, and behavior modification facilities--between 1994 and 
2007. Tragically, in a number of cases, this abuse and neglect 
led to the death of a child. To address this urgent problem, 
this measure would establish minimum health and safety 
standards for preventing child abuse and neglect at teen 
residential programs. The bill allows for civil penalties 
against programs that violate the new standards. It also 
requires states, within three years, to take on the role of 
setting and enforcing standards for both private and public 
youth residential programs. The legislation would also help 
ensure that parents have the information about teen residential 
programs that they need to make safe choices for their 
children.

Improving Early Learning

    The Early Learning Challenge Fund (Passed the House).--The 
House passed the Early Learning Challenge Fund as part of the 
Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act on September 17, 
2009. To ensure more kids reach kindergarten ready succeed, the 
Early Learning Challenge Fund would increase the number of low 
income children in high quality early learning settings by: 1) 
investing $1 billion each year in competitive grants to 
challenge states to build a comprehensive high quality early 
learning system for children from birth to age 5; and 2) 
transforming early learning programs by insisting upon real 
change in state standards and practices.

Modernizing Schools

    21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities 
Act (Passed by House)--On May 14, 2009, the House passed the 
21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act 
to invest in modernizing public school buildings across the 
country. The measure would invest $6.4 billion in school repair 
and renovation projects for fiscal year 2010 that would create 
safer, healthier, and more energy-efficient learning 
environments for students.

Recognizing the Educational and Community Roles of Libraries and 
        Museums

    The Museum and Library Services Act of 2010 (Signed into 
Law)--The Museum and Library Services Act of 2010 updates 
current law to better reflect the role that libraries and 
museums play in our nation. The legislation encourages greater 
collaboration between libraries and museums and other 
organizations and agencies to leverage resources and revitalize 
communities. The legislation also enhances current training 
opportunities for library professionals and supports the 
development of a diverse library workforce. Finally, the 
legislation seeks to preserve library and museum collections 
and improve the ability of libraries to meet the information 
needs of their communities during disasters.

Accountability and Responsibility

    The Committee conducted oversight over government agencies 
and industries within its jurisdiction, including continuing 
its oversight work over retirement security issues, workers' 
rights to organize, and employment trends. Some other 
significant examples from this Congress include the following:
    Wage Theft--Continuing work from the 110th Congress, the 
Committee held a hearing, anchored by the undercover work of 
the Governmental Accountability Office, exposed troubling 
instances of worker wage theft. The GAO's work highlighted the 
inattention the Bush Administration paid to this critical 
issue. The investigation helped lead to the hiring of a 
substantial number of new Wage and Hour Division investigators 
by the Obama Administration to remedy the problem.
    School Food Safety--In the wake of several recalls of food 
that was to be served in schools to students, the Committee 
explored how products make it into the school lunch rooms 
through the various public and private distribution channels. 
This work, along with the continuing policy initiatives in this 
area, was aimed at empowering local school districts to make 
the best decisions for the safety of their students.
    Inappropriate Use of Seclusion and Restraint in Schools--
The Committee held a hearing exposing many cases of the 
inappropriate use of seclusion and restraint techniques in 
schools across the country. Some of the instances resulted in 
the death of a child. This work led directly to the House's 
passage of H.R. 4247, the Keeping All Students Safe Act. The 
work also exposed the ability of teachers who have committed 
abuse to move from one school district or state to another 
taking advantage of the inconsistent patch-work of state 
reporting laws. Additional work on this aspect of the problem 
is ongoing.
    State Occupational Safety Plans--After OSHA uncovered 
significant problems in Nevada's Occupational Safety and Health 
state plan following a cluster of construction fatalities, the 
Committee undertook its own investigative work and held a 
hearing highlighting the issue. The work highlighted the need 
for OSHA to have authority to assert ``concurrent 
jurisdiction'' in those states where state plans are not ``at 
least as effective as'' federal OSHA in their standards, 
staffing and enforcement.
    Mine Safety--The Committee highlighted a growing backlog at 
the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, the 
agency that oversees administrative law judges hearing Mine Act 
enforcement cases and hears appeals of these cases. The 
backlog, the direct result of inattention from the prior 
administration, had the potential to hamstring MSHA's 
enforcement activity. In February 2010, the Committee held a 
hearing highlighting the issue and exploring possible 
solutions. Unfortunately, just two months later an explosion at 
the Upper Big Branch Mine, an underground coal mine in West 
Virginia, killed 29 workers where enforcement had been 
hamstrung, in part, by the backlog. The Committee worked with 
colleagues in the Senate and the Administration to craft a bill 
to improve our mine safety laws, and requested an Inspector 
General review of MSHA's program to deal with serial violators 
of mine safety laws. This effort led to the Committee mark-up 
and report of H.R. 5663, the Robert C. Byrd Miner Safety and 
Health Act of 2010. This Act would fix many of the problems in 
the Mine Act that have come to light as a result of recent 
tragedies and reviews and empower MSHA to better protect our 
nation's miners. A similar version of the bill, H.R. 6495, was 
brought before the House on suspension.
    Additionally, the Committee obtained deposition authority 
for an investigation into the mining industry's corporate mine 
safety and health practices in the wake of the Upper Big Branch 
mine disaster. With such deposition in hand, the Committee was 
able to obtain information through requests and ultimately did 
not need to exercise the deposition authority. Oversight work 
in this area continues.

By the Numbers

    During the 111th Congress, the Committee held 81 hearings 
and enacted or helped enact more than two dozen laws in its 
efforts to grow and strengthen the nation's middle class. How 
laws enacted by the Committee have affected American families:
     More than 31 million of the Nation's children will 
have access to healthier, more nutritious school meals.
     Millions of volunteers are performing service in 
their communities meeting local education, health and 
environmental needs, contributing close to 8.1 billion hours of 
service in 2009.
     Community colleges, serving over 11 million 
students nationwide, will have access to $2 billion dollars 
over the next four years, to expand the educational and 
training programs in the fastest growing fields that are 
critical to driving our economy forward.
     Over 8 million students receiving the federal Pell 
grant award will see an increase to their federal Pell grant 
award, with the Pell grant maximum award reaching $5,975 by 
2017.
     $2.55 billion will be invested in Historically 
Black Colleges and Universities and Minority-Serving 
Institutions.
     Child protection and domestic violence services 
for millions of children who are exposed to domestic violence 
every year will see improved services.
     Millions of workers have stronger rights against 
pay discrimination.
     32 million more people will gain health care 
coverage.
     Millions of Americans have gained new rights 
against abusive health insurance industry practices, including 
a right to be insured regardless of a pre-existing condition, a 
right to stay on parents' health insurance plans until the age 
26, and a right to not be dropped from coverage when illness 
strikes.
     The Committee moved or assisted with a number of 
new laws that have saved or created millions of jobs to help 
the economy on the road to recovery.

                    B. OVERSIGHT PLAN AND ACTIVITIES

1. Oversight Plan

    The oversight plan adopted by the Committee for the 111th 
Congress was, in substantial part, as follows:
    Oversight is a constitutional prerogative and 
responsibility of the Congress. Oversight is a core objective 
of the Committee. Accordingly, the Committee will thoroughly 
oversee and investigate the various agencies, departments, and 
programs within its jurisdiction. In doing so, the Education 
and Labor Committee will actively consult with other House 
committees having concurrent or germane jurisdiction. In its 
oversight proceedings, the Committee will make full use of 
formal hearings, both in Washington, D.C. and in regional field 
hearings, to ensure that all relevant voices are heard and made 
part of the official record. Among other investigative 
techniques, the Committee will visit relevant sites, correspond 
with impacted parties, and review audits and investigations by, 
among others, the Congressional Research Service, Government 
Accountability Office (``GAO''), the United States Attorney 
General, and the Offices of the Inspectors General (``IGs'') of 
the Departments of Labor, Education, and Health and Human 
Services (``HHS''). The Committee has identified several 
particular areas for oversight and investigation in the 111th 
Congress. These areas are discussed below.
    Protecting the Financial Interests Students and Taxpayers--
The Committee seeks to ensure that the financial interests of 
students, their families, and taxpayers are protected. To do 
this, the Committee will monitor the implementation of 
provisions of the Higher Education Opportunity Act signed into 
law last year, specifically provisions included to prohibit 
conflicts of interest among colleges and student loan lenders 
and to enhance consumer disclosures and protections for both 
Federal and private loans. The Committee will also monitor the 
implementation of the Ensuring Continued Access to Student 
Loans Act, especially as experience with this Act might inform 
broader reform of the student lending industry, and look more 
broadly at the adequacy of mechanisms in place to ensure lender 
and guaranty agency compliance with laws and regulations. The 
Committee will seek to protect taxpayers and keep funds 
available for deserving students by exploring allegations of 
educational programs that receive federal student aid for 
``ghost students'' purportedly participating in programs, but 
whom do not exist. Finally, looking to protect students beyond 
traditional higher education financing, the Committee will 
assess and investigate as warranted, non-student loan business 
relationships between colleges, lenders, and students.
    Safeguarding the Federal Child Nutrition Programs--The 
Committee will seek to keep children safer by ensuring that the 
foods they receive through federal child nutrition programs are 
safe. In light of last year's unprecedented food safety-related 
recalls affecting large numbers of schools and districts 
nation-wide and concerns about infant formula, the Committee 
will continue to review the safety of the food that is served 
as part of the federal child nutrition programs and investigate 
as appropriate.
    Protecting Workers' Right to Organize Effectively--The 
Committee will investigate as appropriate to ensure the 
protection of the right of workers to organize and collectively 
bargain. The Committee will also investigate as appropriate to 
ensure that unions provide workers with the effective and 
ethical representation workers deserve.
    Safeguarding Workers' Retirement Security--The Committee 
held a number of hearings on the issue of retirement security 
during the 110th Congress. As the economy has changed, 
employers have shifted much of the burden of retirement 
planning and saving onto workers. Numerous studies have 
concluded that most workers are not accumulating adequate 
retirement savings. The financial crisis caused by Wall Street 
abuses has further weakened and jeopardized workers' retirement 
security. In an effort to protect the integrity of retirement 
savings, , the Committee will investigate any impropriety in 
the selling and operation of the various retirement products 
and investments offered to workers, including the disclosure 
and appropriateness of fees and the disclosure of the risks and 
costs associated with such products. The Committee has 
requested that the GAO examine problems related to the selling 
of conflicted investment advice, target date retirement funds, 
and rollovers of retirement savings to Individual Retirement 
Accounts (IRAs)
    Protecting Workers from Exploitation and Wage Theft--In the 
110th Congress, the Committee held a hearing on the Department 
of Labor's enforcement of federal wage and hour laws. The 
Committee charged GAO with investigating this issue and will 
continue this work. The Committee will investigate and 
highlight the last administration's enforcement of wage and 
hour laws to further Congress' efforts to encourage and assist 
the new administration in protecting vulnerable workers from 
exploitation.
    Strengthening the Middle Class--The Committee will 
investigate trends in economic conditions and employment 
practices generally that affect the ability of the nation's 
workers to acquire and maintain decent standards of living for 
themselves and their families, including respect for 
fundamental workers' rights, trade issues and compensation, 
benefits, and other workplace policies and practices.
    Promoting Legislative Oversight of the Executive Branch--
The Committee plans to lay the foundation and establish a 
baseline for program oversight in the new administration. The 
Committee will explore with GAO ways in which GAO can identify 
and prioritize programs that may most benefit from an in-depth 
review. The Committee will also work with the new 
administration to ensure the effectiveness and efficiency of 
the programs under the Committee's jurisdiction.
    Fraud, Waste and Abuse--Where appropriate, the Committee 
will investigate specific concerns raised by Members, staff, 
informants, and others regarding allegations of fraud, waste 
and abuse. The Committee will remain vigilant over the 
taxpayer's investment in government, and the health and safety 
of the Nation's workers, students, and children. The 
Committee's vigilance will include monitoring the expenditure 
and use of funds appropriated under any economic recovery 
legislation. The Committee reserves the right to review and 
investigate as appropriate any issues within the general 
legislative, administrative, and regulatory jurisdiction of the 
Committee.

2. Oversight Activities

    The Committee's oversight activities pursuant to the 
oversight plan include those investigations and actions 
summarized in the preceding section under ``Accountability and 
Responsibility,'' as well as numerous hearings held at the Full 
Committee and Subcommittee levels as detailed in the following 
sections. Some oversight activity continues, including pending 
GAO reports requested by the Committee Chairman on management 
efficiencies at the Departments of Labor and Education.
    The Committee's oversight activities included hearings held 
pursuant to Rule XI, clause 2(n), on waste, fraud, abuse or 
mismanagement in Government programs authorized by the 
Committee. Examples of such hearings included: the March 25, 
2009, Hearing on GAO's Undercover Investigation: Wage Theft of 
America's Vulnerable Workers, which examined the mishandling of 
wage theft cases by the Wage and Hour Division of the 
Department of Labor in the previous years; the May 19, 2009, 
Hearing on Examining the Abusive and Deadly Use of Seclusion 
and Restraint in Schools, which explored the use of abusive 
disciplinary and control practices in the nation's schools; the 
October 29, 2009 Hearing on Nevada's Occupational Health and 
Safety Enforcement Program: OSHA's Findings and 
Recommendations, which examined the failures of a state OSH 
plan to effectively enforce workplace health and safety law; 
the February 23, 2010, Hearing on Reducing the Growing Backlog 
of Mine Safety Cases, which examined the management and 
processing of a massive caseload of mine safety cases at the 
Mine Safety and Health Administration and the Federal Mine 
Safety and Health Review Commission; the May 18, 2010, Hearing 
on Examining GAO's Review of Selected Head Start Grantees, 
which explored problems, including alleged fraud, among certain 
Head Start Grantees; and the June 23, 2010, Hearing on Worker 
Health and Safety from the Oil Rig to the Shoreline, which 
examined the effectiveness of government regulation and 
emergency response to prevent and clean up the BP oil spill in 
and along the Gulf of Mexico.
    The Committee's oversight activities also included a 
hearing held pursuant to Rule XI, clause 2(o), on a disclaimer 
of an agency's financial statement. On December 7, 2010, the 
Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions held a 
hearing on the disclaimer received by the Department of Labor 
on its FY 2010 financial statement, hearing from both the 
Department's Inspector General and its Chief Financial Officer. 
The disclaimer resulted from problems arising from the agency's 
implementation of a new data system. The agency explained the 
steps it was taking to fix those problems and gain an audit 
opinion.

                II. Hearings Held by the Full Committee


111th Congress, First Session

February 12, 2009--Hearing on ``Examining Workers' Rights and 
        Violence against Labor Union Leaders in Colombia'' 
        (111-1).
February 24, 2009--Hearing on ``Strengthening Worker Retirement 
        Security'' (111-3).
February 25, 2009--Hearing on ``Renewing America through 
        National Service and Volunteerism'' (111-4).
March 17, 2009--Hearing on ``The Importance of Early Childhood 
        Development'' (111-8).
March 25, 2009--Hearing on ``GAO's Undercover Investigation: 
        Wage Theft of America's Vulnerable Workers'' (111-11).
March 26, 2009--Hearing on ``The Economic and Employment Impact 
        of the Arts and Music Industry'' (111-12).
April 28, 2009--Hearing on ``Are OSHA's Penalties Adequate to 
        Deter Health and Safety Violations?'' (111-16).
April 29, 2009--Hearing on ``Strengthening America's 
        Competitiveness through Common Academic Standards'' 
        (111-17).
May 7, 2009--Hearing on ``Ensuring Preparedness Against the Flu 
        Virus at School and Work'' (111-19).
May 12, 2009--Hearing on ``America's Competitiveness through 
        High School Reform'' (111-20).
May 19, 2009--Hearing on ``Examining the Abusive and Deadly Use 
        of Seclusion and Restraint in Schools'' (111-22).
May 20, 2009--Hearing on ``The Obama Administration's Education 
        Agenda'' (111-23).
May 21, 2009--Hearing on ``Increasing Student Aid through Loan 
        Reform'' (111-24).
June 4, 2009--Hearing on ``Building on What Works at Charter 
        Schools'' (111-25).
June 16, 2009--Hearing on ``The Future of Learning: How 
        Technology is Transforming Public Schools'' (111-28).
June 23, 2009--Hearing on ``The Tri-Committee Draft Proposal 
        for Health Care Reform'' (111-29).
September 23, 2009--Hearing on ``H.R. 3017, Employment Non-
        Discrimination Act of 2009'' (111-32).
September 30, 2009--Hearing on ``Teacher Equity: Effective 
        Teachers for All Children'' (111-33).
October 1, 2009--Hearing on ``Ensuring Economic Opportunities 
        for Young Americans'' (111-34).
October 29, 2009--Hearing on ``Nevada's Workplace Health and 
        Safety Enforcement Program: OSHA's Findings and 
        Recommendations'' (111-37).
November 17, 2009--Hearing on ``Protecting Employees, Employers 
        and the Public: H1N1 and Sick Leave Policies'' (111-
        40).
December 8, 2009--Hearing on ``Improving Our Competitiveness: 
        Common Core Education Standards'' (111-43).

111th Congress, Second Session

February 3, 2010--Hearing on ``Strengthening the Economy and 
        Improving the Lives of American Workers'' (111-44).
February 23, 2010--Hearing on ``Reducing the Growing Backlog of 
        Contested Mine Safety Cases'' (111-45).
February 24, 2010--Hearing on ``H.R. 4330, the All Students 
        Achieving through Reform Act of 2009'' (111-46).
March 2, 2010--Hearing on ``Improving Children's Health: 
        Strengthening Federal Child Nutrition Programs'' (111-
        47).
March 3, 2010--Hearing on ``Building a Stronger Economy: 
        Spurring Reform and Innovation In American Education'' 
        (111-48).
March 17, 2010--Hearing on ``The Obama Administration's 
        Elementary and Secondary Education Act Reauthorization 
        Blueprint'' (111-52).
April 14, 2010--Hearing on ``How Data Can Be Used to Inform 
        Educational Outcomes'' (111-54).
April 21, 2010--Hearing on ``Reforming the Juvenile Justice 
        System to Improve Children's Lives and Public Safety'' 
        (111-56).
April 30, 2010--Hearing on ``Understanding Problems in First 
        Contract Negotiations: Post-Doctoral Scholar Bargaining 
        at the University of California'' (111-59).
May 4, 2010--Hearing on ``Supporting America's Educators: The 
        Importance of Quality Teachers and Leaders'' (111-60).
May 18, 2010--Hearing on ``Examining GAO's Review of Selected 
        Head Start Grantees'' (111-62).
May 19, 2010--Hearing on ``Research and Best Practices on 
        Successful School Turnaround'' (111-63).
May 20, 2010--Hearing on ``The Impact of Concussions on High 
        School Athletes'' (111-64).
May 24, 2010--Hearing on ``The Upper Big Branch Mine Tragedy: 
        Testimony of Family Members'' (111-65).
June 17, 2010--Hearing on ``The Department of Education 
        Inspector General's Review of Standards for Program 
        Length in Higher Education'' (111-67).
June 23, 2010--Hearing on ``Worker Health and Safety from the 
        Oil Rig to the Shoreline'' (111-68).
July 1, 2010--Hearing on ``H.R. 5504, Improving Nutrition for 
        America's Children Act'' (111-71).
July 13, 2010--Hearing on ``H.R. 5663, Miner Safety and Health 
        Act of 2010'' (111-72).
September 23, 2010--Hearing on ``H.R. 6172, Protecting Student 
        Athletes from Concussions Act'' (111-75).

                III. Markups Held by the Full Committee


111th Congress, First Session

January 21, 2009--Organizational Meeting. The Committee Rules 
        for the 111th Congress were adopted by unanimous 
        consent. Subcommittee assignments were announced.
February 11, 2009--H.R. 911was ordered favorably reported to 
        the House by a vote of 32 to 10.
February 11, 2009--The Oversight Plan was adopted by unanimous 
        consent.
March 11, 2009--H.R. 1388 was ordered favorably reported, as 
        amended, to the House by a vote of 34 to 3 (House 
        Report 111-37).
May 6, 2009--H.R. 2187 was ordered favorably reported, as 
        amended, to the House by a vote of 31 to 14 (House 
        Report 111-100).
June 24, 2009--H.R. 2989 was ordered favorably reported, as 
        amended, to the House by a vote of 29 to 17 (House 
        Report 111-244).
July 17, 2009--H.R. 3200 was ordered reported favorably to the 
        House with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. 
        The Committee authorized the Chairman to transmit the 
        bill, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute, 
        to the Committee on Budget in compliance with Section 
        310 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 as the 
        first part of the Committee's recommendations, pursuant 
        to the reconciliation instruction in S. Con. Res. 13, 
        by a vote of 26 to 22 (House Report 111-299, Part III).
July 21, 2009--H.R. 3221 was ordered reported favorably to the 
        House with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. 
        The Committee authorized the Chairman to transmit the 
        bill, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute 
        to the Committee on the Budget in compliance with 
        Section 310 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 as 
        the first part of the Committee's recommendations, 
        pursuant to the reconciliation instruction in 
        S.Con.Res. 13, by a vote of 30 to 17 (House Report 111-
        232).

111th Congress, Second Session

February 4, 2010--H.R. 4247 was ordered favorably reported, as 
        amended, to the House by a vote of 34 to 10 (House 
        Report 111-417).
July 14, 2010--H.R. 5504 was ordered favorably reported, as 
        amended, to the House by a vote of 32 to 13.
July 21, 2010--H.R. 5663 was ordered favorably reported, as 
        amended, to the House by a vote of 30 to 17 (House 
        Report 111-579).

                       IV. Legislative Activities


     A. LEGISLATION ENACTED INTO LAW (BILLS REFERRED TO COMMITTEE)

H.R. 2 (Public Law 111-3) To amend title XXI of the Social 
        Security Act to extend and improve the Children's 
        Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes. 
        Sponsor: Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr.
H.R. 1388 (Public Law 111-13) The Edward M. Kennedy Serve 
        America Act, an Act to reauthorize and reform the 
        national service laws. Sponsor: Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn
H.R. 1777 (Public Law 111039) To make technical corrections to 
        the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other 
        purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Miller, George
H.R. 3962 (Public Law 111-192) To provide a physician payment 
        update, to provide pension funding relief, and for 
        other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Dingell, John D.
H.R. 4691 (Public Law 111-144) To provide a temporary extension 
        of certain programs, and for other purposes. Sponsor: 
        Rep. Rangel, Charles B.
H.R. 4851 (Public Law 111-157) To provide a temporary extension 
        of certain programs, and for other purposes. Sponsor: 
        Rep. Levin, Sander M.
H.R. 5610 (Public Law 111-213) To provide a technical 
        adjustment with respect to funding for independent 
        living centers under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 in 
        order to ensure stability for such centers. Sponsor: 
        Rep. Miller, George
S. 2781 (Public Law 111-256) A bill to change references in 
        Federal law to mental retardation to references to an 
        intellectual disability, and to change references to a 
        mentally retarded individual to references to an 
        individual with an intellectual disability. Sponsor: 
        Sen. Mikulski, Barbara
S. 2865 (Public Law 111-200) A bill to reauthorize the 
        Congressional Award Act (2 U.S.C. 801 et seq.), and for 
        other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I.
S. 3307 (Public Law 111-296) Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 
        2010. Sponsor: Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L.
S. 3817 (Public Law 111-378), CAPTA Reauthorization ACT of 
        2010. Sponsor: Sen. Dodd, Christopher J.
S. 3984 (Public Law 111-) Museum and Library Services Act of 
        2010. Sponsor: Sen. Reed, Jack.

   B. LEGISLATION ENACTED INTO LAW (BILLS NOT REFERRED TO COMMITTEE)

H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. 
        Sponsor: Rep. Obey, David R.
H.R. 1105, Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009. Sponsor: Rep. 
        Obey, David R.
H.R. 1586, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety 
        Improvement Act. Sponsor: Rep. Rangel, Charles B.
H.R. 2647, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
        2010. Sponsor: Rep. Skelton, Ike
H.R. 2701, Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010. 
        Sponsor: Rep. Reyes, Silvestre
H.R. 2847, Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act. Rep. 
        Mollohan, Alan B.
H.R. 2997, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
        Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations 
        Act, 2010. Sponsor: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L.
H.R. 3288, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010. Sponsor: Rep. 
        Olver, John W.
H.R. 3548, Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance Act 
        of 2009. Sponsor: Rep. McDermott, Jim
H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Sponsor: 
        Rep. Rangel, Charles B.
H.R. 4213, Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2010. 
        Sponsor: Rep. Rangel, Charles B.
H.R. 4872, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010
H.R. 4899, Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010. Sponsor: Rep. 
        Obey, David R.
S. 181, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009. Sponsor: Sen. 
        Mikulski, Barbara A.
S. 1422, Airline Flight Crew Technical Corrections Act. 
        Sponsor: Sen. Murray, Patty
S. 1818, Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National 
        Environmental Policy Amendments Act of 2009. Sponsor: 
        Sen. Bingaman, Jeff

     C. LEGISLATION PASSED THE HOUSE (BILLS REFERRED TO COMMITTEE)

H.Con.Res. 59, Supporting the goals and ideals of senior 
        caregiving and affordability. Sponsor: Rep. Terry, Lee.
H.Con.Res. 77, Recognizing and honoring the signing by 
        President Abraham Lincoln of the legislation 
        authorizing the establishment of collegiate programs at 
        Gallaudet University. Sponsor: Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C.
H.Con.Res. 99, Supporting the goals and ideals of a National 
        Early Educator Worthy Wage Day. Sponsor: Rep. McCarthy, 
        Carolyn
H.Con.Res. 123, Recognizing the historical and national 
        significance of the many contributions of John William 
        Heisman to the sport of football. Sponsor: Rep. 
        Thompson, Glenn
H.Con.Res. 126, Recognizing the 50th anniversary of Title VI 
        international education programs within the Department 
        of Education. Sponsor: Rep. Watson, Diane E.
H.Con.Res. 222, Recognizing the leadership and historical 
        contributions of Dr. Hector Garcia to the Hispanic 
        community and his remarkable efforts to combat racial 
        and ethnic discrimination in the United States of 
        America. Sponsor: Rep. Ortiz, Solomon P.
H.Con.Res. 275, Expressing support for designation of the week 
        beginning on the second Sunday of September as Arts in 
        Education Week. Sponsor: Rep. Speier, Jackie
H.Con.Res. 284, Recognizing the work and importance of special 
        education teachers. Sponsor: Rep. Sessions, Pete
H.Con.Res. 285, Recognizing the important role that fathers 
        play in the lives of their children and families and 
        supporting the goals and ideals of designating 2010 as 
        the Year of the Father. Sponsor: Rep. McMorris Rodgers, 
        Cathy
H.Con.Res. 323, Supporting the goal of ensuring that all 
        Holocaust survivors in the United States are able to 
        live with dignity, comfort, and security in their 
        remaining years. Sponsor: Rep. Wasserman Schultz, 
        Debbie
H.Con.Res. 329, Recognizing the 35th anniversary of the 
        enactment of the Education for All Handicapped Children 
        Act of 1975. Sponsor: Rep. Miller, George
H.Res. 6, Recognizing the significant contribution coaches make 
        in the life of children who participate in organized 
        sports and supporting the goals and ideals of National 
        Coaches Appreciation Week. Sponsor: Rep. McIntyre, Mike
H.Res. 39, Honoring the contributions of Catholic schools. 
        Sponsor: Rep. Lipinski, Daniel
H.Res. 41, Supporting the goals and ideals of National 
        Mentoring Month 2009. Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Susan A.
H.Res. 43, Recognizing the efforts of those who serve their 
        communities on Martin Luther King Day and promoting the 
        holiday as a day of national service. Sponsor: Rep. 
        Platts, Todd Russell
H.Res. 50, Honoring the life of Claiborne Pell, distinguished 
        former Senator from the State of Rhode Island. Sponsor: 
        Rep. Miller, George
H.Res. 56, Expressing support for designation of the week of 
        February 2 through February 6, 2009, as ``National 
        School Counseling Week.'' Sponsor: Rep. Sanchez, Linda 
        T.
H.Res. 58, Commending the University of Florida Gators for 
        winning the Bowl Championship Series National 
        Championship Game. Sponsor: Rep. Stearns, Cliff
H.Res. 60, Recognizing and commending the University of 
        Oklahoma quarterback Sam Bradford for winning the 2008 
        Heisman Trophy and for his academic and athletic 
        accomplishments. Sponsor: Rep. Fallin, Mary
H.Res. 77, Congratulating the University of Mary Washington in 
        Fredericksburg, Virginia, for more than 100 years of 
        service and leadership to the United States. Sponsor: 
        Rep. Wittman, Robert J.
H.Res. 90, Supporting the goals and ideals of National Capus 
        Safety Awareness Month. Sponsor: Rep. Sestak, Joe
H.Res. 91, Honoring the life and service of Dr. William 
        Spoelhof, president emeritus of Calvin College in Grand 
        Rapids, Michigan. Sponsor: Rep. Ehlers, Vernon J.
H.Res. 114, Supporting the goals and ideals of ``National Girls 
        and Women in Sports Day.'' Sponsor: Rep. Sires, Albio
H.Res. 128, Honoring Miami University for its 200 years of 
        commitment to extraordinary higher education. Sponsor: 
        Rep. Boehner, John A.
H.Res. 146, Designating March 2, 2009, as ``Read Across America 
        Day.'' Sponsor: Rep. Markey, Betsy
H.Res. 150, Expressing the sense of the House of 
        Representatives that A. Philip Randolph should be 
        recognized for his lifelong leadership and work to end 
        discrimination and secure equal employment and labor 
        opportunities for all Americans. Sponsor: Rep. Rangel, 
        Charles B.
H.Res. 153, Commending the University of Southern California 
        Trojan football team for its victory in the 2009 Rose 
        Bowl. Sponsor: Rep. Watson, Diane E.
H.Res. 167, Expressing the sense of the House of 
        Representatives supporting the goals and ideals of 
        Campus Fire Safety Month, and for other purposes. 
        Sponsor: Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr.
H.Res. 182, Expressing support for designation of the week of 
        March 1 through March 8, 2009, as ``School Social Work 
        Week.'' Sponsor: Rep. Kennedy, Patrick J.
H.Res. 196, Congratulating the University of Tennessee women's 
        basketball team (the ``Lady Vols'') and Head Coach Pat 
        Summitt on her 1000th victory. Sponsor: Rep. Duncan, 
        John J., Jr.
H.Res. 210, Expressing the sense of the House of 
        Representatives that providing breakfast in schools 
        through the National School Breakfast Program has a 
        positive impact on classroom performance. Sponsor: Rep. 
        Moore, Gwen
H.Res. 222, Congratulating the National Assessment Governing 
        Board on its 20th Anniversary in measuring student 
        academic achievement. Sponsor: Rep. Castle, Michael N.
H.Res. 232, Recognizing and commending the Toys for Tots 
        Literacy Program for its contributions in raising 
        awareness of illiteracy, promoting children's literacy, 
        and fighting poverty through the support of literacy.
H.Res. 240, To support the goals and ideals of Professional 
        Social Work Month and World Social Work Day. Sponsor: 
        Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol
H.Res. 247, Expressing support for designation of March 22, 
        2009, as ``National Rehabilitation Counselors 
        Appreciation Day.'' Sponsor: Rep. Skelton, Ike
H.Res. 297, Recognizing May 25, 2009, as National Missing 
        Children's Day. Sponsor: Biggert, Judy
H.Res. 300, Congratulating Camp Dudley YMCA of Westport, New 
        York, on the occasion of its 125th anniversary. 
        Sponsor: Rep. McHugh, John M.
H.Res. 335, Supporting the goals and ideals of National 
        Volunteer Week. Sponsor: Rep. Platts, Todd Russell
H.Res. 336, Supporting the goals and ideals of National Library 
        Week. Sponsor: Rep. Ehlers, Vernon J.
H.Res. 337, Supporting the observance of National Child Abuse 
        Prevention Month, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. 
        Granger, Kay
H.Res. 338, Supporting the goals and ideals of National 
        Community College Month. Sponsor: Latham, Tom
H.Res. 344, Commending the University of Connecticut Huskies 
        for their historic win in the 2009 National Collegiate 
        Athletic Association Division I Women's Basketball 
        Tournament. Sponsor: Rep. Courtney, Joe
H.Res. 347, Congratulating Averett University in Danville, 
        Virginia, for 150 years of service and leadership to 
        the United States. Sponsor: Rep. Perriello, Thomas S.P.
H.Res. 348, Congratulating the University of North Carolina 
        men's basketball team for winning the 2009 NCAA 
        Division I Men's Basketball National Championship. 
        Sponsor: Rep. Price, David E.
H.Res. 353, Supporting the goals and ideals of Global Youth 
        Service Days. Sponsor: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L.
H.Res. 362, Expressing the support of the House of 
        Representatives for the goals and ideals of the 
        National School Lunch Program. Sponsor: Rep. Watson, 
        Diane E.
H.Res. 368, Congratulating the University of Iowa Hawkeyes 
        wrestling team on winning the 2009 NCAA Division I 
        National Wrestling Championship. Sponsor: Loebsack, 
        David
H.Res. 374, Recognizing the roles and contributions of 
        America's teachers to building and enhancing our 
        Nation's civic, cultural, and economic well-being. 
        Sponsor: Rep. Graves, Sam
H.Res. 375, Supporting the goals and ideals of Workers' 
        Memorial Day in order to honor and remember the workers 
        who have been killed or injured in the workplace. 
        Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice
H.Res. 382, Supporting the goals and ideals of National Charter 
        Schools Week, to be held May 3 through May 9, 2009. 
        Sponsor: Rep. Bishop, Rob
H.Res. 386, Commending the University of Georgia Gymnastics 
        Team for winning the 2009 NCAA National Championship. 
        Sponsor: Rep. Broun, Paul C.
H.Res. 390, Recognizing the Winston Churchill Memorial and 
        Library in Fulton, Missouri, as ``America's National 
        Churchill Museum,'' and commending its efforts to 
        recognize the importance of the historic legacy of Sir 
        Winston Churchill and to educate the people of the 
        United States about his legacy of character, 
        leadership, and citizenship. Sponsor: Rep. Luetkemeyer, 
        Blaine
H.Res. 396, Honoring the graduating Class of 2009 at the 
        University of California, Merced. Sponsor: Rep. 
        Cardoza, Dennis A.
H.Res. 411, Supporting the goals and ideals of the Intermediate 
        Space Challenge in Mojave, California. Sponsor: Rep. 
        McCarthy, Kevin
H.Res. 428, Recognizing the immeasurable contributions of 
        fathers in the healthy development of children, 
        supporting responsible fatherhood, and encouraging 
        greater involvement of fathers in the lives of their 
        children, especially on Father's Day. Sponsor: Rep. 
        McIntyre, Mike
H.Res. 438, Expressing support for designation of September as 
        ``National Child Awareness Month.'' Sponsor: Sanchez, 
        Loretta
H.Res. 442, Recognizing the importance of the Child and Adult 
        Care Food Program and its positive effect on the lives 
        of low income children and families. Sponsor: Rep. 
        Miller, George
H.Res. 448, Congratulating the University of California, Davis, 
        for a century as a premier public research university 
        and one of our Nation's finest institutions of higher 
        education. Spsonsor: Rep. Thompson, Mike
H.Res. 453, Recognizing the significant accomplishments of the 
        AmeriCorps and encouraging all citizens to join in a 
        national effort to salute AmeriCorps members and 
        alumni, and raise awareness about the importance of 
        national and community service. Sponsor: Rep. Matsui, 
        Doris O.
H.Res. 454, Recognizing the 25th anniversary of the National 
        Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Sponsor: 
        Rep. Poe, Ted
H.Res. 455, Congratulating the Wichita State University men's 
        and women's bowling teams for winning the 2009 United 
        States Bowling Congress Intercollegiate Bowling 
        National Championship. Sponsor: Tiahrt, Todd
H.Res. 459, Expressing support for designation of ``National 
        Safety Month.'' Sponsor: Rep. Roskam, Peter J.
H.Res. 487, Recognizing the 100th anniversary of the State News 
        at Michigan State University. Sponsor: Rep. Rogers, 
        Mike J.
H.Res. 491, Encouraging each institution of higher education in 
        the country to seek membership in the Servicemembers 
        Opportunity Colleges (SOC) Consortium. Sponsor: Rep. 
        Adler, John H.
H.Res. 493, Recognizing the significant contributions of 
        Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life to 
        college campus communities in the United States and 
        around the world. Sponsor: Rep. Klein, Ron
H.Res. 503, Recognizing National Physical Education and Sport 
        Week, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Altmire, 
        Jason
H.Res. 517, Congratulating the University of Washington women's 
        softball team for winning the 2009 Women's College 
        World Series. Sponsor: Rep. McDermott, Jim
H.Res. 558, Supporting the increased understanding of, and 
        interest in, computer science and computing careers 
        among the public and in schools, and to ensure an ample 
        and diverse future technology workforce through the 
        designation of National Computer Science Education 
        Week. Sponsor: Rep. Ehlers, Vernon J.
H.Res. 561, Congratulating the Onondaga Community College Lady 
        Lazers for winning the National Junior College Athletic 
        Association (NJCAA) Division I Women's Lacrosse 
        Tournament. Sponsor: Rep. Maffei, Daniel B.
H.Res. 562, Congratulating Syracuse University for winning the 
        National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I 
        Men's Lacrosse Tournament. Sponsor: Rep. Maffei, Daniel 
        B.
H.Res. 563, Congratulating the Onondaga Community College 
        Lazers for winning the National Junior College Athletic 
        Association (NJCAA) Division I Men's Lacrosse 
        Tournament. Sponsor: Rep. Maffei, Daniel B.
H.Res. 583, Expressing the sense of the House of 
        Representatives that Lester Flatt has made an 
        invaluable contribution to American art as both a 
        songwriter and a performer, leaving an indelible legacy 
        in bluegrass music. Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Lincoln
H.Res. 616, Congratulating the Louisiana State University 
        baseball team for winning the 2009 National Collegiate 
        Athletic Association Division I College World Series. 
        Sponsor: Rep. Cassidy, Bill
H.Res. 650, Recognizing that country music has made a 
        tremendous contribution to American life and culture 
        and declaring country music to be a uniquely American 
        art form. Sponsor: Rep. Stearns, Cliff
H.Res. 659, Congratulating Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., on 
        98 years of serving local communities and enriching the 
        lives of collegiate men throughout the Nation. Sponsor: 
        Rep. Hastings, Alcee L.
H.Res. 660, Recognizing the distinguished history of the 
        Laurinburg Normal Industrial Institute. Sponsor: Rep. 
        Kissell, Larry
H.Res. 684, Recognizing and honoring Howard University School 
        of Law's 140-year legacy of social justice and its 
        continued commitment to the training of capable and 
        compassionate legal practitioners and scholars. 
        Sponsor: Rep. Kilpatrick, Carolyn C.
H.Res. 686, Recommending that the United States Constitution be 
        taught to high school students throughout the Nation in 
        September of their senior year. Sponsor: Rep. Grayson, 
        Alan
H.Res. 696, Acknowledging and congratulating Western Wyoming 
        Community College in Southwest Wyoming on the occasion 
        of its 50th anniversary of service to the students and 
        citizens of the State of Wyoming. Sponsor: Rep. Lummis, 
        Cynthia M.
H.Res. 700, Expressing support for designation of the week 
        beginning on November 9, 2009, as National School 
        Psychology Week. Sponsor: Rep. Loebsack, David
H.Res. 707, A resolution expressing support for designation of 
        the week of October 18, 2009, as National Adult 
        Education and Family Literacy Week. Sponsor: Rep. 
        Polis, Jared
H.Res. 730, Honoring the 100th anniversary of the University of 
        Wisconsin-Lacrosse. Sponsor: Rep. Kind, Ron
H.Res. 737, Expressing the sense of the House of 
        Representatives that a National Hispanic-Serving 
        Institutions Week should be established. Sponsor: 
        Grijalva, Raul M.
H.Res. 741, Expressing support for designation of October 8, 
        2009 as national Jumpstart's ``Read for the Record 
        Day.'' Sponsor: Rep. Markey, Betsy
H.Res. 752, Recognizing the tragic loss of life that occurred 
        at the Cherry Mine in Cherry, Illinois, on its 100th 
        anniversary and the contributions to worker and mine 
        safety that resulted from this and other disasters. 
        Sponsor: Rep. Halvorson, Deborah L.
H.Res. 768, Expressing support for the designation of the month 
        of October as ``National Work and Family Month.'' 
        Sponsor: Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn
H.Res. 769, Recognizing the benefits of service-learning as a 
        teaching strategy to effectively engage youth in the 
        community and classroom, and expressing support for the 
        goals of the National Learn and Serve Challenge. 
        Sponsor: Rep. Platts, Todd Russell
H.Res. 776, Congratulating the Dartmouth Outing Club of 
        Hanover, New Hampshire, for the 100 years of service to 
        the United States and its wilderness. Sponsor: Rep. 
        Hodes, Paul W
H.Res. 791, Congratulating the Aldine Independent School 
        District in Harris County, Texas, on winning the 2009 
        ``Broad Prize for Urban Education.'' Sponsor: Rep. 
        Green, Gene
H.Res. 811, Expressing support for designation of October 2009 
        as ``National Principals Month.'' Sponsor: Rep. Davis, 
        Susan A.
H.Res. 817, Supporting the goals and ideals of National 
        Domestic Violence Awareness Month and expressing the 
        sense of the House of Representatives that Congress 
        should continue to raise awareness of domestic violence 
        in the United States and its devastating effects on 
        families and communities, and support programs designed 
        to end domestic violence. Sponsor: Rep. Green, Al
H.Res. 822, Expressing support for students to learn about 
        Christopher Columbus. Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Glenn
H.Res. 824, Congratulating the Northwestern University Wildcats 
        on winning the 2009 NCAA women's lacrosse championship, 
        and to commend Northwestern University for its pursuit 
        of athletic and academic excellence. Sponsor: Rep. 
        Schakowsky, Janice D.
H.Res. 836, Expressing support for Teen Read Week. Sponsor: 
        Roe, David P.
H.Res. 837, Recognizing Kentucky Wesleyan College for over 150 
        years of service as an institution of higher education. 
        Sponsor: Rep. Guthrie, Brett
H.Res. 854, Recognizing Weber State University for the 120th 
        anniversary of its founding as an institution of higher 
        education. Sponsor: Rep. Bishop, Rob
H.Res. 860, Supporting the initiatives of Chicago Wilderness 
        and the Children's Outdoor Bill of Rights. Sponsor: 
        Rep. Quigley, Mike
H.Res. 862, Congratulating the staff, students, and faculty at 
        the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy for 
        winning the 2009 Star Innovator in the Intel Schools of 
        Distinction competition. Sponsor: Rep. Foster, Bill
H.Res. 878, Expressing support for the goals and ideals of 
        National Family Literacy Day. Sponsor: Rep. Platts, 
        Todd Russell
H.Res. 880, Recognizing the efforts of postsecondary 
        institutions offering career and technical education to 
        educate and train workers for positions in high-demand 
        industries. Sponsor: Rep. Cassidy, Bill
H.Res. 897, Recognizing the importance of teaching elementary 
        and secondary school students about the sacrifices that 
        veterans have made throughout the history of the 
        Nation. Sponsor: Rep. Guthrie, Brett
H.Res. 901, Recognizing November 14, 2009, as the 49th 
        anniversary of the first day of integrated schools in 
        New Orleans, Louisiana.
H.Res. 970, Congratulating Flint native, University of Alabama 
        sophomore, and running back Mark Ingram on winning the 
        2009 Heisman Trophy and honoring both his athletic and 
        academic achievements. Sponsor: Rep. Kildee, Dale E.
H.Res. 990, Expressing support for designation of January 2010 
        as ``National Mentoring Month.'' Sponsor: Rep. 
        McCollum, Betty
H.Res. 991, Commending the University of Virginia men's soccer 
        team for winning the 2009 Division I NCAA National 
        Championship. Sponsor: Rep. Perriello, Thomas S.P.
H.Res. 1001, Congratulating North Central College on winning 
        the 2009 NCAA Division III men's cross country 
        championship.
H.Res. 1002, Honoring the life and work of Dr. Marin Luther 
        King, Jr. and encouraging the continued commitment to 
        the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day as a national day of 
        service. Sponsor: Platts, Todd Russell
H.Res. 1004, Congratulating the Northwestern University 
        Feinberg School of Medicine for its 150 years of 
        commitment to advancing science and improving health. 
        Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Danny K.
H.Res. 1007, Commending the University of Alabama for winning 
        the Bowl Championship Series National Championship 
        Game. Sponsor: Rep. Bachus, Spencer
H.Res. 1008, Honoring the contributions of Catholic schools. 
        Sponsor: Rep. Lipinski, Daniel
H.Res. 1015, Congratulating the Penn State women's volleyball 
        team on winning the 2009 NCAA Division I National 
        Championship. Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Glenn
H.Res. 1029, Expressing support for designation of the week of 
        February 1 through February 5, 2010, as ``National 
        School Counseling Week.'' Sponsor: Rep. Sanchez, Linda 
        T.
H.Res. 1030, Congratulating Messiah College men's and women's 
        soccer teams on winning the 2009 NCAA Division III 
        national championships.
H.Res. 1033, Expressing support for designation of April 2010 
        as ``National Autism Awareness Month: and supporting 
        efforts to devote resources to research into the causes 
        and treatment of autism and to improve training and 
        support for individuals with autism and those who care 
        for individuals with autism.
H.Res. 1034, Expressing support for the importance of Braille 
        in the lives of blind people. Sponsor: Rep. Sarbanes, 
        John P.
H.Res. 1041, Congratulating and commending the University of 
        Idaho's football team for winning the 2009 Humanitarian 
        Bowl in Boise, Idaho.
H.Res. 1042, Commending the Boise State University Broncos 
        football team for winning the 2010 Fiesta Bowl. 
        Sponsor: Rep. Minnick, Walter
H.Res. 1043, Recognizing Brescia University for 60 years of 
        leadership in higher education. Sponsor: Rep. Guthrie, 
        Brett
H.Res. 1047, Commending The Ohio State University Buckeyes 
        football team for its victory in the 2010 Rose Bowl. 
        Sponsor: Rep. Kilroy, Mary Jo
H.Res. 1055, Supporting the designation of National Robotics 
        Week as an annual event. Sponsor: Rep. Doyle, Michael 
        F.
H.Res. 1058, Honoring and praising the Sojourn to the Past 
        organization on the occasion of its 10th anniversary. 
        Sponsor: Rep. Lewis, John
H.Res. 1072, Recognizing Louisiana State University for 150 
        years of service and excellence in higher education. 
        Sponsor: Rep. Cassidy, Bill
H.Res. 1089, Recognizing the 150th anniversary of Augustana 
        College in Rock Island, Illinois. Sponsor: Rep. Hare, 
        Phil
H.Res. 1091, Expressing support for designation of the week of 
        February 28 through March 7, 2010, as ``School Social 
        Work Week.'' Sponsor: Rep. Kennedy, Patrick
H.Res. 1111, Designating March 2, 2010, as ``Read Across 
        America Day.'' Sponsor: Rep. Markey, Betsy
H.Res. 1112, Congratulating the Pennsylvania State University 
        IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon (THON) on its continued 
        success in support of the Four Diamonds Fund at Penn 
        State Hershey Children's Hospital. Sponsor: Rep. 
        Thompson, Glenn
H.Res. 1117, Commending and congratulating the California State 
        University system on the occasion of its 50th 
        anniversary. Sponsor: Rep. Lofgren, Zoe
H.Res. 1131, Expressing support for designation of the week of 
        April 18, 2010, through April 23, 2010, as National 
        Assistant Principals Week. Sponsor: Rep. Fudge, Marcia 
        L.
H.Res. 1142, Congratulating Silver Lake College for 75 years of 
        service as an undergraduate institution of higher 
        education.
H.Res. 1145, Recognizing the University of Arizona's 125 years 
        of dedication to excellence in higher education.
H.Res. 1149, Supporting the goals and ideals of National 
        Charter School Week, to be held May 2 through May 8, 
        2010. Sponsor: Bishop, Rob
H.Res. 1157, Congratulating the National Urban League on its 
        100th year of service to the United States. Sponsor: 
        Rep. Hastings, Alcee
H.Res. 1161, Honoring the Centennial Celebration of Women at 
        Marquette University, the first Catholic university in 
        the world to offer co-education as part of its regular 
        undergraduate program. Sponsor: Rep. Moore, Gwen
H.Res. 1163, Recognizing Washington State University Honors 
        College for 50 years of excellence. Sponsor: Rep. 
        McMorris Rodgers, Cathy
H.Res. 1167, Expressing the support of the House of 
        Representatives for the goals and ideals of 
        Professional Social Work Month and World Social Work 
        Day. Sponsor: Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol
H.Res. 1169, Honoring the 125th anniversary of Rollins College. 
        Sponsor: Rep. Grayson, Alan
H.Res. 1170, Congratulating the winners of the Voice of 
        Democracy national scholarship program. Sponsor: Rep. 
        Hunter, Duncan D.
H.Res. 1182, Congratulating Radford University on the 100th 
        anniversary of the university. Sponsor: Rep. Boucher, 
        Rick
H.Res. 1184, Congratulating the 2009-2010 University of 
        Maryland Men's Basketball Team, Greivis Vasquez, and 
        Coach Gary Williams on an outstanding season. Sponsor: 
        Rep. Hoyer, Steny H.
H.Res. 1198, Congratulating Lock Haven University of 
        Pennsylvania for 140 years of excellence in higher 
        education. Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Glenn
H.Res. 1219, Expressing support for designation of September as 
        National Child Awareness Month. Sponsor: Rep. Calvert, 
        Ken
H.Res. 1222, Supporting the goals and ideals of National 
        Library Week. Sponsor: Rep. Ehlers, Vernon J.
H.Res. 1236, Honoring the coal miners who perished in the Upper 
        Big Branch Mine-South in Raleigh County, West Virginia, 
        extending condolences to their families and recognizing 
        the valiant efforts of emergency workers at the mine 
        disaster.
H.Res. 1239, Commending the University of Connecticut Huskies 
        for their historic win in the 2010 NCAA Division I 
        Women's Basketball Tournament. Sponsor: Rep. Courtney, 
        Joe
H.Res. 1240, Supporting the goals and ideas of Global Youth 
        Service Day. Sponsor: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L.
H.Res. 1242, Congratulating the Duke University men's 
        basketball team for winning the 2010 NCAA Division I 
        Men's Basketball National Championship. Sponsor: Rep. 
        Price, David E.
H.Res. 1244, Recognizing the National Collegiate Cyber Defense 
        Competition for its now five-year effort to promote 
        cyber security curriculum in institutions of higher 
        learning. Sponsor: Rep. Rodriguez, Ciro D.
H.Res. 1261, Recognizing National Nurses Week. Sponsor: Rep. 
        Johnson, Eddie Bernice
H.Res. 1270, Expressing support for Mathematics Awareness 
        Month. Sponsor: Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy
H.Res. 1272, Commemorating the 40th anniversary of the May 4, 
        1970, Kent State University shootings.
H.Res. 1276, Recognizing the continued importance of 
        volunteerism and national service and the anniversary 
        of the signing of the landmark service legislation, the 
        Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act. Sponsor: Rep. 
        Miller, George
H.Res. 1280, Expressing support for designation of April 26, 
        2010, as National Healthy Schools Day. Sponsor: Rep. 
        Tonko, Paul
H.Res. 1292, Congratulating the Emporia State University Lady 
        Hornets women's basketball team for winning the 2010 
        NCAA Division II National Championship. Sponsor: Rep. 
        Moran, Jerry
H.Res. 1293, Expressing support for the goals and ideals of 
        National Child Abuse Prevention Month. Sponsor: Rep. 
        Biggert, Judy
H.Res. 1312, Recognizing the roles and contributions of 
        America's teachers to building and enhancing our 
        Nation's civic, cultural, and economic well-being. 
        Sponsor: Rep. Graves, Sam
H.Res. 1313, Expressing support for designation of May as 
        ``Child Advocacy Center Month'' and commending the 
        National Child Advocacy Center in Huntsville, Alabama, 
        on their 25th anniversary in 2010. Sponsor: Rep. 
        Griffith, Parker
H.Res. 1322, Celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Albert 
        Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship Program and 
        recognizing the significant contributions of Albert 
        Einstein Fellows. Sponsor: Rep. Honda, Michael M.
H.Res. 1333, Expressing support for the goals and ideals of 
        Children's Book Week. Sponsor: Rep. Roe, David P.
H.Res. 1336, Congratulating the University of Texas men's 
        swimming and diving team for winning the NCAA Division 
        I national championship. Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Lamar
H.Res. 1338, Recognizing the significant accomplishments of 
        AmeriCorps and encouraging all citizens to join in a 
        national effort to raise awareness about the importance 
        of national and community service. Sponsor: Rep. 
        Matsui, Doris O.
H.Res. 1353, Supporting the goals and ideals of Student 
        Financial Aid Awareness Month to raise awareness of 
        student financial aid. Sponsor: Bishop, Timothy H.
H.Res. 1361, Recognizing North Carolina Central University on 
        its 100th anniversary. Sponsor: Price, David E.
H.Res. 1372, Honoring the University of Georgia Graduate School 
        on the occasion of its centennial. Sponsor: Rep. Broun, 
        Paul C.
H.Res. 1373, Expressing support for designation of the week 
        beginning May 2, 2010, as ``National Physical Education 
        and Sport Week.'' Sponsor: Rep. Altmire, Jason
H.Res. 1389, Recognizing the immeasurable contributions of 
        fathers in the healthy development of children, 
        supporting responsible fatherhood, and encouraging 
        greater involvement of fathers in the lives of their 
        children, especially on Father's Day. Sponsor: Rep. 
        McIntyre, Mike
H.Res. 1414, Congratulating Urban Prep Charter Academy for 
        Young Men-Englewood Campus, the Nation's first all-male 
        charter high school, for achieving a 100 percent 
        college acceptance rate for all 107 members of its 
        first graduating class of 2010. Sponsor: Rep. Rush, 
        Bobby L.
H.Res. 1427, Honoring the life of John Robert Wooden. Sponsor: 
        Rep. Waxman, Henry A.
H.Res. 1430, Honoring and saluting golf legend Juan Antonio 
        ``Chi Chi'' Rodriguez for his commitment to Latino 
        youth programs of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus 
        Institute. Sponsor: Rep. Baca, Joe
H.Res. 1456, Congratulating the University of Dayton men's 
        basketball team for winning the 2010 National 
        Invitation Tournament basketball championship. Sponsor: 
        Rep. Turner, Michael R.
H.Res. 1472, Expressing support for designation of the week of 
        September 13, 2010, as National Adult Education and 
        Family Literacy Week. Sponsor: Rep. Polis, Jared
H.Res. 1480, Commending the University of Southern California 
        Trojan men's tennis team for its victory in the 2010 
        National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Men's 
        Tennis Championship. Sponsor: Rep. Watson, Diane E.
H.Res. 1491, Congratulating the University of South Carolina 
        Gamecocks on winning the 2010 NCAA Division I College 
        World Series. Sponsor: Rep. Wilson, Joe
H.Res. 1504, Recognizing and honoring the 20th anniversary of 
        the enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 
        1990. Sponsor: Rep. Hoyer, Steny H.
H.Res. 1543, Honoring the educational significance of Dr. Jane 
        Goodall's work on this the 50th anniversary of the 
        beginning of her work in Tanzania, Africa. Sponsor: 
        Rep. Polis, Jared
H.Res. 1545, Expressing support for designation of the week 
        beginning on the third Monday in September as 
        ``National Postdoc Appreciation Week.'' Sponsor: Rep. 
        Stearns, Cliff
H.Res. 1560, Supporting the increased understanding of, and 
        interest in, computer science and computing careers 
        among the public and in schools, and to ensure an ample 
        and diverse future technology workforce through the 
        designation of National Computer Science Education 
        Week. Sponsor: Rep. Ehlers, Vernon J.
H.Res. 1564, Commending and congratulating Michigan Technology 
        University on the occasion of its 125th anniversary. 
        Sponsor: Rep. Stupak, Bart
H.Res. 1571, Acknowledging and congratulating Miami Dade 
        College on the occasion of its 50th anniversary of 
        service to the students and residents of the State of 
        Florida. Sponsor: Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana
H.Res. 1576, Expressing the sense of the House of 
        Representatives that a National Day of Recognition for 
        Parents of Special Needs Children should be 
        established. Sponsor: Rep. Burton, Dan
H.Res. 1582, Honoring and saluting Americans for the Arts on 
        its 50th anniversary. Sponsor: Rep. Slaughter, Louise 
        McIntosh
H.Res. 1598, Expressing support for the designation of the 
        month of October as National Work and Family Month. 
        Sponsor: Rep. McCarthy Carolyn
H.Res. 1611, Expressing support for designation of the week 
        beginning September 19, 2010, as ``National Hispanic-
        Serving Institutions Week.'' Sponsor: Rep. Grijalva, 
        Raul M.
H.Res. 1637, Supporting the goals and ideals of National 
        Domestic Violence Awareness Month 2010 and expressing 
        the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress 
        should continue to raise awareness of domestic violence 
        in the Unites States and its devastating effects on 
        families and communities, and support programs and 
        practices designed to prevent and end domestic 
        violence. Sponsor: Rep. Poe, Ted
H.Res. 1638, Supporting the goals and ideals of National GEAR 
        UP Day. Sponsor: Rep. Fattah, Chaka
H.Res. 1641, Celebrating September 30, 2010, as the 60th 
        Anniversary of Impact Aid. Sponsor: Rep. Hirono, Mazie 
        K.
H.Res. 1645, Expressing support for designation of the week 
        beginning on November 8, 2010, as National School 
        Psychology Week. Sponsor: Rep. Loebsack, David
H.Res. 1652, Expressing support for designation of the month of 
        October 2010 as National Principals Month. Sponsor: 
        Rep. Davis, Susan
H.Res. 1654, Expressing support for designation of the week of 
        April 11, 2011, as ``Undergraduate Research Week''. 
        Sponsor: Rep. Holt, Rush D.
H.Res. 1655, Expressing support for designation of October as 
        ``National Farm to School Month''. Sponsor: Rep. Holt, 
        Rush D.
H.Res. 1663, Supporting the goals and ideals of Sickle Cell 
        Disease Awareness Month. Sponsor: Rep. Fudge, Marcia L.
H.Res. 1715, Congratulating Joe Paterno on his 400th win as 
        Penn State Nittany Lions football head coach. Sponsor: 
        Rep. Thompson, Glenn
H.Res. 1759, Expressing support for designation of January 23rd 
        as ``Ed Roberts Day''. Sponsor: Rep. Miller, George
H.Res. 1761, Congratulating Auburn University quarterback and 
        College Park, Georgia, native Cameron Newton on winning 
        the 2010 Heisman Trophy for being the most outstanding 
        college football player in the United States. Sponsor: 
        Rep. Rogers, Mike D. (AL)
H.Res. 1767, Commending the Wisconsin Badger football team for 
        an outstanding season and 2011 Rose Bowl bid. Sponsor: 
        Rep. Baldwin, Tammy
H.R. 2, Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act 
        of 2009. Sponsor: Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr.
H.R. 11, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009. Sponsor: Rep. 
        Miller, George. Passed as S. 181.
H.R. 12, Paycheck Fairness Act. Sponsor: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L.
H.R. 729, Phylicia's Law. Sponsor: Rep. Rothman, Steven R.
H.R. 780, Student Internet Safety Act of 2009. Sponsor: Rep. 
        Putnam, Adam H.
H.R. 911, Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens 
        Act of 2009. Sponsor: Rep. Miller, George
H.R. 912, Airline Flight Crew Technical Corrections Act. 
        Sponsor: Rep. Bishop, Timothy H.
H.R. 959, Officer Daniel Faulkner Children of Fallen Heroes 
        Scholarship Act of 2010. Sponsor: Rep. Murphy, Patrick 
        J.
H.R. 1035, Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in 
        National Environmental Policy Amendments Act of 2009. 
        Sponsor: Rep. Grijalva, Raul M. Passed as S. 1818. H.R. 
        1253, Health Insurance Restrictions and Limitations 
        Clarification Act of 2009. Sponsor: Rep. Burgess, 
        Michael C.
H.R. 1253, Health Insurance Restrictions and Limitations 
        Clarification Act of 2009. Sponsor: Burgess, Michael C.
H.R. 1380, Josh Miller HEARTS Act. Sponsor: Rep. Sutton, Betty
H.R. 1388, Serve America Act. Sponsor: Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn
H.R. 1585, FIT Kids Act. Sponsor: Rep. Kind, Ron
H.R. 1612, Public Lands Service Corps Act of 2010. Sponsor: 
        Rep. Grijalva, Raul M.
H.R. 1662, Anthony DeJuan Boatwright Act. Sponsor: Rep. Barrow, 
        John
H.R. 1709, STEM Education Coordination Act of 2009. Sponsor: 
        Rep. Gordon, Bart
H.R. 1777, To make technical corrections to the Higher 
        Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. Sponsor: 
        Rep. Miller, George
H.R. 1824, Best Buddies Empowerment for People with 
        Intellectual Disabilities Act of 2009. Sponsor: Rep. 
        Hoyer, Steny H.
H.R. 1855, SECTORS Act of 2010. Sponsor: Rep. Loebsack, David
H.R. 2136, Honorable Stephanie Tubbs Jones College Fire 
        Prevention Act. Sponsor: Rep. Fudge, Marcia L.
H.R. 2187, 21st Century Green High-Performing Public School 
        Facilities Act. Sponsor: Rep. Chandler, Ben
H.R. 2377, To direct the Secretary of Education to establish 
        and administer an awards program recognizing excellence 
        exhibited by public school system employees providing 
        services to students in pre-kindergarten through higher 
        education. Sponsor: Rep. Titus, Dina
H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009. 
        Sponsor: Rep. Waxman, Henry A.
H.R. 3221, Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009. 
        Sponsor: Rep. Miller, George
H.R. 3962, Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare 
        Beneficiaries and Pension Relief Act of 2010. Sponsor: 
        Rep. Dingell, John D.
H.R. 4072, AMERICA Works Act. Sponsor: Rep. Minnick, Walter
H.R. 4247, Keeping All Students Safe Act. Sponsor: Rep. Miller, 
        George
H.R. 4691, Temporary Extension Act of 2010. Sponsor: Rep. 
        Rangel, Charles B.
H.R. 4851, Continuing Extension Act of 2010. Sponsor: Rep. 
        Levin, Sander M.
H.R. 5012, Weekends Without Hunger Act. Sponsor: Rep. Titus, 
        Dina
H.R. 5116, America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010. 
        Sponsor: Rep. Gordon, Bart
H.R. 5220, Eunice Kennedy Shriver Act. Sponsor: Rep. Hoyer, 
        Steny H.
H.R. 5458, Christopher Bryski Student Loan Protection Act. 
        Sponsor: Rep. Adler, John H.
H.R. 5610, Independent Living Centers Technical Adjustment Act. 
        Sponsor: Rep. Miller, George
H.R. 5851, Offshore Oil and Gas Worker Whistleblower Protection 
        Act of 2010. Sponsor: Rep. Miller, George
H.R. 6469, To amend section 17 of the Richard B. Russell 
        National School Lunch Act to include a condition of 
        receipt of funds under the child and adult care food 
        program. Sponsor: Rep. Miller, George
H.R. 6517, Omnibus Trade Act of 2010. Sponsor: Rep. Levin, 
        Sander M.
H.R. 6547, Protecting Students from Sexual and Violent 
        Predators Act
S. 2781, Rosa's Law. Sponsor: Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A.
S. 2865, Congressional Award Program Reauthorization Act of 
        2009. Sponsor: Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I.
S. 3307, Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010. Sponsor: Sen. 
        Lincoln, Blanche L.
S. 3817, CAPTA Reauthorization Act of 2010. Sponsor: Sen. Dodd, 
        Christopher J.
S. 3984, Museum and Library Services Act of 2010. Sponsor: Sen. 
        Reed, Jack
S.Con.Res. 30, A concurrent resolution commending the Bureau of 
        Labor Statistics on the occasion of its 125th 
        anniversary. Sponsor: Sen. Schumer, Charles E.

           D. LEGISLATION PASSED THE HOUSE IN ANOTHER MEASURE

H.R. 12, Paycheck Fairness Act. Sponsor: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. 
        The text of H.R. 12, as passed the House, was added to 
        H.R. 11.
H.R. 413, Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act. 
        Sponsor: Kildee, Dale. Substantially the same text was 
        added to H.R. 4899.
H.R. 598, To provide for a portion of the economic recovery 
        package relating to revenue measures, unemployment, and 
        health. Sponsor: Rep. Rangel, Charles B. The text of 
        H.R. 598 was added to H.R. 1.
H.R. 629, Energy and Commerce Recovery and Reinvestment Act. 
        Sponsor: Rep. Waxman, Henry A. The text of H.R. 598 was 
        added to H.R. 1.
H.R. 2874, Helping Active Duty Deployed Act of 2009. Sponsor: 
        Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. Provisions of H.R. 2874 were 
        added to H.R. 3949.
H.R. 2989, 401(k) Fair Disclosure and Pension Security Act of 
        2009. Sponsor: Miller, George. The text of H.R. 2989 
        was added to H.R. 4213.
H.R. 5851, Offshore Oil and Gas Worker Whistleblower Protection 
        Act of 2010. Sponsor: Rep. Miller, George. The text of 
        H.R. 5851, as passed the House, was added to H.R. 3534.
H.R. 6497, Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors 
        Act of 2010. Sponsor: Rep. Berman, Howard L. The text 
        of H.R. 6497 was added to H.R. 5281.

   E. LEGISLATION PASSED THE HOUSE (BILLS NOT REFERRED TO COMMITTEE)

H.Con.Res. 85, Setting forth the congressional budget for the 
        United States Government for fiscal year 2010 and 
        including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal 
        years 2009 and 2011 through 2014. Sponsor: Rep. Spratt, 
        John M., Jr. H.Con.Res. 85, as passed, also passed as a 
        substitute to S.Con.Res. 13.
H.Res. 1363, Granting the authority provided under clause 
        4(c)(3) of rule X of the Rules of the House of 
        Representatives to the Committee on Education and Labor 
        for purposes of its investigation into underground coal 
        mining safety. Sponsor: Rep. Miller, George
H.Res. 1481, Supporting the goals and ideals of ``National Save 
        for Retirement Week'', including raising public 
        awareness of the various tax-preferred retirement 
        vehicles and increasing personal financial literacy. 
        Sponsor: Rep. Schwartz, Allyson Y.
H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. 
        Sponsor: Rep. Obey, David R.
H.R. 748, Center to Advance, Monitor, and Preserve University 
        Security Safety Act of 2009. Sponsor: Rep. Scott, 
        Robert C.
H.R. 1105, Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009. Sponsor: Rep. 
        Obey, David R.
H.R. 1327, Iran Sanctions Enabling Act of 2009. Sponsor: Frank, 
        Barney
H.R. 1586, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety 
        Improvement Act. Sponsor: Rep. Rangel, Charles B.
H.R. 2647, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
        2010. Sponsor: Rep. Skelton, Ike.
H.R. 2701, Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010. 
        Sponsor: Rep. Reyes, Silvestre
H.R. 2847, Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act. Rep. 
        Mollohan, Alan B.
H.R. 2997, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
        Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations 
        Act, 2010. Sponsor: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L.
H.R. 3288, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010. Sponsor: Rep. 
        Olver, John W.
H.R. 3293, Department of Education Appropriations Act, 2010. 
        Sponsor: Rep. Obey, David R. H.R. 3534, Consolidated 
        Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act of 2009. 
        Sponsor: Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II
H.R. 3548, Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance Act 
        of 2009. Sponsor: Rep. McDermott, Jim
H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Sponsor: 
        Rep. Rangel, Charles B.
H.R. 3949, Veterans' Small Business Assistance and 
        Servicemembers Protection Act of 2009. Sponsor: Rep. 
        Filner, Bob
H.R. 4213, Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2010. 
        Sponsor: Rep. Rangel, Charles B.
H.R. 4872, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010
H.R. 4899, Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010. Sponsor: Rep. 
        Obey, David R.
H.R. 5136, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
        2011. Sponsor: Rep. Skelton, Ike
H.R. 5281, Removal Clarification Act of 2010. Sponsor: Rep. 
        Johnson, Henry C. ``Hank,'' Jr.
H.R. 5618, Restoration of Emergency Unemployment Compensation 
        Act of 2010. Sponsor: Rep. McDermott, Jim
S. 181, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009. Sponsor: Sen. 
        Mikulski, Barbara A. See H.R. 11.
S. 1422, Airline Flight Crew Technical Corrections Act. 
        Sponsor: Sen. Murray, Patty
S. 1818, Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National 
        Environmental Policy Amendments Act of 2009. Sponsor: 
        Sen. Bingaman, Jeff. See H.R. 1035.
S.Con.Res. 13, An original concurrent resolution setting forth 
        the congressional budget for the United States 
        Government for fiscal year 2010, revising the 
        appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2009, and 
        setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for 
        fiscal years 2011 through 2014. Sponsor: Sen. Conrad, 
        Kent. See H.Con.Res. 85

              F. LEGISLATION WITH FILED COMMITTEE REPORTS

H.R. 1388, Serve America Act (House Report 111-37)
H.R. 2187, 21st Century Green High-Performing Public School 
        Facilities (House Report 111-100)
H.R. 2989, 401(k) Fair Disclosure and Pension Security Act of 
        2009 (House Report 111-244, Part I)
H.R. 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 
        (House Report 111-299, Part III) (This bill was 
        reported to both the House and the House Committee on 
        Budget pursuant to the budget resolution, S. Con. Res. 
        13. The Budget Committee subsequently reported H.R. 
        4872.)
H.R. 3221, Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009 
        (House Report 111-232) (This bill was reported to both 
        the House and the House Committee on Budget pursuant to 
        the budget resolution, S. Con. Res. 13. The Budget 
        Committee subsequently reported H.R. 4872.)
H.R. 4247, Keeping All Students Safe Act (House Report 111-417)
H.R. 5663, Robert C. Byrd Miner Safety and Health Act of 2010 
        (House Report 111-579)

          G. LEGISLATION ORDERED REPORTED FROM FULL COMMITTEE
                        AND NOT PASSED BY HOUSE

H.R. 2989, 401(k) Fair Disclosure and Pension Security Act of 
        2009 (House Report 111-244, Part I). The text of H.R. 
        2989 was added to H.R. 4213.
H.R. 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 
        (House Report 111-299, Part III). (This bill was 
        reported to both the House and the House Committee on 
        Budget pursuant to the budget resolution, S. Con. Res. 
        13, which subsequently reported H.R. 4872.)
H.R. 5504, Improving Nutrition for America's Children Act. See 
        S. 3307
H.R. 5663, Robert C. Byrd Miner Safety and Health Act of 2010 
        (House Report 111-579, Part I)

          H. CONFERENCE REPORTS FILED WITH EDUCATION AND LABOR
                     MEMBERS APPOINTED AS CONFEREES

H.R. 2647, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
        2010 (House Report 111-288).

             V. Committee on Education and Labor Statistics


               A. GENERAL STATISTICS ON REFERRED MATTERS

Total Number of Bills and Resolutions Referred....................   964
Total Number of Hearings..........................................    81
Total Number of Hearings Held by Full Committee...................    41
Total Number of Field Hearings....................................     8
Total Number of Field Hearings Held by Full Committee.............
                                                                       2
Total Number of Markup Sessions...................................    14
Total Number of Measures Ordered Reported by the Full Committee...     9
Total Number of Filed Reports.....................................     7
Total Number of Committee Reports.................................     7
Total Number of Filed Conference Reports..........................     0
Total Number of Conferences with Committee Members Appointed as 
    Conferees.....................................................     1
Total Number of Bills and Resolutions Passed the House............   238
Total Number of Bills Enacted Into Law............................    12

      B. NOT REFERRED MATTERS CONTAINING COMMITTEE'S JURISDICTION

Total Number of Not Referred Bills That Passed the House..........    28
Total Number of Not Referred Bills Enacted Into Law...............    16

   SUBCOMMITEE ON EARLY CHILDHOOD, ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION


                        I. Summary of Activities

    The Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and 
Secondary Education, chaired by Representative Dale E. Kildee 
(D-MI), has jurisdiction over education from early learning 
through the high school level including, but not limited to, 
elementary and secondary education, education of the disabled, 
the homeless and migrant and agricultural labor, school 
construction, overseas dependent schools, career and technical 
training, school safety and alcohol and drug abuse prevention, 
educational research and improvement, including the Institute 
of Education Sciences, and early care and education programs 
and early learning programs, including the Head Start Act and 
the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act.
    In the 111th Congress, the Subcommittee held hearings and 
helped to write legislation to improve early childhood 
education and development, provide millions of children, 
teachers and other educators with the opportunity to learn and 
teach in a safe, healthy, energy efficient, state-of-the-art 
school facility, and to inform the reauthorization of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.

Early Childhood

    The Subcommittee's first hearing in March 2009, ``Improving 
Early Childhood Development Policies and Practices,'' examined 
the early learning and child care needs of children and 
families as well as collaborative state efforts and other 
initiatives to deliver high quality care and education to 
children from birth through age five. This hearing helped lay 
the groundwork for the inclusion of an $8 billion Early 
Learning Challenge Fund in H.R. 3221, the Student Aid and 
Fiscal Responsibility Act, which was approved by the full 
Committee in June 2009 and approved by the House of 
Representatives in September 2009 by 253-171. The Early 
Learning Challenge Fund would award competitive grants to 
states that implement a standards-based birth-to-five early 
learning system. This system would improve early education 
standards, classroom environments, and invest in the early 
childhood workforce.

Elementary and Secondary Education

    In April 2009, Representative Ben Chandler (D-KY), joined 
by Chairmen Miller and Kildee and Representative Dave Loebsack 
(D-IA), introduced H.R. 2187, the 21st Century Green High-
Performing Public School Facilities Act, to support state and 
local efforts to ensure that children and teachers have modern 
school buildings. In May 2009, the Committee on Education and 
Labor favorably reported H.R. 2187 to the full House of 
Representatives after adopting three amendments offered by the 
following members: Representative Jared Polis (D-CO) (to ensure 
that charter schools receive a share of a local education 
agency's funds based on the percentage of low-income students 
within the agency served by charter schools and to ensure 
consultation between the agency and charter schools concerning 
the needs of individual schools); Representative Joe Sestak (D-
PA) (to clarify that improvements to ceilings and floors are 
authorized uses of funds); and Senior Republican Member Howard 
P. `Buck' McKeon (R-CA) (to require local educational agencies 
to conduct a state-certified, independent third-party 
facilities audit to receive funds). The House of 
Representatives passed H.R. 2187 in May 2009 by 275-155.
    In June 2009, the Committee approved H.R. 3221, the Student 
Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act which included $4.04 billion 
for school modernization and renovation modeled after H.R. 
2187, the 21st Century Green High Performing Public School 
Facilities Act, and $60 million for modernization and 
renovation of school facilities in regions affected by 
hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The House of Representatives 
passed H.R. 3221 in September 2009 by 253-171.
    School buildings should be safe and healthy learning 
environments for children and teachers. But according to recent 
estimates, America's schools are hundreds of billions of 
dollars short of the funding needed to bring them up to good 
condition. Meanwhile, research shows a correlation between 
school facility quality and student achievement. Despite the 
need to modernize school buildings, since 2001 the federal 
government has provided almost no direct aid to help states and 
schools pay for school construction and repair. Modernizing 
school buildings would also create jobs in the construction 
industry, one of the industries hit hardest by the recent 
economic downturn. And modernizing school buildings to make 
them more energy efficient and more reliant on renewable 
sources of energy would save money and reduce emissions that 
contribute to global warming.
    In particular, the 21st Century Green High-Performing 
Public School Facilities Act would:
     Provide schools with access to funding for 
modernization, renovation and repair projects;
     Encourage energy efficiency and the use of 
renewable resources in schools and save money though the use of 
green building techniques;
     Provide additional aid to Gulf Coast schools still 
recovering from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita;
     Ensure fair wages and benefits for workers by 
applying Davis-Bacon protections to all grants;
     Improve student achievement and increase teacher 
retention by providing more children and teachers with a 
modern, safe, healthy place for learning;
     Boost the economy by improving communities and 
generating jobs;
    The Subcommittee also held four hearings to lay the 
groundwork for reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act. These hearings addressed a wide variety of 
topics including issues related to school safety, accelerated 
learning through early college high schools and dual 
enrollment, a comprehensive literacy initiative, and diverse 
learners including English-language learners, students with 
disabilities, Native American students, and homeless students.
    This first hearing in July 2009, ``Strengthening School 
Safety through the Prevention of Bullying,'' included testimony 
from school safety experts, students committed to building safe 
school climates, and a parent who lost her child as a result of 
bullying at school. Witnesses provided recommendations to the 
Subcommittee for strengthening many provision in the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act critical to establishing safe 
learning environments for students and teachers.
    In September 2009, the Subcommittee traveled to Flint, 
Michigan to hold a field hearing at the site of two early 
college high schools--the Mott Middle College and the Genesee 
Early College. Members of the Subcommittee heard testimony from 
the Superintendent, officials from partner postsecondary 
institutions, a student, and a representative from one of the 
partnering business institutions about the success of these 
programs. This hearing helped the Subcommittee gain first-hand 
knowledge of the role early college high schools and other dual 
enrollment programs play in reducing the number of high school 
dropouts and expanding access to postsecondary education--
particularly for low-income disadvantaged students.
    The third hearing in November 2009, ``Improving the 
Literacy Skills of Children and Young Adults,'' gave the 
Subcommittee the opportunity to reevaluate the federal 
investment in literacy and explore ways to improve the reading 
comprehension skills of children and young adults. Witnesses 
with experience ranging from early childhood through adolescent 
literacy offered testimony on the most effective strategies for 
reading instruction and comprehension, recommending a more 
comprehensive federal investment in literacy programs that 
spans from birth through the adolescent years.
    The final hearing in March 2010 entitled, ``Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act Reauthorization: Addressing the Needs 
of Diverse Students,'' explored causes for the continued 
achievement gap and identified strategies for helping all 
children succeed in the classroom and beyond. Witnesses with 
expertise in educating English Language Learners, students with 
disabilities, Native American students, and homeless students 
talked about the challenges these populations face due to 
resource inequities and limited access to high quality teachers 
and challenging coursework. These witnesses also offered 
recommendations for eradicating these challenges by 
strengthening related provisions in the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act.

  II. Hearings Held by the Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary 
                         Education Subcommittee


111th Congress, First Session

March 19, 2009--Hearing on ``Improving Early Childhood 
        Development Policies and Practices'' (111-9).
July 8, 2009--Joint Hearing with the Healthy Families and 
        Communities Subcommittee on ``Strengthening School 
        Safety through Prevention of Bullying'' (111-30).
September 18, 2009--Hearing on ``High School/College Dual 
        Enrollment Programs'' (111-31).
November 19, 2009--Hearing on ``Improving the Literacy Skills 
        of Children and Young Adults'' (111-41).

111th Congress, Second Session

March 18, 2010--Hearing on ``Elementary and Secondary Education 
        Act Reauthorization: Addressing the Needs of Diverse 
        Students'' (111-53).

    III. Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary 
                          Education Statistics

Total Number of Bills and Resolutions Referred to Subcommittee....   217
Total Number of Hearings..........................................     5
Field.............................................................     1

 SUBCOMMITEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION, LIFELONG LEARNING AND COMPETITIVENESS


                        I. Summary of Activities

    The subcommittee, chaired in the 111th Congress by 
Representative Ruben Hinojosa (D-TX), has jurisdiction for 
education and training beyond the high school level including, 
but not limited to, higher education generally, postsecondary 
student assistance and employment services, the Higher 
Education Act, postsecondary career and technical education, 
training and apprenticeship including the Workforce Investment 
Act, displaced homemakers, adult basic education (family 
literacy), rehabilitation, professional development and 
training programs from immigration funding, and pre-service and 
in-service teacher training. The subcommittee also oversees 
another eight smaller programs.
    Chairman Hinojosa and his subcommittee colleagues provided 
a hearing schedule that highlighted the major issues pending in 
the reauthorization of the Workforce Investment Act as well as 
some key oversight issues involving academic integrity and 
financial management procedures involving higher education 
institutions supported under Titles III and V of the Higher 
Education Opportunity Act of 2008 as well as for-profit 
postsecondary institutions receiving funds from Title IV of 
HEOA.

Workforce Training

    The subcommittee held a series of hearings designed to 
solicit practitioner and professional management input on 
workforce training issues. Three hearings were held in 
Washington, DC, and field hearings were held in New York and 
Nevada. All witnesses were invited to address the most 
important issues regarding, ``New Innovations and Best 
Practices Under the Workforce Investment Act.'' While the 
hearing theme was held constant, the witnesses were local, 
regional and national experts who represented: the General 
Accountability Office, Workforce Investment Boards, Union 
members, State Workforce Investment Boards, Vocational 
Rehabilitation providers, Departments of Labor and Education, 
National Governors Association, private industry and business 
representatives, Directors of Adult Education, Community 
College and undergraduate college representatives, Directors of 
Community Services for Youth and Youth Job Training providers, 
among others.
    Recurrent themes identified by witnesses for Member 
consideration were: need to increase financial resources for 
training individuals, alignment of workforce and economic 
development activities, integrating workforce opportunities for 
disabled individuals, collection and reporting of data showing 
the effectiveness of training on client, greater uses of 
technology and development of new green job opportunities, 
integrating adult education and workforce training especially 
for Limited-English-Proficient adults, among other issues.

Higher Education

    Chairman Hinojosa and the subcommittee were active in the 
passage of health care reform and the Student Aid and Fiscal 
Responsibility Act as these efforts were joined in the passage 
of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010. 
The passage of this law consumed almost a year and one-half of 
the 111th Congress. Of special note regarding the education 
efforts, the subcommittee Members were instrumental in 
developing and supporting provisions in the bill that directs 
$2.5B over 10 years to institutions eligible for funding under 
Titles III and Title V of the Higher Education Opportunity Act 
of 2008.

Oversight

    The subcommittee exercised its oversight responsibility in 
two hearings, during which the findings of two important 
reports were examined. Chairman Hinojosa and his colleagues 
requested the investigations from the General Accountability 
Office. The first report involved student eligibility 
requirements for federal financial aid. Representatives from 
the GAO, Department of Education, the Department of Education's 
Office of Inspector General as well as a representative from 
the Career College Association testified. The second hearing 
examined various aspects of the Department of Education's 
oversight of Low-Income and Minority Serving Institutions. Both 
of these reports highlighted the lack of oversight provided by 
the Education Department over the last ten years. The 
investigative findings have led to a new monitoring plan by the 
Department of Education as well as some new provisions covered 
in pending final regulations promulgated by the Department.

   II. Hearings Held by the Higher Education, Lifelong Learning and 
                      Competitiveness Subcommittee


111th Congress, First Session

February 12, 2009--Hearing on ``New Innovations and Best 
        Practices Under the Workforce Investment Act'' (111-2).
February 26, 2009--Hearing on ``New Innovations and Best 
        Practices Under the Workforce Investment Act'' (111-2).
March 23, 2009--Hearing on ``New Innovations and Best Practices 
        Under the Workforce Investment Act'' (111-2).
May 5, 2009--Hearing on ``New Innovations and Best Practices 
        Under the Workforce Investment Act'' (111-2).
May 29, 2009--Hearing on ``New Innovations and Best Practices 
        Under the Workforce Investment Act'' (111-2).
October 14, 2009--Hearing on ``Ensuring Student Eligibility 
        Requirements for Federal Aid'' (111-36).

111th Congress, Second Session

May 27, 2010--Hearing on ``Examining GAO's Findings on Efforts 
        to Improve Oversight of Low-Income and Minority Serving 
        Institutions'' (111-66).

     III. Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning and 
                       Competitiveness Statistics

Total Number of Bills and Resolutions Referred to Subcommittee....   194
Total Number of Hearings..........................................     7
Field.............................................................     1

            SUBCOMMITTEE ON HEALTHY FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES


                        I. Summary of Activities

    The Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities, 
chaired by Representative Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY), has 
jurisdiction over a wide range of issues which affect all of 
our nation's citizens, from infants to retirees. The 
subcommittee's jurisdiction includes national and community 
volunteer service programs, child nutrition, juvenile justice 
and delinquency prevention, child abuse prevention and 
treatment, poverty programs, environmental education, library 
and museum services, programs for the elderly and adolescent 
development and training programs including providing for the 
care and treatment of certain at risk youth. In the 111th 
Congress, the subcommittee undertook a bold agenda, with an 
emphasis on increasing opportunities for disadvantaged youth 
through national service, improving conditions for children in 
the juvenile justice system, improving the health of our 
nation's students and preventing abuse and improving responses 
to families in crisis.

National Service

    The subcommittee recognized that national volunteer service 
programs play a significant role in educating a new generation 
of youth, who can contribute to America's ability to compete in 
the global knowledge economy. Volunteerism and community 
service have been a part of American culture since the 
inception of our nation. There is no better way to bring 
community members together to address local or national 
challenges. The National and Community Service Act and Domestic 
Volunteer Service Act expired in 1996. Congress has done little 
in the effort to reauthorize these laws since they expired.
    Continuing the work she began in 2007, Chairwoman McCarthy, 
along with Chairman Miller, held a series of hearings which 
provided an overview of national service programs and 
recommendations to make long overdue improvements and updates 
to current law. From the information learned in those several 
hearings, Chairwoman McCarthy, and Chairman George Miller 
introduced H.R. 1388, the ``Generations Invigorating 
Volunteerism and Education'' (GIVE) Act which reauthorizes and 
reforms national domestic service programs.
    The GIVE Act sets a goal for the Corporation for National 
and Community Service to recruit 250,000 volunteers by 2014. 
The bill also increases service opportunities for middle school 
and high school students through the Summer of Service program. 
Alumni of the national service programs are encouraged to re-
engage in service activities through an alumni network and a 
Reserve Corps. The GIVE Act calls upon our nation's scientists, 
technicians, engineers, and mathematicians (the STEM 
Professionals) to participate in service to increase America's 
competitiveness in the global knowledge economy and to reduce 
the digital divide in low-income and rural communities. 
Finally, the bill improves program integrity and emphasizes the 
critical role of service in meeting the national priorities of 
emergency and disaster preparedness. Due to Chairwoman 
McCarthy's leadership, the GIVE Act also focuses on expanding 
access to participation in volunteer programs to disadvantaged 
youth. The House passed the GIVE act, with bipartisan support, 
and sent the bill to the Senate for action, led by Senator Ted 
Kennedy. Senate consideration resulted in a name change to the 
bill, now known as the ``Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act.'' 
In short order the House passed the ``Edward M. Kennedy Serve 
America Act,'' and on April 21, 2009, President Barack Obama 
signed it into law.

Child Nutrition

    With health care experts calling for action to combat the 
national childhood obesity crisis, and significant leadership 
from the White House and First Lady Michelle Obama, the 
Subcommittee continued ground work begun in the 110th Congress, 
for reauthorization of the Richard B. Russell National School 
Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966. The Subcommittee 
held hearings exploring the critical role federal programs can 
play to address the issues surrounding childhood obesity, and 
in particular, the importance of good nutrition and increased 
physical activity. The hearings also examined innovative 
strategies to streamline current programs to increase access 
children have to healthy, nutritious and safe school meals.
    Using the information learned through the hearing process, 
Chairwoman McCarthy introduced five bills, all of which aim to 
combat childhood obesity and establish healthy habits for 
children: H.R. 3626, the ``Exemplary Breastfeeding Support 
Act'' seeks to strengthen existing breastfeeding promotion 
efforts within the WIC program; H.R. 5431, the ``Start Healthy 
Habits Early Act'' calls for common sense action by 
establishing nutrition requirements for child care providers 
and providing guidance and technical assistance to help 
providers improve the health of young children; H.R. 5430, the 
``Partnerships for Wellness Act,'' seeks to assist school 
districts with improving students' access to physical activity 
including in the classroom, and quality recess time; H.R. 3625, 
the ``Food Marketing in Schools Assessment Act,'' requires a 
study be done on the extent and types of junk food marketed in 
our nation's schools and H.R. 5432, the ``Service for Healthier 
Kids Act'' which would improve outcomes for children 
participating in the all child nutrition programs by utilizing 
existing volunteers from the national service programs, such as 
AmeriCorps, Senior Corps and Learn and Serve America.
    In June 2010, Chairman Miller and Chairwoman McCarthy 
introduced H.R. 5504, the bipartisan ``Improving Nutrition for 
America's Children Act.'' The objectives of the ``Improving 
Nutrition for America's Children Act'' are to expand access to 
the child nutrition programs to reduce childhood hunger, 
improve the nutritional quality of meals to promote health and 
address childhood obesity, and to simplify program management 
while strengthening program integrity. The ``Improving 
Nutrition for America's Children Act'' reauthorizes and 
improves Federal programs contained in the Richard B. Russell 
National School Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 
through fiscal year 2015. Highlights of the legislation include 
direct certification for children receiving Medicaid benefits, 
eliminating individual applications through community 
eligibility, expansion of afterschool meals for at-risk 
children, performance-based reimbursement rate increase for new 
meal patterns, local school wellness policy implementation, 
nutrition standards for all foods sold in schools, nutrition 
and wellness goals for meals served through the Child and Adult 
Care Food Program, and support for breastfeeding in the WIC 
Program. The Senate introduced a similar child nutrition bill, 
S. 3307, the ``Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010,'' which 
contains many of the same provisions found in the ``Improving 
Nutrition for America's Children Act.'' In an effort to send 
the child nutrition legislation to the President's desk without 
delay, the House passed the Senate version of the child 
nutrition bill, S. 3307, on December 2, 2010. S. 3307 was 
signed into law on December 13, 2010.

Child Health and Safety

    Child abuse, neglect and fatalities are of significant 
social concerns in our nation. The Subcommittee held a hearing 
examining best practices to prevent child abuse and neglect, as 
well as how to strengthen and improve services for families in 
crisis. One of the concerns raised at the hearing was that 
child abuse is no respecter of state lines, and that the 
responsibility for investigating reports with interstate 
complications is unclear. Chairwoman McCarthy introduced H.R. 
6498, the ``Protecting Children Across State Lines Act,'' to 
assist states with conducting research, and requiring them to 
consider adopting recommendations to address concerns involving 
reports with a potential combination of jurisdictions. No 
report of child abuse and neglect should ``fall through the 
cracks.'' On December 8, 2010, the House passed a bicameral, 
bipartisan bill, S. 3817, ``the CAPTA Reauthorization Act of 
2010''. As passed by the House, S. 3817 improves approaches 
used by states to prevent and treat child abuse and neglect by 
encouraging states to adopt a differential response model, 
strengthens data collection and analysis, and incorporates key 
provisions from Chairwoman McCarthy's bill to ensure 
bureaucracy does not prevent cases of child abuse from being 
pursued. S. 3817 also includes reauthorization of the Family 
Violence and Prevention Services Act (FVPSA) and improves 
inter-agency collaboration by adding research coordination for 
reporting data from all Federal entities that support domestic 
violence and establishes a grant program to better meet the 
needs of children exposed to domestic violence. S. 3817 is 
expected to be signed by President Obama before the end of 
2010.
    Chairwoman McCarthy focused Subcommittee attention during 
the 111th Congress on the issues of school violence, student 
health and safety, as well as anti-bullying and cyber-bullying. 
The Subcommittee held the first Congressional hearing in almost 
20 years on the issue of corporal punishment in schools, 
exploring its disproportionate use on minority students and 
students with disabilities, its ineffectiveness and detrimental 
effect on academic success, and positive behavior intervention 
alternatives. As a result of the findings, Chairwoman McCarthy 
introduced H.R. 5628, the ``Ending Corporal Punishment in 
Schools Act,'' which seeks to eliminate the use of corporal 
punishment in the 20 states which still permit it.
    Bullying and school violence is a concern of many teachers, 
students, and parents across the nation. Improving school 
safety, including ways to prevent violence, bullying and 
harassment, was a priority for Chairwoman McCarthy and Chairman 
Kildee. In July 2009, the Subcommittees on Healthy Families and 
Communities and Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary 
Education held a joint hearing to examine strategies for 
keeping students safe from violence and bullying. In June 2010, 
the Healthy Families and Communities Subcommittee held a follow 
up hearing focusing on the issue of cyberbullying, which 
examined the rising safety concerns about students using the 
Internet, social networking and other technology, especially 
the increased occurrence of cyber bullying. The hearing 
explored the role schools, students, parents and communities 
can play to keep students safe. Chairwoman McCarthy introduced 
H.R. 6362, the ``Safe Schools Against Violence in Education 
(``SAVE'') Act'' to address issues raised in the hearing. The 
bill calls for more accuracy, accountability and transparency 
in the reporting requirements for school safety, for guidance 
on reporting, and funding assistance to combat bullying and 
cyberbullying, and strengthening laws related to guns in 
schools.
    Following up on work Chairman Miller had done in the full 
committee, Chairwoman McCarthy held a hearing on a growing 
health concern in our nation, the impact of concussions on 
students. Experts have made clear the devastating effects a 
concussion can have on a student. The Subcommittee hearing 
explored how schools and communities can help raise awareness 
of the risks of concussions and improve concussion management 
for students.

Juvenile Justice

    The Subcommittee continued its focus on disadvantaged and 
disconnected youth by looking toward reauthorization of the 
Juvenile Justice Prevention and Treatment Act. In March 2009, 
the Subcommittee held a joint hearing with the Judiciary 
Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security to 
examine if at-risk youth are missing out on educational 
opportunities while in foster care, juvenile justice 
facilities, alternative education settings and other 
environments. A year later, in March 2010, Chairwoman McCarthy 
held a hearing in preparation for the reauthorization of the 
Juvenile Justice Delinquency and Prevention Act, exploring the 
unique challenges girls face in today's juvenile justice 
system, and examining confinement conditions, mental health, 
victimization, and public safety. The hearing also highlighted 
the need for stronger family engagement and independent 
oversight bodies to monitor facilities, to improve conditions 
of confinement and to protect youth from violence. As a result, 
Chairwoman McCarthy introduced H.R. 6361, the ``Family Justice 
Act,'' which will strengthen family support systems and 
establish independent oversight bodies that actively engage 
youth and their families.

 II. Hearings Held by the Healthy Families and Communities Subcommittee


111th Congress, First Session

March 12, 2009--Hearing on ``Lost Educational Opportunities in 
        Alternative Settings'' (111-7).
May 14, 2009--Hearing on ``Improving Child Nutrition Programs 
        to Reduce Childhood Obesity'' (111-21).
July 8, 2009--Joint Hearing with the Early Childhood, 
        Elementary and Secondary Education Subcommittee on 
        ``Strengthening School Safety through Prevention of 
        Bullying'' (111-30).
October 8, 2009--Hearing on ``Examining Innovative Practices to 
        Improve Child Nutrition'' (111-35).
November 5, 2009--Hearing on ``Preventing Child Abuse and 
        Improving Responses to Families in Crisis'' (111-38).

111th Congress, Second Session

March 11, 2010--Hearing on ``Meeting the Challenges Faced by 
        Girls in the Juvenile Justice System'' (111-50).
April 15, 2010--Hearing on ``Corporal Punishment in Schools and 
        its Effect on Academic Success'' (111-55).
June 24, 2010--Hearing on ``Ensuring Student Cyber Safety'' 
        (111-69).
September 13, 2010--Hearing on ``The Impact of Concussions on 
        High School Athletes: The Local Perspective'' (111-74).

    III. Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities Statistics

Total Number of Bills and Resolutions Referred to Subcommittee....   162
Total Number of Hearings..........................................     9
Field.............................................................     1

                   SUBCOMMITTE ON HEALTH, EMPLOYMENT,
                           LABOR AND PENSIONS


                        I. Summary of Activities

    Chaired by Representative Robert Andrews (D-NJ), the 
Health, Employment, Labor and Pension (HELP) Subcommittee has 
jurisdiction over all matters dealing with legal relationships 
between employers and workers. This includes employer-sponsored 
health care and retirement plans, the National Labor Relations 
Act, Labor Management Relations Act, Labor-Management Reporting 
and Disclosure Act, Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Employee 
Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), and all matters related 
to equal employment opportunity and civil rights in employment, 
including affirmative action.
    During the 111th Congress, the subcommittee focused on 
providing health coverage for uninsured workers, expanding 
retirement security for American workers, strengthening 
workplace anti-discrimination measures, and protecting an 
individual's right to collectively bargain.

Health Care Reform

    Chairman Andrews and the subcommittee played a significant 
role in the passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable 
Care Act, which was signed into law on March 23, 2010. The HELP 
Subcommittee held multiple hearings on health care, including: 
``Strengthening Employer-Sponsored Health Care'' on March 10, 
2009, ``Ways to Reduce the Cost of Health Insurance for 
Employers, Employees and their Families'' on April 23, 2009, 
and ``Examining the Single Payer Health Care Option'' on June 
10, 2009.

Retirement Security

    The HELP Subcommittee also played an important role in 
improving the safety and security of retirement income for 
workers. The subcommittee held a hearing on March 24, 2009 
titled ``Retirement Security: The Importance of an Independent 
Investment Adviser,'' to show that when workers receive 
investment advice, it should be independent and free of 
financial conflicts of interest. On June 17, 2009, the HELP 
subcommittee held a markup of two bills: ``H.R. 1984, the 
401(k) Fair Disclosure for Retirement Security Act of 2009,'' 
and ``H.R. 1988, the Conflicted Investment Advice Prohibition 
Act of 2009.'' Both bills were passed out of the subcommittee 
and later combined into a single bill (H.R. 2989) that was 
passed by the full committee.
    On December 2, 2009, the HELP Subcommittee held a hearing 
titled ``Examining the Delphi Bankruptcy's Impact on Workers 
and Retirees'' to examine the effect of the General Motors 
bankruptcy on Delphi salaried employees.
    On July 20, 2010, the HELP Subcommittee held a hearing 
titled ``Creating Greater Accounting Transparency for 
Pensioners.'' This hearing examined whether public policy 
requires greater accounting transparency when private pension 
funds are invested in hedge funds and other private investment 
products, and considered if improved or increased standards for 
accountant reporting are required when pensions are invested in 
unregulated private investment funds.

Workers Rights

    The HELP Subcommittee held a legislative hearing titled 
``H.R. 413, Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 
2009'' on March 10, 2010. Sponsored by Representatives Dale 
Kildee (D-MI) and John Duncan (R-TN), H.R. 413 would extend to 
public safety officers (i.e., firefighters, law enforcement 
officers, and emergency medical services personnel) the right 
to bargain collectively with their employers.

Age Discrimination

    On May 5, 2010, the HELP Subcommittee held a legislative 
hearing titled ``H.R. 3721, Protecting Older Workers Against 
Discrimination Act.'' The U.S. Supreme Court's 2009 decision in 
Gross v. FBL Financial Services overturns long-accepted 
precedent and makes proving age discrimination in the workplace 
much more difficult. H.R. 3721 would overturn Gross and restore 
the law to what it was prior to the decision.

Oversight

    As a result of the Department of Labor receiving a 
disclaimer of an opinion on its financial statements, the HELP 
Subcommittee held a hearing titled ``Review of the Independent 
Audit of the Labor Department's Fiscal Year 2010 Consolidated 
Financial Statements'' on December 7, 2010. The House rules 
require that a hearing be held when an agency receives such a 
disclaimer. The Department's Inspector General for Audit and 
the Chief Financial Officer testified as to the causes of the 
disclaimer and what steps the Department is taking to improve 
financial reporting.

    II. Hearings Held by the Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions 
                              Subcommittee


111th Congress, First Session

March 10, 2009--Hearing on ``Strengthening Employer-Provided 
        Health Care'' (111-6).
March 24, 2009--Hearing on ``Retirement Security: The 
        Importance of an Independent Investment Adviser'' (111-
        10).
April 22, 2009--Hearing on ``401(k) Fair Disclosure for 
        Retirement Security Act of 2009'' (111-14).
April 23, 2009--Hearing on ``Ways to Reduce the Cost of Health 
        Insurance for Employers, Employees and their Families 
        (111-15).
June 10, 2009--Hearing on ``Examining the Single Payer Health 
        Care Option'' (111-26).
December 2, 2009--Hearing on ``Examining the Delphi 
        Bankruptcy's Impact on Workers and Retirees'' (111-42).

111th Congress, Second Session

March 10, 2010--Hearing on ``H.R. 413, Public Safety Employer-
        Employee Cooperation Act of 2009'' (111-49).
May 5, 2010--Hearing on ``H.R. 3721, Protecting Older Workers 
        Against Discrimination Act'' (111-61).
July 20, 2010--Hearing on ``Creating Greater Accounting 
        Transparency for Pensioners'' (111-73).
December 7, 2010--Hearing on ``Review of the Independent Audit 
        of the Labor Department's FY2010 Consolidated Financial 
        Statements'' (111-77).

 III. Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions Statistics

Total Number of Bills and Resolutions Referred to Subcommittee....   114
Total Number of Hearings..........................................    10
Field.............................................................     0

                 SUBCOMMITTEE ON WORKFORCE PROTECTIONS


                        I. Summary of Activities

    The Workforce Protections Subcommittee, chaired by 
Representative Lynn Woolsey (D-CA), has jurisdiction over wages 
and hours of labor including, but not limited to, Davis-Bacon 
Act, Walsh-Healey Act, Fair Labor Standards Act , workers' 
compensation including, Longshore and Harbor Workers' 
Compensation Act, Federal Employees' Compensation Act, Migrant 
and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act, Service 
Contract Act, Family and Medical Leave Act, Worker Adjustment 
and Retraining Notification Act, including training for 
dislocated workers, Employee Polygraph Protection Act of 1988, 
trade and immigration issues as they impact employers and 
workers, and workers' health and safety including, but not 
limited to, occupational safety and health, mine health and 
safety, youth camp safety, and migrant and agricultural labor 
health and safety.

Work-Life Balance

    In the 111th Congress, the Subcommittee held four hearings 
on work-family balance, including one field hearing on ``The 
Shriver Report: A Woman's Nation Changes Everything,'' as well 
as two legislative hearings; one on the Work-Life Balance Award 
Act (H.R. 4855), and another on the Family Income to Respond to 
Significant Transitions Act and the Healthy Families Act.

Military Families

    Chairwoman Woolsey also introduced the Supporting Military 
Families Act, which amended the Family and Medical Leave Act to 
provide that the up to 26 weeks of FMLA leave for `next of kin' 
to care for a seriously injured or ill servicemember shall also 
apply to care for a seriously injured or ill veteran, so long 
as that illness or injury is incurred while on active duty and 
manifests itself within 5 years of the veteran's discharge from 
the service. The bill also clarified that that the 12 weeks of 
``exigency'' leave for matters related to deployment not only 
applies to family members of reservists and national guard but 
to regular active duty servicemembers as well. Finally, the 
bill expanded the ``exigency'' leave provisions to cover family 
members of any servicemember who is deployed overseas, whether 
or not that servicemember is being sent overseas to participate 
in a contingency operation. This legislation was included in 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010, 
which was passed by Congress and signed into law by the 
President on October 28, 2010.

Worker Health and Safety

    The subcommittee also held five hearings on worker health 
and safety, including one field hearing on the tragic explosion 
at the Kleen Energy Power Plant in Middletown, Connecticut. Two 
were legislative hearings on the whistleblower, penalty and 
victims' rights provisions of the Protecting America's Workers 
Act (H.R. 2067), a bill introduced by the Chairwoman. A fourth 
hearing was an oversight hearing on improving OSHA's Enhanced 
Enforcement Program, and a fifth was on developments in state 
workers' compensation systems.

Green Jobs

    The subcommittee held a hearing on environmentally 
protective ``green'' jobs. The Chairwoman of the Subcommittee, 
with Representative Andrews and Chairman Miller, reintroduced 
the Employee Misclassification Prevention Act to crack down on 
employers who misclassify their workers as independent 
contractors.

      II. Hearings Held by the Workforce Protections Subcommittee


111th Congress, First Session

March 3, 2009--Hearing on ``Encouraging Family-Friendly 
        Workplace Policies'' (111-5).
March 31, 2009--Hearing on ``Green Jobs and their Role in our 
        Economic Recovery'' (111-13).
April 30, 2009--Hearing on ``Improving OSHA's Enhanced 
        Enforcement Program'' (111-18).
June 11, 2009--Hearing on ``H.R. 2339, the Family Income to 
        Respond to Significant Transitions Act, and H.R. 2460, 
        the Healthy Families Act'' (111-27).
November 13, 2009--Hearing on ``The Impact of Women's Growing 
        Participation in the Workforce: `the Shriver Report: A 
        Woman's Nation Changes Everything''' (111-39).

111th Congress, Second Session

March 16, 2010--Hearing on ``Protecting America's Workers Act: 
        Modernizing OSHA Penalties'' (111-51).
April 22, 2010--Hearing on ``H.R. 4855, Work-Life Balance Award 
        Act'' (111-57).
April 28, 2010--Hearing on ``Whistleblower and Victim's Rights 
        Provisions of H.R. 2067, the Protecting America's 
        Workers Act'' (111-58).
June 28, 2010--Hearing on ``Examining the Tragic Explosion at 
        the Kleen Energy Power Plant in Middletown, 
        Connecticut'' (111-70).
November 17, 2010--Hearing on ``Developments in State Workers' 
        Compensation Systems'' (111-76).

         III. Subcommittee on Workforce Protections Statistics

Total Number of Bills and Resolutions Referred to Subcommittee....   100
Total Number of Hearings..........................................    10
Field.............................................................     2
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